Whirling dervish with peaceful expression
Feb. 29 The Whirling Dervishes: Twenty one year old Whirling Dervish in state of religious ecstasy achieved through endless repetitions of the name of God while whirling, is at peace with himself and the world. Say the Whirling Dervishes, We come from God, to God we go. Calling to Christians, Jews, and even pagans as well as to Moslems - Mevlana - the Master, who founded the brotherhood more than 700 years ago, said, Come, come whoever you are, though you have broken your vows a hundred times, ours is not a convent of despair
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Achieved Brotherhood Calling Christians Convent Dervish Dervishes Despair Ecstasy Endless Moslems Ours Pagans Repetitions Though Vows Whirling Whoever
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