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  2. Sufi whirling - Wikipedia

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    Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul, Turkey Whirling Dervishes, at Rumi Fest 2007. Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) (Turkish: Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning listening, from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and ...

  3. Sufism - Wikipedia

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    Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning) is a form of Sama or physically active meditation which originated among some Sufis, and practised by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a customary dance performed within the sema, through which dervishes (also called semazens, from Persian سماعزن) aim to reach the source of all perfection, or ...

  4. Dancemeditation - Wikipedia

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    Deep state motion: "Deep State" practices are a direct handing of the lineage of Sufism. Sufi whirling: Whirling is a Sufi purification practice most commonly associated with the Whirling Dervishes of the Mevlevi Order of Sufi. Spiritual belly dance components of Dancemeditation consists of the following subjects and exercises. Vibration

  5. List of Sufi orders - Wikipedia

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    Mevlevi Order (Mawlawiyyah, Mevlevi, "Whirling Dervishes") Mouride (Murid tariqa, Muridiyya, Yoonu Murit) ... Sufism and Its Many Paths. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

  6. Mevlevi Order - Wikipedia

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    Hodjapasha Culture Center is a restored Ottoman hamam (Turkish bath) in Istanbul's Sirkeci district now used for performances of the Mevlevi (whirling dervish) sema.. The Mevlevi Order or Mawlawiyya (Turkish: Mevlevilik; Persian: طریقت مولویه) is a Sufi order that originated in Konya, Turkey (formerly capital of the Sultanate of Rum) and which was founded by the followers of ...

  7. Religious experience - Wikipedia

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    Meditation Sufi whirling. Traditions offer a wide variety of religious practices to induce religious experiences: Extended exercise, often running in a large communal circle, which is used in various tribal and neo-pagan religions. Prayer [45] Music [46] Dance, such as Sufi whirling

  8. Sama (Sufism) - Wikipedia

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    Sama (Turkish: Sema; Persian: سَماع, romanized: samā‘ un) is a Sufi ceremony performed as part of the meditation and prayer practice dhikr. [clarification needed] Sama means "listening", while dhikr means "remembrance". [1]

  9. Dynamic meditation - Wikipedia

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    In Iran and Turkey there is Mevlevi Dervish or Sufi whirling which originally was spontaneous and impromptu. The origin of Sama is credited to Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Persian: جلال‌الدین محمد رومی), Sufi master and founder of the Mevlevi Order. The story is that Rumi was walking through the town marketplace one day ...