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Elements of Sufism in the Philosophy of the Order: an Examination of The
1 Elements of Sufism in the Philosophy of the Order: An Examination of the Lectures and Writings of Hazrat Inayat-Khan and Zia Inayat-Khan Keenan Nathaniel Field Ashland, Virginia Bachelor of Arts, History, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015 Bachelor of Arts, Religious Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015 Associates of Science, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, 2013 A Thesis presented to the Graduate Faculty of the University of Virginia in Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Arts Department of Religious Studies University of Virginia December, 2020 Dr. Shankar Nair Dr. Jessica Andruss 2 In 1910, when Hazrat Inayat Khan left India to visit New York and the United States for the first time, he began his journey as a traveling musician, having come from a family of highly respected musicians in Baroda, India. Before long, however, he began publicly teaching a form of primarily Chishti Sufism. The next seventeen years of his life would be spent crisscrossing the Western world giving lectures to thousands of Europeans and Americans in an attempt to spread this philosophical message. This message shifted over those first seventeen years and the subsequent century from one that heavily emphasized specifically Sufi elements of teaching and philosophy to a religious message that placed heavy emphasis on the universal elements that it considered to be the core of all religions. This philosophy is most readily observable and easily understood by studying its current iteration, the Inayattiya, who developed out of a number of schisms and splits in the mid twentieth century and trace their silsila, or spiritual lineage, back to HIK by way of his siblings and cousins, to his son Pir Vilayat Inayat-Khan, and his grandson, the current head, of the Order Pir Zia Inayat-Khan. -
Hazrat Pir-O-Murshid Vilayat Inayat Khan 1916 - 2004
1 Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Vilayat Inayat Khan 1916 - 2004 Pir Vilayat held his last retreat at christmas 2003 in Bad Überkingen/Germany. Despite his age of 87 he was full of energy and spiritual power which filled the hall. He mostly impressed by his directness, his sincerity. He was completely authentic. No shadow to hide, no doubts to suppress. During his long life - 19 June 1916 to 17 June 2004 - he went through pain, rejection and criticism. Nevertheless he stayed open. He himself says: "Anyone volunteering to embody the archetype representing people's higher self will have to choose between artfully concealing one's shadow and, when discovered, justifying it hypocritically, or alternatively, exposing oneself to scrutiny and criticism by all. Should one have the honesty and courage to confront one's shortcomings, one will better understand people's problems through seeing oneself in others and others in oneself, thus affording real help to those who also need to transmute their shadow elements." (Elixir 1/05, p. 35) And Pir Zia adds about his father: "He wanted to stimulate what was real and true in each person." (Heart & Wings Memorial Issue 2004, p. 15) Shortly after, at the end of January 2004, he had a stroke. And on 17 June 2004 Pir Vilayat died at Fazal Manzil which is the residence of the familiy Khan in Suresnes/Paris. Pir Zia tells us: "We all stood and said prayers and held him in our hearts, and his breathing changed and then stopped, his breath left the body and filled the room. -
February 5, 2013 Beloved Ruhaniat Family, While Our Secretariat
SUFI RUHANIAT INTERNATIONAL TOWARD THE ONE, THE PERFECTION OF LOVE, HARMONY AND BEAUTY, THE ONLY BEING, UNITED WITH ALL THE ILLUMINATED SOULS, WHO FORM THE EMBODIMENT OF THE MASTER, THE SPIRIT OF GUIDANCE BISMILLAH, ER-RAHMAN, ER-RAHIM February 5, 2013 Beloved Ruhaniat Family, While our Secretariat & Treasurer, Basira Beardsworth was preparing for our pilgrimage to India to celebrate the Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan in February 2012, she starting reading Sadia Dehlvi’s book, Sufism, The Heart of Islam. I had made arrangements for our group to meet Sadia and to have her join us on our visit to the Dargah of Bibi Fatima Sam. Her book has short biographical sketches on many Sufi masters, which inspired Basira to study the Ruhaniat Silsila. We found some major errors in our current silsila list. We further consulted with both the Sufi Order and the Sufi Movement about their lists. What follows is a summary to reflect the changes that we have made. We do not know the exact origin of the current version of the Ruhaniat Silsila, though we do know that it was revised in 1977. It is similar to the silsila published in Toward the One, by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and in all likelihood this is the source we used. Further, we could not find a silsila document given to us from Murshid Samuel Lewis anywhere in the archives, nor does a document still exist from Hazrat Inayat Khan that we know of. The traditional Chishti silsila is quite available through research and it is natural to conform to that until our own period of history is added. -
Chishti Sufis of Delhi in the LINEAGE of HAZRAT PIR-O-MURSHID INAYAT KHAN
Chishti Sufis of Delhi IN THE LINEAGE OF HAZRAT PIR-O-MURSHID INAYAT KHAN Compiled by Basira Beardsworth, with permission from: Pir Zia Inayat Khan A Pearl in Wine, The “Silsila-i Sufian”: From Khwaja Mu’in al-Din Chishti to Sayyid Abu Hashim Madani Sadia Dehlvi Sufism, The Heart of Islam, and The Sufi Courtyard, Dargahs of Delhi All the praise of your advancement in this line is due to our masters in the chain who are sending the vibrations of their joy, love, and peace. - Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, in a letter to Murshida Rabia Martin There is a Sufi tradition of visiting the tombs of saints called ziyarah (Arabic, “visit”) or haazri (Urdu, “attendance”) to give thanks and respect, to offer prayers and seek guidance, to open oneself to the blessing stream and seek deeper connection with the great Soul. In the Chishti lineage through Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, there are nine Pirs who are buried in Delhi, and many more whose lives were entwined with Delhi. I have compiled short biographies on these Pirs, and a few others, so that we may have a glimpse into their lives, as a doorway into “meeting” them in the eternal realm of the heart, insha’allah. With permission from the authors, to whom I am deeply grateful to for their work on this subject, I compiled this information primarily from three books: Pir Zia Inayat Khan, The “Silsila-i Sufian”: From Khwaja Mu’in al-Din Chishti to Sayyid Abu Hashim Madani, published in A Pearl in Wine Sadia Dehlvi, Sufism, The Heart of Islam, and The Sufi Courtyard, Dargahs of Delhi For those interested in further study, I highly recommend their books – I have taken only small excerpts from their material for use in this document. -
Een 'Gedroomde' Toekomst Voor De Universel
Een ‘gedroomde’ toekomst voor de Universel ` Datum: 13 december 2020 Inleiding Op 23 september 2020 hield het bestuur van Stichting Murad Hassil een brainstorm over de toekomst van de Universel. Al tientallen jaren was er voor onderhoud van het gebouw en omgeving elk jaar weer een tekort. Degene die er steeds weer persoonlijk voor zorgde dat het elke keer weer goed kwam, is niet meer. Wij denken in liefde aan hem terug. Maar er is nu wel dringend behoefte aan een nieuwe aanpak –een nieuw plan, een nieuwe visie met oplossingen. Niet alleen financieel, ook inhoudelijk. Deze notitie is voortgekomen uit een brainstormsessie van het bestuur. Als inleiding keerden we in gedachten terug naar de jaren ’20 van de vorige eeuw toen Inayat Khan symbolisch de eerste steen plaatste voor ‘zijn’ Universel. Er zijn foto’s van bewaard. Inayat Khan en zijn leerlingen tijdens een zomerschool. “It will shake the World” waren zijn woorden bij die gelegenheid. De Universel kwam 45 jaar later in Katwijk,en dat is nu 50 jaar geleden. Het zijn 50 bewogen jaren geweest, maar de Universel heeft de wereld niet echt geschokt. Het is de ambitie van het bestuur de komende jaren dat aan te pakken. Waar zou de Universel over 20 of 30 jaar in de wereld moeten ‘staan’ om haar ambitie waar te maken? Wat willen we met onderwerpen als klimaatverandering en de teloorgang van biodiversiteit? Wat zou onze rol moeten zijn? De Universel is van ons allemaal De International Sufi Movement is één van de vijf groeperingen die vanuit de Boodschap van Inayat Khan zijn ontstaan. -
Biography of Pir-O-Murshid Inayat Khan
Biography of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Part I. Biography (1st part) Part I. Biography (2nd part) Part II. Autobiography Part III. Journal Anecdotes & Epilogue Biographical Sketches of Principal Workers Notes and Glossary (Notes are indicated by asterisk: *) Please note: This ebook does not include any of the reference materials or illustrations of the original paper edition. Biography of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Part I. Biography India in 1882 Towards the middle of the latter half of the 19th century, a desire for religious and social reform was awakening in India among Hindus and Moslims alike. Centuries earlier, Shankaracharya * had turned the tide of religious feeling towards a greater spirituality. Both Nanak *, the great Guru * of the Sikhs *, and Kabir *, the poet, had created and left in the land a living spirit of tolerance in religion and of spiritual purity. A fresh fire was given to religious life by the great sages Dadu * and Sundar *. More recently the religious association Arya Samaj * had been founded by Dayananda Saraswati *, the religious reform of Swami Narayan * had been made, Devendranath Tagore * had lighted a new flame of religion in Brahmo Samj *. Then Mirza Ghulam Hussein Qadiani [The full name is Mirza Ghulam Hussein Ahmad Qadiani] had set on foot the Ahmadia Movement *, the Christian missionaries were endeavouring to propagate Christianity and the Theosophical Society * had established itself as The Hindu College at Benares. The dark clouds that had hung over the land in the years following the Mutiny *, were breaking. on the one hand Sir Sayyed Ahmad * was working to induce the Moslims to make the best of existing conditions, in particular by the foundation of Aligarh College * and to arouse in the Moslim youth a spirit of enterprise, energy and self-dependence and on the other hand the British Government was setting to work at reform in law, education and administration. -
Sacred Nature Issue of Heartbeat Magazine
heart beat Sufi Ruhaniat International Summer 2010 Vol XXVIII Sacred Nature Articles Inside: Cosmology, by Pir Zia Inayat-Khan Nature’s Ensouling Intelligence, by Dorothy MacLean Ziraat: A Slender Thread, by Vakil Forest Shomer Our Loving Relationship with Nature, by Carol Sill (Sufia) Sufi Ruhaniat International Toward the One, the perfection of love, harmony and beauty, the only being; united with all the illuminated souls who form the embodiment of the Master, the spirit of guidance. e aspire to support the awakening of hearts and Further activities of the Ruhaniat include an Esoteric Wthe relieving of suffering, helping human beings Studies program, the International Network for the unfold their soul’s purpose and live harmoniously. Dances of Universal Peace, the Dervish Healing Order, the Service of Universal Peace and ministerial training, The Sufi Ruhaniat International was founded by Mur- Spiritual Psychology and Soulwork, Ziraat, and many shid Samuel L. Lewis shortly before he died in 1971. other inspired teachings of the leaders and lineage We are in the stream of the ages-old wisdom lineage holders of the Ruhaniat. of Sufism brought to the West in 1910 by Hazrat Pir- o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, 1882-1927, under the Many contemporary tools are available to help us in title “The Sufi Message of Spiritual Liberty,” and his our personal and spiritual growth. At the same time, disciple Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi we represent a tradition that has its roots in prehistory. Ahmed Murad Chisti). This work was continued by The sacred practices and teachings that have arisen Hazrat Pir Moineddin Jablonski, the spiritual successor from diverse climes and cultures have been carefully of Murshid Samuel Lewis, who guided the Ruhaniat cultivated and prepared for us to be planted in the soil from 1971 until his death in 2001. -
Hazrat Inayat Khan
heart beat Sufi Ruhaniat International Winter 2011 Vol XXIX The Edge of Life Articles Inside: Facing Death Ram Dass Excerpts from My Grandfather’s Blessing Rachel Remen, MD Surrender 101 Sara Morgan Weaving Strands of Blood and Light Bodhi Be Sufi Ruhaniat International Toward the One, the perfection of love, harmony and beauty, the only being; united with all the illuminated souls who form the embodiment of the Master, the spirit of guidance. e aspire to support the awakening of hearts and Further activities of the Ruhaniat include an Esoteric Wthe relieving of suffering, helping human beings Studies program, the International Network for the unfold their soul’s purpose and live harmoniously. Dances of Universal Peace, the Dervish Healing Order, the Service of Universal Peace and ministerial training, The Sufi Ruhaniat International was founded by Mur- Spiritual Psychology and Soulwork, Ziraat, and many shid Samuel L. Lewis shortly before he died in 1971. other inspired teachings of the leaders and lineage We are in the stream of the ages-old wisdom lineage holders of the Ruhaniat. of Sufism brought to the West in 1910 by Hazrat Pir- o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, 1882-1927, under the Many contemporary tools are available to help us in title “The Sufi Message of Spiritual Liberty,” and his our personal and spiritual growth. At the same time, disciple Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi we represent a tradition that has its roots in prehistory. Ahmed Murad Chisti). This work was continued by The sacred practices and teachings that have arisen Hazrat Pir Moineddin Jablonski, the spiritual successor from diverse climes and cultures have been carefully of Murshid Samuel Lewis, who guided the Ruhaniat cultivated and prepared for us to be planted in the soil from 1971 until his death in 2001. -
International Network for the Dances of Universal Peace PO Box 55994 Seattle, WA 98155 USA Tel
International Network for the Dances of Universal Peace PO Box 55994 Seattle, WA 98155 USA Tel. 1 -206 -522 -4353 Email: [email protected] © www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org Dear Friend, Thank you for your interest in and inquiry about the process of learning to lead the Dances of Universal Peace as well as the process of certification. We presume that you know something about the history of the Dances and Walks. If not, please consult the book Spiritual Dance and Walk: An Introduction or see the historical article posted on the MTG website, or request a copy of the article from the International Network for the Dances or your local Dance Regional Networker. Because people with varying levels of experience will be reading these materials, we have provided a brief guide to what you'll find and how best to consider it. Contents: *Certification Guidelines *The Mentor Teachers Guild--A Way of Working and Ethical Guidelines *Questions and answers about Dance mentoring and peer supervision *Relationships to orders of Universal Sufism *Application for Dance Mentoring *Current List of the Mentor Teachers Guild If you are relatively new to the Dances... The best way to learn the Dances is to do them with an accomplished teacher. Like many of the sacred traditions of the earth, this work derives from a native mysticism that has always been communicated from teacher to learner. For this reason, it is not possible to fully systematize their teaching, since the primary quality communicated in their transmission is sacred atmosphere. A person-to-person relationship with a more experienced teacher, a Dance Mentor, is the focus of our training model. -
Gebet+-+Atem+Der+Seele.Pdf
Cover Mystische Texte Taschenbuchreihe Band 2 Mystik, verstanden als Weg zur Erfahrung und Erkennt- nis Gottes und der transzendenten Wirklichkeit im Sin- ne einer vollständigen Bewusstwerdung, ist letztlich die Essenz und Grundlage aller Weisheit und der Kern sämtlicher Religionen. Mystiker streben die unmittelbare Erkenntnis der Wirklichkeit an, eine Erkenntnis, die nicht durch äußere Objekte oder Dogmen verfälscht wird. Sie wurden oft verkürzt als Wahrsager, Hellsichtige, Visionäre oder gar als weltabgewandte Träumer bezeichnet. Jedoch sollen „wahre Mystikerinnen und Mystiker“ nach Sicht des Religionsgelehrten und Sufi-Mystikers Hazrat Inayat Khan „inspirierte Künstler, wunderbare Wissen- schaftlerinnen oder einflussreiche Politiker sein. Sie sollten genauso qualifiziert im Geschäftsleben, in der Industrie, im sozialen und politischen Leben sein wie materiell ausgerichtete Menschen.“ Gerade in unserer heutigen Zeit, wo eine Besinnung auf den Urgrund unseres Menschseins nötiger scheint denn je, wollen wir mit der Reihe „Mystische Texte“ Impulse geben für eine tiefere und umfassendere Sichtweise auf das Leben. Jenseits religiöser Dogmen geben sie einen kleinen „Vorgeschmack“ auf weitere tiefgründige Weisheitsschriften des Verlags. Hazrat Inayat Khan GEBET Atem der Seele Titel der englischen Originalausgabe: „Prayer“ aus „Unity of Religious Ideals“ Band IX der Gesamtausgabe „The Sufi Massage of Hazrat Inayat Khan“ Barrie & Rockliff, London, 1963 Hazrat Inayat Khan Gebet – Atem der Seele Mystische Texte Band 2 Auswahl der Gebete: Karima -
Hazrat Inayat Khan „Inspirierte Künstler, Wunderbare Wissen- Schaftlerinnen Oder Einflussreiche Politiker Sein
Cover Mystische Texte Taschenbuchreihe Band 1 Mystik, verstanden als Weg zur Erfahrung und Erkennt- nis Gottes und der transzendenten Wirklichkeit im Sin- ne einer vollständigen Bewusstwerdung, ist letztlich die Essenz und Grundlage aller Weisheit und der Kern sämtlicher Religionen. Mystiker streben die unmittelbare Erkenntnis der Wirklichkeit an, eine Erkenntnis, die nicht durch äußere Objekte oder Dogmen verfälscht wird. Sie wurden oft verkürzt als Wahrsager, Hellsichtige, Visionäre oder gar als weltabgewandte Träumer bezeichnet. Jedoch sollen „wahre Mystikerinnen und Mystiker“ nach Sicht des Religionsgelehrten und Sufi-Mystikers Hazrat Inayat Khan „inspirierte Künstler, wunderbare Wissen- schaftlerinnen oder einflussreiche Politiker sein. Sie sollten genauso qualifiziert im Geschäftsleben, in der Industrie, im sozialen und politischen Leben sein wie materiell ausgerichtete Menschen.“ Gerade in unserer heutigen Zeit, wo eine Besinnung auf den Urgrund unseres Menschseins nötiger scheint denn je, wollen wir mit der Reihe „Mystische Texte“ Impulse geben für eine tiefere und umfassendere Sichtweise auf das Leben. Jenseits religiöser Dogmen geben sie einen kleinen „Vorgeschmack“ auf weitere tiefgründige Weisheitsschriften des Verlags. Hazrat Inayat Khan DAS INNERE LEBEN Den Sinn des Lebens verwirklichen Titel der englischen Originalausgabe: „The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan“ Centennial Edition Volume 1: „The Inner Life“ Buchteile: „The Inner Life“ und „The Purpose of Life“ © Published by Sulūk Press an imprint of Omega Publications -
Ziraat Reader
Ziraat Reader These papers are not to be transferred or duplicated without the expressed written permission of the Sufi Ruhaniat International. They are intended solely for private circulation among initiated Sufi mureeds, and this printing does not constitute publication. Our goal is to support the work of the Ruhaniat and the Ziraat concentration. If you are an initiator and wish to make a copy for a mureed, contact the SRI Secretariat for a price quote. Send a check for the amount, and you will receive a receipt that constitutes written permission. Cover photograph “The Eye of God” courtesy of NASA. The following texts originally appeared in Rainbow Bridge magazine (1980–1992) and are used here with express permission of the editor, Mikail Davenport: The Ziraat Ceremony and The Teachings of Murshid Correspondences For Use in Creating Rituals/Ceremonies On Ziraat—Pir Zia Inayat Khan Ziraat—Prajapati O’neill Meditation Themes on The Watchwords in Ziraat—compiled By Mikail Davenport Nayaz, an Interpretation—Shamcher Bryn Beorse Toil—Murshida Vera Corda Some Thoughts on The Ziraat—Shahabuddin David Less Nature’s Rhythms and Feminine Spirituality—By Rabia Clark Ziraat in the Light of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s Eschatology—Pir Zia Inayat Khan Spiritual Ecology (Part 1)—Murshida Vera Corda The Working Basis of Ziraat—Firoz Holterman Ten Hove Ziraat Fulfilled—Kurt Kabir Van Wilt Our Work in the Ziraat—Sufia Carol Sill Ziraat Universal Worship—Nur Jehan Dean Contact information: Garden of Ziraat Vakil Forest Shomer, Experienced Farmer Ziraat Coordinator for the Sufi Ruhaniat International PO Box 639, Port Townsend, WA 98368, USA [email protected] ©2005 Sufi Ruhaniat International SRI Secretariat PO Box 51118 Eugene OR 97405 USA telephone: (541) 345-5223 e-mail: [email protected] The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life.