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Mevlevi Order of America
The Rumi-lineage Mevlevi order in America, teaching sema and the whirling practice under Shaykh Jelaleddin Loras
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About
The Mevlevi Order of America is the American branch of the Mevlevi order, the Sufi lineage of Jalaluddin Rumi, carrying the practice of sema, the whirling ceremony, under the lineage of Shaykh Suleyman Hayati Dede and his son Jelaleddin Loras Dede. Its welcome carries the tradition's voice directly: wherever you are and whatever you do, be in love, and the teaching frame is that Rumi's poetry and the turning practice are one path.
The order's program runs through its site: teaching on the practices, biographies of the lineage shaykhs, events and news, and photo and video galleries (some member-only) that document the sema ceremonies. Whirling groups gather around the country to learn the turning practice, with study of Rumi's Mevlana and Sultan Veled teachings alongside.
The Mevlevi Order of America is a lineage organization rather than a school for hire: membership carries the practice transmission, and its events center on the sema and the zikr that hold the Mevlevi tradition in America. The institution's stated mission: To carry the Mevlevi lineage of Rumi and the practice of sema in America.
Mission
To carry the Mevlevi lineage of Rumi and the practice of sema in America.
History
The Mevlevi Order of America carries the lineage of Shaykh Suleyman Hayati Dede and his son Jelaleddin Loras Dede, teaching the whirling practice and Rumi studies through whirling groups and sema ceremonies.