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For the Sufis, the Divine is the centre of the existence, and the heart is the centre through which we can contact it. The prayer, the meditation, the breathing, the turning dance, and especially the practice of the ‘dhikr’ (remembrance of God), based on the repetition of the Divine Names, are the main tools used by the Sufis in searching for a direct connection with God.

The word Sufi derives from the Arabic ‘saf’ which means pure, clear, adaptable like water. It is said that the Sufi has a pure heart, which means he wants only one thing: God. Sufism is the mystic heart of all religions. It has assumed different shapes and forms over the centuries. The dervishes exist since the humanity exists: in the tradition we say that the Prophet Adam, peace be upon him, was the first Sufi.

The truth has continued to adopt different forms, from the mysticism of the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, then through the mystics of all traditions, the monks, the hermits, Saint Francis of Assisi. It embraced at the end its nowadays form when the dervishes, always in search for the truth, met the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, the last one, the seal of all the prophets, and they fell in love with him. The sweetness of his love and the truth of his message are irresistible for the people of the heart.

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THE SUFI WAY
We are charming thieves who steal hearts and never fail because we are the friends of the One. The time for old preaching is over we aim straight at the heart. If the mind tries to sneak in and take over we will string it up without delay. We turn poison into medicine and our sorrow into blessings. All that was familiar, our loved ones and ourselves we had to leave behind. Blessed is the poem that comes through me but not of me because the sound of my own music will drown the song of Love. Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi There is only One Light, and 'you' and 'me' are holes in the lamp shade. Mahmud Shabistari	For the Sufis, the Divine is the centre of the existence, and the heart is the centre through which we can contact it. The prayer, the meditation, the breathing, the turning dance, and especially the practice of the ‘dhikr’ (remembrance of God), based on the repetition of the Divine Names, are the main tools used by the Sufis in searching for a direct connection with God. The word Sufi derives from the Arabic ‘saf’ which means pure, clear, adaptable like water. It is said that the Sufi has a pure heart, which means he wants only one thing: God. Sufism is the mystic heart of all religions. It has assumed different shapes and forms over the centuries. The dervishes exist since the humanity exists: in the tradition we say that the Prophet Adam, peace be upon him, was the first Sufi. The truth has continued to adopt different forms, from the mysticism of the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, then through the mystics of all traditions, the monks, the hermits, Saint Francis of Assisi. It embraced at the end its nowadays form when the dervishes, always in search for the truth, met the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, the last one, the seal of all the prophets, and they fell in love with him. The sweetness of his love and the truth of his message are irresistible for the people of the heart. (see also: www.sufiway.it)

Do not think you are veiled from Allah by something that is not Allah. There is nothing besides Allah. You are veiled from Him by the Illusion that there is something other than Allah. Ahmad Ibn Ata‘ Allah	The path of Sufism is the elimination of the seventy thousands veils interposing between the individual and God, to be One. The essence of God is love and the Sufi path is a way of love. Love is to see what is good and beautiful in everything, in every person you meet. It is to learn from everyone and everything, it is to recognize the gifts of God and His infinite generosity wherever you look, and to be thankful. This is the first step on the road leading to the love of God. Love is a pleasure and a pain, a longing, a yearning. Whoever has tasted love, even only for a moment, in any form, has tasted God. And knows the secret.
Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel in prayers and kiss the earth. Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi	Don‘t think that saying "I am God“ is proclaiming one‘s greatness. It is actually total humility. Some one who says, "I am the servant of God" infers two – God and himself – whereas someone who says, "I am God", negates himself. He relinquishes his own existence. "I am God" means "I don‘t exist. Everything is God. Only God exists. I am nothing. I am utter emptiness". This is complete humility not arrogance, but people often misunderstand. When someone says he is God‘ servant, he still sees himself as a doer, albeit in God‘s service. He is not yet drowned in the ocean of God. When he is, there will be no such thing as ‘his actions’, only movements of water. Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi God said: "To reveal the secrets of my Abundant Love, I created a mirror whose face is Consciousness and whose back is the world". Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi