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 Helminski

In this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu Markus and Kabir Helminski chat about:

Kabir's encounter with Ram Dass
The tradition of Rumi
Sufism and sincerity
The sense of self in the Sufi tradition
Presence as a single field of awareness
Relief from judgment and the power of laughter

About 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 translator of four volumes of Rumi’s poetry, including Love Is a Stranger and Rumi: Daylight. His most recent book, The Mysterion: Rumi and the Secret of Becoming Fully Human, can be purchased at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717906/the-mysterion-by-kabir-helminski/

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