Al-Wird Practice From The Shadhiliyya Sufi Order

The Al-Wird is a daily practice of chanting four phrases one to two times a day. We talk about the Wird as being like a watering hole in the dry desert. This practice helps quiet our mind and connect our heart and soul to the Divine, which sufis refer to as Allah.

Transcript

Hi,

My name is Salima Adelstein.

I'm coming to you today as co-president of the University of Sufism.

I'd like to introduce you to a Sufi technique and tool that will help you find your inner essence,

That watering hole to nourish your spirit.

This practice is actually called the WEIRD.

It's not WEIRD,

W-E-I-R-D,

But WEIRD,

W-I-R-D,

Meaning the source or watering hole.

Because inside of our spiritual heart lies a beautiful divine light and nurturing for our spirit and our soul.

These are four chants that I'll be transmitting to you today that will take you to the depth of this watering hole.

Let's begin.

By the way,

This will be done in the Arabic language,

So don't worry about knowing all the words.

Just let your heart listen.

So everybody,

Let's just take a deep breath.

Let's join our hearts together in unison,

In unity.

The first chant is about returning,

Returning to the source or the one,

So that whatever's going on,

Whatever mistakes we may have made,

Get erased and washed so we can go deeper into our heart.

The chant goes like this.

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Loved the reminder of what our spirit already knows. I really needed to hear this today.

The birds were singing along outside my window. Thank you