Framed by the Sufi knowledge of Rumi, a thirteenth century mystical poet, Omid Safi brings our consciousness to the profound ways in which we’re interconnected with the divine.
This week on the BHNN Visitor Podcast, Omid Safi discusses :
- Dwelling as a mirrored image of the Divine—carrying ourselves as mirrors of God’s gentle on earth
- The present of alchemy: the science that acknowledges the entire of the universe as one essence
- Remodeling that which is lowly into that which is elegant
- Surrounding ourselves with communities and companions who deliver us nearer to God
- Sprucing the mirror of the center till we will shine divine qualities outwardly
- Realizing that the beloved at all times was and at all times might be with us
- Experiencing the physique as a vessel and conduit for grace
- The magical whirling dervishes and their concord with the universe
- Rumi’s finest recognized work, The Non secular Couplets, and its enduring inspiration
- Permitting our non secular path to be supple, nourishing, and radiant with magnificence
- Turning into what we already are (intertwined with the entire matrix of creation)
- Coaching our our bodies to hear, to be light, to talk with love
- A quick historical past of the thirteenth century and the world Rumi was dwelling in
- How the world might be healed by way of expansive love
- Demise, dying, and embracing the infinite fairly than being caught in worry
- Befriending the center and asking ourselves what feeds our souls
“When Rumi speaks about love, it’s not simply one thing sentimental and romantic. Love is nothing wanting the unleashing of God onto this earth. Love is the very being of Allah. It’s love that created you, it’s love that introduced you right here, it’s love that sustains you right here, and if you happen to can simply recover from this notion that you’re a finite restricted creaturely self, you may merge into this present of affection and be carried again dwelling.” – Omid Safi
About Omid Safi:
Dr. Omid Safi is the director of Duke College’s Islamic Research Heart. He specializes within the research of Islamic mysticism and modern Islam and ceaselessly writes on liberationist traditions of Dr. King and Malcolm X, and is dedicated to traditions that hyperlink collectively love and justice. He leads non secular excursions yearly to Turkey, Morocco, or different international locations, to review the wealthy a number of non secular traditions there. The journeys are open to everybody from each nation. Extra info is out there at Illuminated Programs & Excursions.
“The sages in Rumi’s custom, one in all them from India says, ‘the One beloved is nearer to you than the ocean is to the fish’. It’s a matter of reorienting, realizing that right here and now the place you’re, you’re standing knee deep within the water of life, that the One has by no means deserted you, the One is with you now as has been ceaselessly.” – Omid Safi
About The Host, Jackie Dobrinska:
Jackie Dobrinska is the Director of Training, Group & Inclusion for Ram Dass’ Love, Serve, Keep in mind Basis and the present host of Ram Dass’ Right here & Now podcast. She can also be a instructor, coach, and non secular director with the privilege of marrying 20 years of mystical research with 15 years of experience in holistic wellness. As an inter-spiritual minister, Jackie was ordained in Creation Spirituality in 2016 and has additionally studied extensively in a number of different lineages – the plant-medicine-based Pachakuti Mesa Custom, Sri Vidya Tantra, Western European Shamanism, Christian Mysticism, the Clever Lady Custom, and others. At this time, along with constructing programs and group for LSRF, she leads workshops and coaches people to find, nourish and stay from their most genuine selves.
