Altered states of consciousness - Sufi

[MariaDine]

They can be achived by continuous swirling that promotes a state of meditation.
This is a sample shown in a public performance. The real deal is in a protected enviorenment.
Dance and meditation are close to my heart because I was a professional dancer and a meditation fã for years .
Love
MD

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lFIQMM8bZQk

[MariaDine]

RUMI - A SUFI MYSTIC


Only Breath

Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu

Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion

or cultural system. I am not from the East

or the West, not out of the ocean or up

from the ground, not natural or ethereal, not

composed of elements at all. I do not exist,

am not an entity in this world or in the next,

did not descend from Adam and Eve or any

origin story. My place is placeless, a trace

of the traceless. Neither body or soul.

I belong to the beloved, have seen the two

worlds as one and that one call to and know,

first, last, outer, inner, only that

breath breathing human being.



From Essential Rumi

by Coleman Barks


Not Intrigued With Evening

What the material world values does

not shine the same in the truth of

the soul. You have been interested

in your shadow. Look instead directly

at the sun. What can we know by just

watching the time-and-space shapes of

each other? Someone half awake in the night sees imaginary dangers; the

morning star rises; the horizon grows

defined; people become friends in a

moving caravan. Night birds may think

daybreak a kind of darkness, because

that's all they know. It's a fortunate

bird who's not intrigued with evening,

who flies in the sun we call Shams.

[MariaDine]

A video that explaines how to do it...FOR BEGINNERS

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xJ8nze2VPdU

[conk]

Swirling is one of the 5 Tiben Rites exercises. I try, but puke and turn green. How does anyone spin around and around without becoming nauseated?

[Decibellistics]

Practice

[MariaDine]

EHEHEHEH !

Yes, it is one of the 5 Tibetans...but without focussing your eyes in a fixed spot and with a little bit more «coreografy » with the palm of one hand up connects you to the sky and the other palm down, with the earth.

My advice is to start twirling very slowly and just enough times to get you centered in the heart....If you wacht the 2 video until the end , it will give a good idea that the dance is very soft and slow.


The twirling is great to put your aura spinnning and energises your chacras. Try visualizing the 7 colors, one at a time, bathing your aura in beautiful light colors.......

[Carmody]

The most interesting thing I've managed to research and come up with on the material 'Salvia divinorum', is that when people come out from underneath it's influence..if they be of the psychic type... they catch the edge of the 'fractal layering' of dimensional and temporal existence as they come back to the 'here and now' and they come 'up' in a SPIRAL, and it is always the exact same direction and orientation. For everyone..

[MariaDine]

Hello Carmody ! ........What is the Salvia Divinorum material... the plant ?

[zenith]

I drank it down in one
and collapsed intoxicated by purity.
Ever since, I can't tell if I exist or not.
Sometimes I know the bliss
of the I that looks through my eyes.
Other times my habits dump me back in the s**t.
But then there it is - that aroma once again.
I'm returned to the Rose Garden.

Rumi
(and Shams)

[Agape]

Thank you MariaDine, it's so beautiful. I too love dance ( and meditation ) , especially all kinds of sacred dance . I feel it's one of the most extatic ways to experience the sacred union..

I also met a group of Sufis once on my ways in India, they were originally from Iran. They were seeking asylum in India I believe running away from the oppressive regime in their country.
They've introduced me to one of the most beautiful devotional music in old Persian I've ever heard, just sorry that I did not ask for copy of the cassette that time.

We did this kind of 'whirling' as kids for competition as who will fall of the last I did not get dizzy that time and enjoyed the spin till all world was swirling in colors around me even after I fell on bed .

From much later experience with dance I know it's important to keep ones focus on hand(s). It's one of the secrets of old shamans when they go to trance and wake up again,
you are adviced to look at your palms . And keep unaltered awareness in them during the movement.

[gini]

I searched for a thread about sufism,and only this one from 2010 appeared.So i will use this thread to post some video's with knowledge & wisdom from shaykhs-(spiritual teachers) of different sufi orders. Here is one posted today by Shaykh Nurjan. "They Enter Through Electronics and Feed on Your Smell "

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yANHCjNtL9o

- 14 Dec 2024 #energy #sufism #highvibrationbeings
In-depth look into the Jinn Universe. Their food sustenance is the "steam", scent and emotional energy you give off. They are attracted to body movements such as dancing or ritualistic motions, which generate energy that they feed on. All Electronic equipment and appliances serve as portal gateways, allowing these beings to travel into your home or workplace.

Interesting Points in the Sohbat:
Cover your head and body, like you cover food to repel jinn beings.
Keep bones like spine intact for Aqiqah, bury it.
Recite 3x Qul and giving salams when entering home for Rizq and Sustenance to be protected (at minute 44).
Sugar diets benefits the malevolent jinn.
Oud, Esfand and Salawat sounds can counter their approach.
Malls and shopping centers are a battle zone with evil jinn.
Inappropriate Dancing or erratic movements draws demons towards you.
Gog and Magog as 1000s of Jinn Nations
Salah gives energy to the good beings.
Zikr counters their energy suction.
Women give off more energy.
Wudu and Sunnah attire defends you against them so you don't fall prey to them.

Video Chapters :
00:00 This knowledge require meditation and an alive heart, they don’t need to give you daleel (proof)
02:23 Heavenly Knowledge is free and empowers you. Negative side keep you enslaved through ignorance
05:08 Our battle is with the realm of the Jinn (unseen beings), they don’t want us to know about energy realities
08:16 The takfiri madhab are dominated by shayateen (devils), that’s why they attack every post
09:20 Every electronic device and music is a portal for the negative jinn to move and come through
11:44 They are ten times mankind + Gog Magog are 2 nations each within them 400,000 nations
13:50 These creatures eat through breathing energy + Why Prophet ﷺ advised to leave bones for them
15:38 Why we cover our food in Islam? To stop them contaminating and taking its energy
17:15 Fungus and bacteria on bread is because they took from its life force
18:59 They come over people and breath out their life force, leaving them ill and with damaged cells
20:11 Combat devils in the blood through fasting + cutting on high sugary diet inspired by them
20:50 Covering protects you from them feeding off of you, those who uncover age faster because they’re being eaten
25:06 Restrict breathing of negative beings through putting oudh and burning esphand (wild rue seed)
27:15 7 Categories of heavenly beings come through Live Zikr, Dalail ul Khairat and rid of negative beings
28:55 The beard, ring, ‘asaa (cane) are all energy realities which combat negative energy
32:10 Sacred movement of salah (Daily prayer) + how the huroof of salah dress you
36:40 The angels are encompassing and everything is being blessed in the associations of zikr
38:20 Inappropriate movement from women summons bad jinn and increase desire of everyone
42:25 Wudu (ablution) and tayammum (act of dry ablution) burn and rid fire of shayateen (devils)
43:07 Mu’min (believing) jinn are what fight these negative jinn, keep manners so they stay in your house to protect

The Muhammadan Way is home to world-renowned Sufi Muslim teacher Shaykh Nurjan, exploring traditional Islamic realities and sciences of the soul.

Gift To Shaykh: https://smcmerch.com/products/gift-to...

[gini]

And today came out this interview ;
-'The Sufi Way: A Conversation with Shaykh Burhanuddin '

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_Nr9M48LdKs

--13 Dec 2024 #sufism #sufi #dervish
“There is no religion, no belief, greater than Life.” These simple words sum up Shaykh Burhanuddin’s teaching, the main intentions of which are to get to know oneself and to bring spirituality into one’s daily life. In his teaching, Shaykh Burhanuddin combines methods from his Sufi Tradition with contemporary knowledge of psychology. As an appointed Shaykh (spiritual guide), he was trained to develop an eye to detect the expressions of beauty in life, whatever shape they may take. He was also taught gratitude for everything that he had and didn’t have, and an unshakable, joyful faith that everything — good or bad— comes from the same Loving Source, bringing a message and lesson for our evolution. For over thirty years he has been helping people to remember their own origin, destination, and their task on this Earth. In this conversation with Juliana Cesano, National Secretary of The Theosophical Society in America, Shaykh Burhanuddin will discuss the many aspects of the Sufi tradition, including the practice of remembrance, how to awaken the intelligence of the Heart, the path of Love, the role of the teacher, personal anecdotes, and more.

Il Cammello Sul Tetto (The Camel on the Roof): https://amzn.to/4fkaUKR
Il Derviscio Metropolitano (Metropolitan Dervish): https://amzn.to/3ZpKK36
Il Sufismo (Sufism): https://amzn.to/3ZEj9N7

Shaykh Burhanuddin Herrmann is a contemporary mystic of ancient tradition, called onto the Sufi path at a young age. He went through the classic dervish training under the direct guidance of the Master, and received direct transmission of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order, one of the most ancient and authoritative of the many existing Sufi Orders. Today, Shaykh Burhanuddin leads spiritual meetings and retreats worldwide in service of people’s spiritual needs. In addition, he is the author of three books: Il Cammello Sul Tetto (The Camel on the Roof), Il Derviscio Metropolitano (The Metropolitan Dervish) and Il Sufismo (Sufism). He is also a musician and the founder of the Dervish Orchestra.

[gini]

Another brief introduction (and teachings) into sufism from the order of Hazrat Inayat Khan by his grandson

'Pir Zia Inayat Khan | The Elemental Purification Breaths Taught by Hazrat Inayat Khan'

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QWtKJXbHG5U

2 May 2021
'“Meditation(s)” is a series of virtual talks and conversations with invited contemplative practitioners. Our hope is to explore the depth and diversity of meditation practices beyond what appears in popular culture. While we celebrate the “utilitarian” focus on meditation techniques resulting in effects from wellbeing to performance enhancement, our hope for this series is to illuminate the audience on the original intent of such practices, aiming for alleviation of suffering, bliss, and freedom.'

[gini]

Inayat Khan & Universal Sufism

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lal6rf5HhiY

--60 min---9 Dec 2024 #mysticism #sufism #inayatkhan
'A long awaited episode, in which we finally talk about the important and controverisal 20th century sufi Inayat Khan and the Sufi Movement that he started in the West.' -Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Early Life, Family & Music
6:55 Entering the Sufi Path
10:10 Last years in India
11:56 Sufism & The Chishti Order
16:57 Traveling to the West & Early Murids
21:37 The Sufi Order/Movement
24:50 Love, Harmony, Beauty
26:28 The School of Love
30:23 Divine Music
33:29 Ibn 'Arabi & The Akbari School
36:36 Universal Sufism?
40:19 Practices, Principles & Universal Worship
46:48 Women & Noor Inayat Khan
50:15 Final years
53:07 Legacy & Later Sufi Movement/Inayti Order
57:30 Conclusions

[gini]

And the son of Inayat Khan,Pir Vilayat Khan.
-"The Experience of God" - The Sufi Circle - Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan - NY, 1974 - #Sufism
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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=D59QeXHapJM

Sufi Circle Part-7 - "The Experience of God & Your Eternal Being"

00:15 - Story of the Moths & the Candle
02:00 - The Experience of God
04:40 - Can’t transmute the Ego - you must give it up all together
06:30 - You can’t experience reality, you must be reality
10:00 - To experience God you must die
14:30 - The I am that I am
17:30 - Not to think as oneself as one who experiences.
19:30 - Archetype of your Eternal Being

Vilayat Inayat Khan was a teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Sufi order of Sufism. His teaching derived from the tradition of his father, Inayat Khan, founder of The Sufi Order in the West (now named the Ināyati Order), in a form tailored to the needs of Western seekers. One of his sisters was Noor Inayat Khan GC MBE. He taught in the tradition of Universal Sufism.

It was Pir Vilayat’s contention that meditation was a science, and as such, it must continually advance. His own methodology, while grounded in the Sufi tradition of his father, was informed by Buddhism, yoga, and alchemy, and reinforced with insights from physics and biology.

In the course of his long life, Pir Vilayat initiated thousands of mureeds and spread his father’s Sufi Message far and wide. Despite many hardships, he radiated joy to the last. On June 17, 2004, he died in the Oriental Room of Fazal Manzil.

On hearing of Pir Vilayat’s passing, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote, “I have much admiration for him. His passing is a great loss, especially for those who not only follow the spiritual path, but also believe in tolerance for other religious traditions.”

[gini]

'The Sacred Path Through 2025 | Sufi Master's Message'

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nLf4mFQPF58

50 min- 24 Jan 2025 #sufism #sacredknowledge #naqshbandi
Embark on a sacred journey through the veils of 2025 with Naqshbandi Sufi master Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee. In this profound transmission, he unveils ancient wisdom for modern times, exploring the mystical dimensions of consciousness, divine love, and humanity's spiritual awakening. Essential guidance for seekers walking the path of inner transformation.

#sufism #sacredknowledge #naqshbandi #spiritualawakening #LlewellynVaughanLee #sufi

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[Bassplayer1]

Thank you for keeping this Thread alive Gini! For some reason it had bypassed me and so I'm glad you've brought it to our attention. There's some really good stuff to get into here. Thank you! xx

[Lunesoleil]

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I love the dance 💃

[meat suit]

Amazing!

I have been wondering about this type of dance recently in the context of all the interesting ideas about vortex implosion, sacred geometry and plasmoids that are discussed on this forum.

I may have to go into a spin myself soon to see what happens...

[Bassplayer1]

Posted by gini (here)
'The Sacred Path Through 2025 | Sufi Master's Message'

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nLf4mFQPF58

50 min- 24 Jan 2025 #sufism #sacredknowledge #naqshbandi
Embark on a sacred journey through the veils of 2025 with Naqshbandi Sufi master Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee. In this profound transmission, he unveils ancient wisdom for modern times, exploring the mystical dimensions of consciousness, divine love, and humanity's spiritual awakening. Essential guidance for seekers walking the path of inner transformation.

#sufism #sacredknowledge #naqshbandi #spiritualawakening #LlewellynVaughanLee #sufi

Watch our most popular Sufi series here:
• Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani's 'The Secret o...

Enjoy our Rumi playlist here:
• Rumi

Consider one of my favorite videos here:
• Rumi EXPERT Seyyed Hossein Nasr Revea... You can hear Rumi in Persian (It's night and day vs. english)

Welcome to the channel !
You are appreciated...

This man is really interesting. This is an excellent discussion. Sometimes it feels we are constantly swamped with online content, but every once in a while there's a gem that pops up when you least it expect it! If anyone else happens upon this thread, I highly recommend watching this. Once again thank you Gini.

P.S, just an observation - look at the spark and expression in this man's eyes when he's talking compared to say, the dead soulless expression in the eyes of Netanyahu.

He must be doing something right!