Ishq Alla (All I Ask of You)
Associations---Islam Islam
Tapes Found On---MidWinters Moon sing MidWinters Moon sing
Origin---modern
Choreographer---dances of universal peace
Notes
ìIshq Allah Mahabud Líllahî
ìThe Spirit is
at once
The Lover, The Beloved and Love Itself.î
Ths dance is from the Sufi Dance (Dances of Universal Peace) genre
that was brought forth by Sam Lewis (Sufi Sam). It is a couples sacred
movement.
It should be emphasized that witnessing the divine beauty in another
being
or allowing the divine Love to flow from oneís own heart,
is very different than the oogling most think it to be.
This dance is best done when in a gentle state of collected consciousness
or in a ëwitnessingí mode. (see the glossary)
The one attitude causes ëstickinessí. The other attitude causes
integrity, centering, deepening and a fling of Unity.
Though in any event a deeply emotional sense may well swell up
within the breast of the dancer. When I first learned this dance
I was a new member to the circle of Sacred Dance led by Yakzan Valdez in
Honolulu. It was my practice at the time to keep the dances in a
sacred space, so I never stayed after the evening sessions to chat with
the other dancers. I slipped out right away. In this way I
only knew the others through meeting them in a sacred dance. There
was a certain woman who I dd not know during that first year with Yakzan.
But every time she and I would come to each other in this dance, the both
of us would begin a deep and soft weeping. I can only assume it was
because we were both innocent of heart and were truly standing naked in
the sacred place.
It is up to you as the facilitator and the participant to set the
correct inner focus.
Words in English
All I ask of you is forever to remember me as loving you.
All I ask of you is forever to remember me as loving you.
Words in Native Tongue
Ishq Allah Mahabud Líllah
Ishq Allah Mahabud Líllah
Ishq Allah Mahabud Líllah
Ishq Allah Mahabud Líllah
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