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"Toward the One, United with All"
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Zikr and Sama
Sufi Song, Sound, and Prayer |
"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.
Our Gatherings
Our evening begins with sharing Sufi devotional songs led by Lahari
Larry Taylor, either the new Sufi Kirtan being created by Lahari,
songs from Zuleikha or other Sufis, or traditional Ilahis from
Turkey translated into English.
Next, our wonderful musicians create for us a sacred space of
contemplative listening, the Sama, through exquisite improvised
melodic expressions of heart and spirit. This space of inspired
sound can be used for silent meditation, free movement, or Turning.
Then we join hands in the sacred Zikr circle of remembering led by
Farrunnissa, through our voices and our bodies experiencing the
limitless Divine Presence within and all around us.
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Zikr and Sama
7:30 PM, First Friday of Each Month
Music Explorium Community Room
5314 Hwy 55, Ste 102
Durham NC
Donations accepted to cover space rental costs. |
Directions to Music Explorium on Hwy. 55 in Durham near RTP:
From
I-40, take exit 278, "Apex, Hwy. 55, to Hwy. 54." At the bottom of
the exit ramp, turn right onto Hwy. 55 toward Apex. Go through the
traffic light at Hwy. 54, then go 7/10ths of a mile. Just past
Sherwin-Williams and AW's BBQ Pit on the right, look for a blue sign
on the right, "Kitt Creek Office Park." Turn right into the parking
lot. (If you get to the light at Sedwick Road, you've gone too far.)
After you turn into Kitt Creek, go toward the back of the lot, where
the buildings are parallel to the highway. Music Explorium is in the
middle building, 5314. Park around back of the building, and look
for the Music Explorium sign on the back door.
Contact Farrunnissa
by email or 919 361-2383 for more
information.
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"In Beauty is the secret of Divinity."
– Hazrat Inayat Khan |
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