Recordings of the 2012 Annual Retreat at Crewe
Friday – Sunday, 24 – 26 February 2012
Fifty Ways to Find the Beloved:
The Many Colours of Sufi Zikr and Meditation
Murshid Samuel Lewis wrote extensively on zikr, the Sufi practice of remembering our original and truest nature. In one of his unpublished books, he describes nearly 50 methods of doing the practice, with attunements to various sacred names, elements, planets, symbols and messengers. However, as Murshid writes, “the papers are best appreciated after realisation”. And this can only be done by experience, not by reading.
This year Saadi and Tansen will be building on the practices and experiences shared in previous years at Crewe by going deeper into the many colours, textures and flavours of zikr. One only needs one for realisation. However, in another sense, each invites us to open to another deeper or richer aspect of our inner ecology.
Teachings based on the paper by Murshid Samuel Lewis:
Murshid Samuel Lewis wrote extensively on zikr, the Sufi practice of remembering our original and truest nature. In one of his unpublished books, he describes nearly 50 methods of doing the practice, with attunements to various sacred names, elements, planets, symbols and messengers. However, as Murshid writes, “the papers are best appreciated after realisation”. And this can only be done by experience, not by reading.
This year Saadi and Tansen will be building on the practices and experiences shared in previous years at Crewe by going deeper into the many colours, textures and flavours of zikr. One only needs one for realisation. However, in another sense, each invites us to open to another deeper or richer aspect of our inner ecology.
Teachings based on the paper by Murshid Samuel Lewis:
“On The Performance Of Zikr” [download a pdf of the paper here]
RECORDINGS:
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Friday 24th February 2012
Saturday 25th February 2012
| Morning Practices | Listen to recording |
| Morning session 1 | Invocation. La ilaha Mohammed Rasulillah Abdullah Ishq Allah Maboudlillah La ilaha illah ishq – chant and meditation |
| Morning session 2 | La ilaha il Allah hu Ya Wahid Ya Ahad Wa illa huna |
| Afternoon session 1 | Abba abada Washboqlan Teaching from Sam papers La hawla wa la quwata Illa billa |
| Afternoon session 2 | Custom Zikr Chanting – meditation |
| Evening session: | Bismillah er rahman er rahim Om namah shivaya La ilaha il allah Mohammed ar rassulillah Story: Jonah & the whale Kalama (1) |
Sunday 26th February 2012
| Morning Practices | Listen to recording |
| Morning session 1 | Aramaic Lord’s Prayer (1st 4 lines) |
| Morning session 2 | Haimanutki Ya Shaffee Ya Kaffee Teaching on sound of a note Welcome to the Prophet |
| Afternoon final session | Wa Tawasaw bil Haqqi May the blessings of God Kalama (2) May All Beings Be Well |