Episode 145: Kabir Helminski - Rumi's Mysterion
Banyen Books ~ Branches of Wisdom
English - May 26, 2023 20:29 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSpirituality Religion & Spirituality banyen banyan lotus awakening branches truth Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Kabir Helminski, renowned Sufi teacher and one of the foremost Rumi translators of our time, joins Banyen for an illuminating conversation on The Mysterion: Rumi and the Secret of Becoming Fully Human.
Kabir Helminski is the author of the classic book Living Presence and a renowned translator of Rumi and other Sufi literature. Shaikh Kabir Helminski was the first westerner recognized as a Shaikh, or elder in the Mevlevi Order of Sufism, which dates back to the Thirteenth Century, and is based on the works of the great poet and philosopher, Rumi. He is the co-director of the Threshold Society, a nonprofit Sufi organization, and was the publisher of Threshold Books for twenty years. He is also a producer and writer of Sufi music.