Mindrolling With Raghu Markus

Teacher, translator, and Rumi Scholar, Kabir Helminski, gets together with Raghu to discuss Sufi mysticism and his new book, The Mysterion."In Sufism, sincerity would be understood to be something like doing whatever you do for the sake of God; not for anyone's approval, not for attention, not for pleasure." – Kabir HelminskiIn this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu Markus and Kabir Helminski chat about:Kabir's encounter with Ram DassThe tradition of RumiSufism and sincerity The sense of self in the Sufi traditionPresence as a single field of awarenessRelief from judgment and the power of laughterAbout Kabir Helminski: Kabir has been translating Rumi and writing about spirituality for more than forty years. He is a respected teacher, a Shaikh of the Mevlevi Order, which traces back to Rumi. Kabir Helminski is co-director, with his wife, Camille Helminski, of the Threshold Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge and practice of Sufism. He is the author of Living Presence and the t