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Toward the One, United with All
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Community
Zikr & Sama
Turning to the Heart
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"The power of
sound is great. Why
is this? It is
because sound arises
from the depth of
one's being, and
because sound can
also touch the depth
of one's being. The
Mantra Yoga of the
Hindus is based on
this principle. The
Sufi term for this
is Zikr, the use of
words for the
unfolding of the
soul.
"Music is the art of arts, the science of all sciences, and it
contains the fountain of all knowledge within itself. Music stands
before the soul without producing any impression of this objective
world in either name or form, thus preparing the soul to realize the
infinite."
-- Hazrat Pir-O-Murshid Inayat Khan,
The Mysticism of Sound |
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Zikr
(“remembrance”) and
Sama (“listening”) are ancient Sufi
spiritual practices of sacred sound, music, singing, deep
attunement, and body prayer used by mystics for centuries to open
and clear the heart.
To begin the
evening of remembrance we will sit quietly or
move freely as we wish, as we enter the Sama,
listening deeply to simple improvised
instrumental music to tune our hearts to clear
and prepare.
We
continue the evening with prayers and seated
Zikr, repeating the Arabic and other
mantric phrases that remind us that there is
nothing but God within and without, and that our
hearts are the container of Ishk, the
sacred substance of love. The Zikr may
be spoken or sung in an improvisational manner.
We continue in the embodied prayer of moving in
community in simple circle dances. We will share
qualities of God that are arising for us and end
with silence and a prayer.
We join hands in the sacred Zikr circle of remembrance
experiencing through our whole
being the
limitless Divine Presence within and all around us.
Zikr & Sama
First Friday of each month, 7:30
PM
Toward The One Spiritual Center
5314 Hwy 55 Suite 106, Durham NC
Donations accepted
to cover space rental costs.
Contact Hayat
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