Jalalud’din Rumi: The Night of Union Saturday 15 December 2018 at 7pm
Jalalud’din Rumi: The Night of Union Saturday 15 December 2018 at 7pm
An evening of spiritual Remembrance through the Sufism of Rumi presented by the
community of Whirling Dervishes of Scotland under the
spiritual direction of Mevlevi Sheikh David Bellak Dede of Edinburgh
There will be a simple meal prepared and shared with guests.
for details, please email: ancient.heart@googlemail.com
A brotherhood is a cluster of grapes: when you squeeze them they become one juice.
The unripe and the ripe are in opposition, but when the immature ripens, too, it becomes a friend.
The hearty unripe grapes, destined for ripening,
will at last become one in heart by the breath of the masters of heart.
They grow rapidly to grapehood, shedding duality and hatred and strife.
Then in maturity, they rend their skins, till they become one.
Rumi Mathnawi II: 3717-19, 3723
Rumi Mathnawi II: 3717-19, 3723
Program
- At 7pm we will gather for the first 10 minutes or so in silence and leave behind the cares of the day. Please try not to be late. Guests are welcome from 6.45pm
- Meditating on the above text, 'The Juice', we will have a space to offer observations or insight from our own experience, reflecting what comes from the heart, sharing with an listening to others.
- Mevlevi Remembrance or 'Zikrallah'.
- A simple meal will be served
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| Mausoleum of Jelaluddin Rumi, Konya, Turkey |
The Caravan
to set out from the
world.
The drum of
celestial distances
sounds in my soul’s
ear.
The camel driver is
at work
and has prepared
the caravan.
He asks that we
forgive him
For the disturbance
he has caused us,
but why are we
travellers asleep?
Everywhere the
murmur of departure
thrust at us from
behind blue veils,
and as if to make
the invisible more plain,
a wondrous people
has come forth.
Beneath this
water-wheel of stars
your sleep has been
heavy.
Observe that
heaviness and beware,
for life is fragile
and quick.
Heart, aim yourself
at love!
Friend, discover
the Friend
Rumi: Divani-I Shemsi Tabriz D:XXXVI
About
David Bellak Dede was trained and appointed as a Sufi guide by Suleyman Hayati Dede, the last Mevlevi Shaikh of Konya, who passed away in 1985.
"Nobody can stop time; we must accept that. The universe turns and the days fall, one after the other, and they turn, too. We don’t feel that there is enough time to accomplish all of the things that we want to accomplish, but we must benefit from all the time that we do have and make that time very valuable … enjoy every moment. Make the most of each moment in each day." Suleyman Dede
About
David Bellak Dede was trained and appointed as a Sufi guide by Suleyman Hayati Dede, the last Mevlevi Shaikh of Konya, who passed away in 1985.
"Nobody can stop time; we must accept that. The universe turns and the days fall, one after the other, and they turn, too. We don’t feel that there is enough time to accomplish all of the things that we want to accomplish, but we must benefit from all the time that we do have and make that time very valuable … enjoy every moment. Make the most of each moment in each day." Suleyman Dede
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