by Alireza Nurbakhsh
Each of us tends to think of him- or herself as a distinct being, a “self” that is both separate from other people and separate from our bodies and our perceptions, thoughts and feelings.
Category: Issue 85
A Body Made Holy / Science, Body and Ritual
by Rebecca Sachs Norris
What is “body”? We speak about bodies as though we know what we are referring to, but we really don’t know what they are.
Meditation in Motion
by Kabir Helminski“Sema is to struggle with the notion of one’s self, like a dying, bloodstained bird, fluttering in the dust.” -Jalaluddin Rumi.
Till Death Do Us Part / The Marriage of the Feminine Sensible to the Masculine Transcendental in Rumi’s Masnavi
by Safoura Nourbakhsh
“In the woman’s view of life, the outer world and the inner world, the words and the actions, the “sensible” and the “transcendental” must inform one another.”
Robert Thurman and Hyun Kyung Chung Interview
by Llewellyn Smith
What is our body, what is its meaning in this life? We put these questions and others to two spiritual luminaries with different cultural and life perspectives.
Sudipto Chatterjee’s Search for the ‘Man of the Heart’
By Sholeh Johnston
For issue #85 of SUFI, theatre artist and academic Sudipto Chatterjee shared the work he is doing to bring the songs of renown Baul poet, Lalon Phokir, to the stage.
Contents May Shift / Instructions for Contemplative Movement
by Asimina Chremos and Dani Kopoulos
Loosen, sway, take deep breaths. Prepare. Feel your bare feet on the floor.
Inhale
Shift all the weight over the sole of your left foot.
The Dancer is in the Dance / Body Listening for Heart and Soul
by Susan Skeele
“All traditions of reverence are practiced here, in this body.” – ZULEIKHA
The Dancer is in the Dance gives an introduction to Zuleikha, performer, humanitarian, and social activist.