Cambridge Dances of Universal Peace

We meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 7:30pm at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House. Doors open at 7pm

Join us Saturday, December 20th for our annual Rumi Nite & Solstice Celebration!

Lighting Up the Dark

Join us for a participatory and enlightening evening of Zikr,

Shared Poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi, & Light Celebration with Abraham, Halima and Friends

This is a participatory event!

We share spoken Rumi poetry (you are welcome to bring a short Rumi poem to share!)

“Now is the time to unite the soul and the world.

Now is the time to see the sunlight

dancing as one with the shadows.”

Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi

Join Abraham, Halima & SamaSangha on Tuesdays for Sufi Practice and meditation beginning at 8:50AM EST/UTC-4 (Boston MA. USA).

We continue to advocate for actions and realizations that support a harmonious relationship between people, nature, and life itself, knowing that this realization begins inside ourselves. Our intentions are towards 7 generations, toward Peace on Earth. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can begin together. Our practice time is approx. 45-50 minutes long. Email northeastsufis@gmail.com to inquire about joining our ongoing weekly practice.

Practice is free, but there are costs associated with gathering our beloved community, including such practical considerations as digital platforms: Zoom costs, faculty support, and more. Feel free to support us by clicking the Dana button below. You can choose the PayPal or CC option for donations and please add ‘Tuesday Practice’ to the note area to help us identify what the support is going toward.

New Year’s Sufi Sesshin Retreat

with Murshid Abraham and Mushida Halima Sussman

• December 30, 2025 – January 2, 2026
• Date and Time Details: 12/30/25 – 1/2/26

We invite you to welcome the New Year in sacred stillness and joyful prayer at the Abode of the Message. Join us for a Sufi Sesshin Retreat, beginning Tuesday evening, December 30 with supper, and closing Friday, January 2 with lunch. Guests are welcome to arrive between 2–5pm on Tuesday to settle in.

Rooted in the time-honored practices of our lineage, this retreat offers space to nourish the heart and remember the peace that is our true nature. As Rumi reminds us, “Now is the time to unite the soul and the world. Now is the time to see the sunlight dancing as one with the shadow.”

Sufi Sesshin weaves together silent sitting meditation with the heart-opening practices of Zikr and the Dances of Universal Peace, a rhythm of dance, sit, dance, sit, dance… interspersed with nourishing meals and time in nature.

Through this gentle alternation, we enter a space where movement and stillness, sound and silence, become one, a living balance of serenity, insight, compassion, and awareness.

As Murshid Samuel Lewis said,

“The Dances of Universal Peace and Zikr are an excellent way to prepare for meditation, and meditation is an excellent way to prepare for the Dances of Universal Peace and Zikr.”