Pacifica Institute Sufi Night Keynote Speaker: Shaikh Kabir Helminski

Keynote by Kabir Helminski:
Kabir Helminski is a Shaikh in the lineage of Jalaluddin Rumi. He has explored the sacred traditions of the world seeking to understand what they can teach us about consciousness and the human heart. The focus of his work is contributing to a new language of spirituality to meet the unprecedented challenges of our times. His most recent book is The Mysterion, Rumi and the Secret of Becoming Fully Human(Shambhala Publications, 2023).
His books on spirituality, Living Presence and The Knowing Heart, have been published in at least nine languages. He is a respected translator of the works of Rumi and others, and co-director of The Threshold Society (Sufism.org). In 2009 and subsequent years, Kabir was named as one of the “500 Most Influential Muslims in the World.” He has toured North America as Shaikh with the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey bringing Sufi culture to more than 100,000 people.
He teaches internationally, often at inter-spiritual events. His journalistic writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, Tikkun, Patheos, and The Times of India, among others.