Oct 2016: Good Nature
October newsletter: an excerpt from Shaikh Kabir's upcoming December talk for Mevlana's Urs, Zeliha Akdan reflects on akhlaq (good nature), and images from the recent Turkey trip
On Divine Will, Human Will, and the Balance of Contemplation and Activism
Q: Sometimes I get confused between the conflict of ‘what will be will be,’ in light of the heedlessness of empires rising and falling, versus the concept of human collective consciousness to make a difference. I struggle between the concept of our free will, and igniting that with the right intention, while at the same time accepting that no matter how ever much it is lit with the right intention, even on a collective basis, ‘what will be will be.’
Sep 2016: Sovereignty
September newsletter: Rumi's 'Mysterion' and images from the UK Annual Retreat, with Poetry from Shaikha Camille, last month's Living Tradition articles and new events...
Aug 2016: Reality is Love
August newsletter: Shaikh Kabir on the Power of Sufism, Shaikha Camille on the Oneness of Being, Gunter Richter's reflection on the theme and new events...
Sufism and the Power to Transform
Shaikh Kabir was interviewed about the role of Sufism in the modern world and the dangers of religious extremism. Also available in German.
Jul 2016: Wealth of the Seeker
July newsletter: Sacred Practice with Shaikh Kabir, UK retreat details and David Ginsberg on the wealth of the seeker...
Jun 2016: Seekers of Beauty
June newsletter: refreshing our understanding of the principles and values of Sufism, Yasmin Babiker on seeking beauty, and upcoming events...
May 2016: The Living Tradition
May newsletter: launching our Living Tradition blog on Patheos, Rahima McCullough on manifesting our latent qualities, new talks, poetry and more...
April 2016: A New Era
News from Shaikh Kabir's recent India trip, reflections on Nur, upcoming eCourse on Sufi Stories, and lots of UK events for your diaries...
The Foundations of Heartfulness in Islam
The purpose of human life can be stated as: to attain the knowledge of Reality. Everything that is given to human beings through revelation is to guide us to knowing our true selves and through our selves to attain the knowledge of all the dimensions of reality. We are in the process of becoming the non-judging, objective witness, al Shahid. . .