SAVE THE DATES: Next year’s retreat, July 13-15, 2012

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

AND some of the talks from our July 15-17th retreat in Santa Barbara are here:

Abdul Hayy Darr, Commentary on The Eight Principles of the Khwajagan. Part 1

Abdul Hayy Darr, Commentary on The Eight Principles of the Khwajagan. Part 2 (a Muraqaba session)

Camille Helminski, “Wherever You Turn. . .”

Kabir Helminski, “And the Garden is Brought Near.”

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TALKS FROM “SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE & AWAKENING LOVE”

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Amina Wadud, Jamal Rahman, Seemi Ghazi, Camille Helminski, Kabir Helminski, Ali Allawi, (missing from frame: Amean Hameed)

Baraka’s 2nd annual retreat offered inspiring and informative talks, spiritual practice, the sublime music of master neyzen, Eyman Gurten, as well as lots of friendship among people of all ages and backgrounds.

Ali Allawi

Recovering the Transcendent.  A talk given by Ali Allawi at the 2nd Baraka Retreat, “Spiritual Intelligence and the Awakening of Love,” La Casa de Maria, Santa Barbara, California, July 17th, 2010.

An Introduction to Spiritual Intelligence. A talk given by Kabir Helminski followed by comments from Baraka presenters.

How Spiritual Intelligence Operates A talk by Kabir Helminski from the Baraka Retreat.

Jamal Rahman

Beauty in the Qur’an with Insights from Mulla Nasrudin. A talk by Jamal Rahman.

Reflections on the Divine Names through Ibn Arabi. A talk by Seemi Ghazi.

Spiritual Intelligence in the Mirror of Rumi. A talk by Camille Helminski.

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TALKS FROM “FINDING OUR BALANCE,” 2009 BARAKA RETREAT

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

Cemalnur Sargut is one of Turkey’s deepest and most inspiring spiritual teachers. We were honored by her participation in “Finding Our Balance,” in October 2009. In this talk she shares her life experience, her love of her own teacher, Samiha Ayiverdi, her reflections on the nature of the spiritual journey, and her recommendations for how to live a spiritually balanced life. Listen to Cemalnur.

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BARAKA TALKS

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Listen to audio talks from last year’s retreat – Finding Our Balance.

• Kabir Helminski
• Cemalnur Sargut
• Jamal Rahman

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FINDING OUR BALANCE

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Amean Hameed, Turkish translator, Cemalnur, Kabir & Camille Helminski, Jamal Rahman.

Rancho Capistrano, October 30 – November 1, 2009

Baraka Institute’s first public event, Finding Our Balance, Deepening Remembrance, Seeking Truth, A Gathering of Remembrance and Celebration, October 30 -  November 1, 2009, with Kabir & Camille Helminski, James Winston Morris, Jamal Rahman, Cemalnur Sargut, Rouzbeh Bahramali, Amean Hameed, and Osman Furkan Abbasoglu (Ney player). The event exceeded our expectations on all levels. We were honored to receive so many sincere souls from all over North America, as well as  10 international guests.

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GUEST TEACHERS FOR “SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE” RETREAT

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Camille Helminski, Kabir Helminski, Jamal Rahman, Ali Allawi, Seemi Ghazi

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