Let the heavens be reflected on the earth,
Lord, that the earth may turn into heaven.
Hazrat Inayat Khan
THE LIGHT OF GUIDANCE CENTER
NEW YORK CITYA Center for the Study of the Universal Teachings of The Sufi Order International
The principal thing that the Sufi message has brought to the world is tolerance for all faiths existing in the different parts of the world, followed by different people... The true religion to a Sufi is the sea of truth and all the different faiths are as its waves. The message of God from time to time comes as tides in the sea, but what remains always is the sea, the truth. Those who consider another on the wrong track they themselves are also not on the right track, for the one who is on the right track finds every road leading to the same goal sooner or later. The Sufi mission does not make converts to a certain faith to the exclusion of all faiths... Faith to a Sufi is a free ideal, not a captivity. .Hazrat Inayat Khan.
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Pir Vilayat Khan, whose teachings and guidance are the inspiration behind the Light of Guidance Center, passed from this world on June 17, 2004. Some of his words and teachings may be found at http://www.theuniversel.net
Dance your sorrows away, dance yourself away. Dance your body to the floor, dance your soul to the sky, dance your thought into a whirlwind, dance your emotions into a spiral, dance your soul into the spirit..Each one is separated from the Beloved by the strength of the ego, and each is united to the Beloved by the strength of her/his love ........Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
ONGOING EVENTS
SUFI TEACHINGS, ZIKR, LIGHT STUDY GROUP
FIRST SUNDAYS (except Nov. 16)
Sep 9, Oct 5, Nov 16, Dec 7, Jan 4Sufi Teachings and Zikr@ 5:00-6:00pm, followed by Light Study Group 6:00-7:00pm
These meetings are explorations of teachings and spiritual practices from the tradition of Hazrat Inayat Khan and his successors in the Sufi Order International.
Location: 223 Second Ave. (between 14th and 13th St. SW corner), Apt. 5J Buzzer on your right as enter the building is listed under F. Norton, Buzz 48# to be buzzed in, then take either elevator to 5th floor, Apt. 5J (5J not listed on outside buzzer). Please phone 212-477-6085 (Sharifa's #) for further info or if you need help that day getting into the building.
SUFI TEACHINGS, ZIKR, LIGHT STUDY GROUP
SUNDAYS, April 19, May 24
Sufi Teachings and Zikr@ 5:00-6:00pm, followed by Light Study Group 6:00-7:00pm
These meetings are explorations of teachings and spiritual practices from the tradition of Hazrat Inayat Khan and his successors in the Sufi Order International.
Location: 223 Second Ave. (between 14th and 13th St. SW corner), Apt. 5J Buzzer on your right as enter the building is listed under F. Norton, Buzz 48# to be buzzed in, then take either elevator to 5th floor, Apt. 5J (5J not listed on outside buzzer).
UNIVERSAL WORSHIP SERVICE
Honoring the essential unity of the world's spiritual traditions.
Dates and times to be announced.
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New Book Released
"...a mystical orientation that is accessible, relevant and eminently natural"
—Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Spiritual Leader of the Sufi Order International, Founder of Seven Pillars House of Wisdom and Suluk Academy
AN EMERALD EARTH
by Felicia Sharifa Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith
ISBN 978-9-6152-3546-2
Price: $19.00
trade paper, 6 x 9, 192 pages
An Emerald Earth celebrates a natural spirituality rooted in everyday life. Drawing upon the universal teachings of the Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan on the “natural self,” this book calls us to clarify the mirror of the heart and to restore our deep connection with all of creation. It likens the unfolding of our being to the process of cultivating a field or garden to bring forth fruitfulness. Our natural state is one of resonance with Nature, receptive to the beauty and creative of the harmony that ever seek expression in our lives. Incorporating meditation practices, rich teaching stories and poetry from Sufi, Buddhist and other mystic traditions, An Emerald Earth affirms the infinite power of the heart, pointing the way to an uplifted world and a spirituality that is grounded in service to all of life.
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With the environmental crisis finally recognized throughout the world, is it too late? No! An Emerald Earth celebrates Sufi wisdom that, since its very beginning, has held the sacred green earth at its center. Today this wisdom guides us toward restoring ourselves and our relationship with the natural environment.
—The Very Reverend James Parks Morton, pioneer in sacred ecology, Founder of the Interfaith Center of New York, Dean Emeritus of The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City
An Emerald Earth is an open invitation to those who are longing to re-discover the primordial harmony of the human soul and the natural world, both mirrors of each other and helpers to each other, both woven from the same cloth by the same Weaver. This wonderful book is constructed as an actual spiritual travel, using the stepping stones of meditation practices which guide the reader to experience how contemplation of the creation reveals human reality, and conversely how awakened humanity protects and elevates the creation to its own divine potential.
—Shaykha Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi, Spiritual Guide of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order
Available at Amazon and other on-line booksellers.
Please click here for more information
SPECIAL EVENTS
Upcoming Retreats
with Sharifa Norton and Muinuddin Smith2009
June 6, 2009
Canandaigua, New York
Quiet Meadows Retreat Center 10-5PM (28 miles south of Rochester)
Emerald Earth Ziraat Retreat
click here for pdf flyer
To register contact: James Inayat Leff
jrleff_dc@yahoo.com, 315-946-9854
June 14, 2009
Universal Worship Service Honoring the Urs
(passing) of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
4 PM, followed by a Potluck (bring a dish to share)Location: 43 W. 94th St. (Near Central Park West) at the home of Elaine and Richard Resnick
Thursday, June 18 and Saturday June 20
June 18: Book Signing/Talk on An Emerald Earth at East-West Bookshop, Seattle, Washington
June 20: Retreat at M’illumino Studio,
Roosevelt District, Seattle, Washington
An Emerald Earth: Cultivating a Natural Spirituality and Serving Creative Beauty in Our World
click here for pdf flyer
To register contact: Dorothy Craig
dorothy@dpcraig.com or 206-783-0462
June 26-27, 2009
Vancouver, B.C.
Banyen Books and
Caravan of the Message Sufi Center
An Emerald Earth: Cultivating a Natural Spirituality and Serving Creative Beauty in Our World
click here for pdf flyer
contact Zainab Paula Ford at 604-877-0022
or email Paula@seva.ca
August 10-14, 2009
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York
The Mystic Heart Workshops
The Essence of the True Human Being: Meditations and Poetry from the Sufi Tradition
The Emerald Earth: Unfolding Beauty
into Everyday Life
for more information see http://www.themysticheart.org/teachers.html#seven
