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
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