Rumi in Chester
We hold a Rumi Reflection Group here two or three times every month. It’s very simple and relaxed – we meet in a quiet coffee shop and take one poem … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Today is the first day of the Islamic New year, the 1st of Muharram. We share with you a prayer from Mevlana that he would recite upon the advent … Continue reading
A Day with Nur Artiran
On a recent trip to Turkey led by Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski, our group was lucky enough to be invited to the Sefik Can Foundation, under the direction of … Continue reading
Eid Mubarak!
Eid Mubarak to all our friends! Eid al-Adha is the festival/feast of sacrifice, honouring Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham’s) trust and willingness to sacrifice what he held most dear – his son … Continue reading
Rumi and His Friends: Stories of the Lovers of God
Selected and Translated by Camille Adams Helminski with Susan Blaylock Originally written by Ahmad Aflaki, a devoted follower of the grandson of Rumi, this translation by Camille Helminski relates anecdotes … Continue reading
Feeding the Fire: Rumi and Native American Myth
In contemporary times some of the finest English translations of Rumi’s poetry have come from Americans, and Rumi was not long ago being lauded as the most widely-read poet in … Continue reading
Eid Mubarak!
Eid Mubarak to all our friends celebrating today and tomorrow! May your celebration be joyous and full of Love. O Particle, it’s time to dance! Don’t you know you are … Continue reading
Come Close…
Rumi’s words speak to my heart of Love, Oneness and Interconnectedness. Rumi in his works, it seems, is consistently challenging the notion of separateness. The Quran tells us that God … Continue reading
Ramadan Mubarak!
Ramadan Mubarak to all those who are fasting during this time! May it be blessed with worldly emptiness and spiritual fullness! O moon-faced Beloved, the month of Ramadan has arrived. … Continue reading
In Praise of Chai by David Ginsberg
David Ginsberg has been a lover of Mevlana Rumi for many years and here he shares his reflections on the power of chai (tea) on the spiritual path! Chai al-Akbar … Continue reading
Thank You, Bradford!
Many thanks to everyone who made it to our first event last Saturday, we were so happy to meet you all – Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield, Manchester, Burnley, Essex, London and … Continue reading
Rumi's Circle 