Zikr Allah Friday April 3, 7pm

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Let us fall in love again
and scatter gold dust all over the world.
Let us become a new spring
and feel the breeze drift in the heavens' scent.
Let us dress the earth in green,
and like the sap of a young tree
let the grace from within sustain us.
Let us carve gems out of our stony hearts
and let them light our path to Love.
The glance of Love is crystal clear
and we are blessed by its light.

-- Translation by Azima Melita Kolin and Maryam Mafi
"Rumi: Hidden Music"
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001

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Let us become a new spring, let the grace from within sustain us.
Friday, April 3, 7 pm
Zawiyya al Mu’min
1000 Urlin Ave. Apt. 1507
Grandview 43212
e-mail Hilal at hilal1001@sbcglobal.net or call at 614-446-3337

Sohbet

Just a quick reminder that we will meet this Tuesday at 6:30!

Sohbet
"Mystical conversation on mystical subjects"
from The Essentail Rumi by Coleman Barks p. 76

We will gather at the Shalem Center
881 High Street, Suite 206. Worthington, OH 43085

On the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month
March 10 & 24, April 14 & 28, May 12 & 26
from 6:30-8:00.

We will begin with the prayers of Hazrat Inayat Khan, followed by the
elemental breaths and a 20 min. meditation. Then we will focus on the
'gathas,' sacred writings from Inayat Khan with commentary by Samuel Lewis. These
will be accompanied by wazifas, ryazat and sohbet.

For more information,
please contact Aatoon Nina Massey at 614-949-6197

Dances in Delaware!!

Join Us This Sunday!

Dances of Universal Peace

Sunday, March 15, 2009
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
~hosted by~
Unity in Community
74 Wootring St.
Delaware, OH 43015

Directions can be found at:
www.UnityDelawareOhio.org


Facilitator:
Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Reed, director of the Shalem Center
Joining with Pam Spence and other musicians and dance leaders

This event is open to the public.
Free will offering will be taken.

For more information:
Contact Pam at: shafiya_yaya@yahoo.com

We invite you to a special event. Pam Spence has worked to bring this offering to Unity in Community in Delaware and we look forward to this Sunday.

We like to think of this as an "interspiritual event" --- meaning we join together to experience (not think about or talk about) chants, prayers and/or movements from various spiritual streams.

Samuel Lewis, the Sufi teacher who founded the Dances of Universal Peace in the 1960s, held a vision that if people could "eat, dance, and pray together" across the differences (and WITH the richness of diversity) of our religious orientations, then this kind of experiential spiritual practice was one way (a mystic's path) to peace.

The Dances of Universal Peace (www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org)
are simple, meditative and joyous circle dances that celebrate the variety of religious traditions on earth. All chants and melodies and simple movements will be taught. No particular musical skills or movement skills are needed. All that is asked is you come with open and willing minds and hearts.

Everyone is welcome! It doesn't matter what your particular religious tradition or background is. All paths are welcome! Children are welcome to join the circle as they wish.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Rev. Elizabeth A. Reed, Ph.D.
Director, Shalem Center
www.shalemcenter.org

Certified Dances of Universal Peace Leader and Mentor