Think you've missed the point on this one completely, Allan. The Sufi are the ones who practice the whirling meditation to achieve a particular state of consciousness. Nothing to do with zombies, extremism or terrorism. Jeesh. Sufism is the mystical tradition of Islam. Some of their teachings are real jewels.
On Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 9:01:42 PM UTC-5, Allan Heretic wrote: > > When I first thought of a zombie topic, it was a dead air filler. One of > the things I found out there is an islamic cult that actual strive to > reach a spiritual zombie state ..commonly known as the whirling > dervish. > And I thought the idea of a spiritual zombie to be an original idea. Goes > to show just how little I know. My original thought was that there are > what appear to be spiritual zombies mindlessly following religious > teachings without questioning the dogma and doctrine. Not to say anything > about teachings. > > Wonder if it will fair better this time? > > تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين > Évitez; assassiner, le viol et l'esclavage des autres > Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
