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    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi_whirling
      Jag läser på:
      Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning), ( Arabic: الرقص الصوفي‎) is a form of Sama or physicaly active meditation which orginated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a customary dance performed within the Sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (also called semazens) aim to reach the source of all perfection, or kemal. This is sought through abandoning one’s nafs, egos or personal desires, by listening to the music, focusing on God, and spinning one’s body in repetitive circles, which has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar System orbiting the sun.[1] As explained by Sufis:[2]

      In the symbolism of the Sema ritual, the semazen’s camel’s hair hat (sikke) represents the tombstone of the ego; his wide, white skirt represents the ego’s shroud. By removing his black cloak, he is spiritually reborn to the truth. At the beginning of the Sema, by holding his arms crosswise, the semazen appears to represent the number one, thus testifying to God’s unity. While whirling, his arms are open: his right arm is directed to the sky, ready to receive God’s beneficence; his left hand, upon which his eyes are fastened, is turned toward the earth. The semazen conveys God’s spiritual gift to those who are witnessing the Sema. Revolving from right to left around the heart, the semazen embraces all humanity with love. The human being has been created with love in order to love. Mevlâna Jalâluddîn Rumi says, “All loves are a bridge to Divine love. Yet, those who have not had a taste of it do not know!”

      Jag tycker mycket om tanken på att kamelhårshatten representerar en gravsten för egot.

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  1. Jag hade en period då jag intresserade mig en hel del för sufismen, så jag har en del böcker av Idries Shah. Väldigt mycket handlar om att ta ner människan på jorden. Något av Sokrates över det hela. Öka både uppmärksamheten utåt och introspektionen och minska egot – en intressant ekvation. Jag kan gott tänka mig att litet sådant kan gagna även en lärarstudent. En svängom är givetvis aldrig fel det heller. 🙂

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    • Tack för tipset!

      De här skenbara motsättningarna ( uppåt-nedåt, inåt-utåt) tar mycket kraft och jag gillar tanken på att sokratisk visdom skulle vara en möjlig väg. Men det blir lätt hotfullt om vi ska examinera tesen ” den ende som är klok är en person som vet vad han inte vet”!

      Jag ser en hög med ytterst svårrättade tentor…

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