Faiths & Paths in Glastonbury: Sufism
Sufism is a contemporary expression of a perennial wisdom that leads to direct experience of Divine Reality. The various Sufi Orders (Tariqas), represent different chains of transmission (Silsila) passed down through theTeacher (Sheikh).The word 'Sufi' comes from the Arabic 'suf' meaning wool. A devotional, philosophy of the heart, Sufism is 'the way of the mystic'. To be a Sufi is to be 'lost in the company of those lost in God', when ones heart has become as warm and soft as wool.
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- There are more than 70 practising spiritual faiths and paths in Glastonbury and many more individuals that have developed their own paths that have helped them explore the Divine.
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Dances of Universal Peace
The Dances of Universal Peace were brought together in the late 1960's by Samuel L. Lewis (1896-1971), a Sufi Murshid (teacher) and Rinzai Zen Master, who also studied deeply in the mystical traditions of Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity. In this creation, Lewis was deeply influenced by his contact and spiritual apprenticeship with two people -Hazrat Inayat Khan, who first brought the message of universal Sufism to the West in 1910 and Ruth St. Denis, a feminist pioneer in the modern dance movement in America and Europe.
In Glastonbury there is an open evening 3rd Friday of every month at St. Margaret's Chapel, Magdalene Street, Glastonbury
All welcome, no charge.
To enquire further and to check dates please contact Ayesha Foot by email
The Dances of Universal Peace were brought together in the late 1960's by Samuel L. Lewis (1896-1971), a Sufi Murshid (teacher) and Rinzai Zen Master, who also studied deeply in the mystical traditions of Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity. In this creation, Lewis was deeply influenced by his contact and spiritual apprenticeship with two people -Hazrat Inayat Khan, who first brought the message of universal Sufism to the West in 1910 and Ruth St. Denis, a feminist pioneer in the modern dance movement in America and Europe.
In Glastonbury there is an open evening 3rd Friday of every month at St. Margaret's Chapel, Magdalene Street, Glastonbury
All welcome, no charge.
To enquire further and to check dates please contact Ayesha Foot by email
The Silent Sufis - Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Order of Sufism
Teacher: Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (USA) Successor of Irena Tweedie - (Author: Daughter of Fire)
Open meditation meetings and dream work held Fridays 8.00 pm. All welcome, no charge.
Contact: Jackie Crovetto 01458 832021
Teacher: Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (USA) Successor of Irena Tweedie - (Author: Daughter of Fire)
Open meditation meetings and dream work held Fridays 8.00 pm. All welcome, no charge.
Contact: Jackie Crovetto 01458 832021
Naqshbandiyya Order of Sufism Sheikh Nazim Al-Haqqani (Cyprus)
Successor of Sheikh Abdullah Faiz Daghistani
Gathering every Thursday at 7pm in Naqshistore,36 High Street, Glastonbury, BA6 9DX
Open Zikr (Sufi chanting- meditation) First Sunday of the Month 4.00pm (5.00pm in Summer) St Margaret's Chapel, Magdalene Street.
'Sufi Sound Streams' - Second Sunday of the month - Red Brick Building at 4.00pm
All welcome, no charge.
Contact: Abdul Malik Davidson email Or phone 07763 681480
(Last updated 14/11/19)
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