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What Was Told, That

By Rumi
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In this couplet, Rumi illustrates his relationship with God and divine word.

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Be Cleansed of Shallow Idolatries: Shaikh Kabir Helminski

Shaikh Kabir Helminski offers a sohbet (discourse & discussion) on July’s theme of the month: “Be cleansed of shallow idolatries; affirm the Real. Ya Haqq.

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The Rumi Daybook: 365 Poems and Teachings from the Beloved Sufi Master

"My heart wandered through the world constantly seeking after my cure, but the sweet and delicious water of life had to break through the granite of my heart." When the words of Rumi enter your heart, something softens, breaks, and is subtly reborn.

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Holistic Islam: Sufism, Transformation, and the Needs of Our Time

Islam once gave birth to a great civilization that respected religious diversity, freedom of conscience, and scientific thought, and Islamic knowledge contributed to the birth of humanism in the Renaissance.

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The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems

This collection of poems introduces a general readership to Yunus Emre (1240–1321), called the “greatest folk poet in Islam.

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2016 Sacred Practice: Sufi Practice with Shaikh Kabir Helminski

Shaikh Kabir Helminski is a Sufi master of the 700 year old Mevlevi order, the lineage of Jalaluddin Rumi. Sufism (tasawwuf) is the inner, spiritual, mystical dimension of Islam. Its aim is the development of Presence and Love.

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The Book of Revelations: A Sourcebook of Themes from the Holy Qur'an

Those interested in Islamic literature and spirituality are invited to pore over this rigorous and highly polished English translation of the Qur'an, the religion's quintessential text.

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The Book of Language: A Deep Glossary of Islamic and English Spiritual Terms

The spiritual vocabulary of the Islamic tradition offers profound and enlightening concepts that do not easily lend themselves to English translation.

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Living Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness & the Essential Self

Sufism is a centuries-old spiritual psychology leading to presence in life. Presence is our capacity to be whole in the moment, in alignment with our deepest wisdom. With unusual clarity, this book describes how presence is different from ordinary habits of mind, and how it can be developed.

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Love’s Ripening: Rumi on the Heart’s Journey

Love is the meaning of our existence, the raw material of transformation, the glorious way of access to Divine intimacy. This teaching infuses the lyric verse of Rumi (1207–1273), the greatest of the Sufi poets.

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In the House of Remembering: The Living Tradition of Sufi Teaching

These illuminating discourses, covering a wealth of themes relating to the inner life, open an accessible and refreshing window to the mature practical spirituality within the living tradition of Sufism.

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