Selected Photos from the 1st Annual Sufi Spiritual Jam Session, June
2006
| Friday
Afternoon Hanging Out |
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As folks
arrived Friday afternoon and early evening, we all hung out on the porch
at Tekke Nur-i-Rasul. Here the Sufi Center of the Ozarks leaders Neferti
and Espabad (L & R), converse with Rahmat (center) from Wisconsin;
and with... |
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...(L-R)
Ata'Allah and Alia from Texas; and with... |
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...Miriam
from Alabama; Batina from Texas; Malika and Shakur from Arkansas. |
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The most
fun Sufi tradition is hugging! |
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| Friday
Evening Fire Circle and Dancing |
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As the
sun sank over the beautiful Arkansas mountains, we gathered near the garden
for a fire circle and dancing. |
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As the
fire begins to roar... |
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...we
are captured by the images of its beauty. |
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"Give
me burning, burning, burning." - Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi |
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The fire
reaches for the sky! |
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Ribs of
fire |
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The nuances
of color and form |
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It's a
brave soul who tends a roaring fire! |
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Rahmat
from Wisconsin led the dances around the fire and co-led the Saturday
evening Dhikr in Eureka Springs. |
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Let the
dancing begin! |
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Learning
the beat of the dance |
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Dancing
under the full moon... |
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...is
a joy unto itself! |
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Malika
from Arkansas dancing in ecstasy, ... |
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...and
joined by Baraka, also from Arkansas. |
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Shakur
from Arkansas, drums to the fire. |
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Shakur
meditating upon the moon and the fire, |
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| Saturday
Meditation & Practices |
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Sheikha
Shaffia from Kansas (L) led the exquisite morning meditation. Here during
a break, she visits with Gail (R), also from Kansas, with Neferti (background). |
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During
a break in the daily meditation and practices, Espabad (left) and Ata'Allah
converse about Sufi teachings. |
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Wahhab
from Texas co-led the evening's Dhikr at the Unitarian Universal Church
in Eureka Springs with Rahmat. |
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| Sunday
Universal Worship |
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Just after
Universal Worship, (L-R) Rahmat, Gail, Alim and Miriam from Alabama, Wahhab
and Shaffia visit prior to... |
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...the
Group Photo! As you can tell by the looks on their faces, you can bet
that this event will return year after year! |
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