Let the heavens be reflected on the earth,

Lord, that the earth may turn into heaven.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

THE LIGHT OF GUIDANCE SUFI CENTER
NEW YORK CITY

A 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.

 

....... click below to read:

THE SUFI, by Hazrat Inayat Khan, a lecture which answers many questions about the Sufi and especially about initation in the Sufi Order International.

 

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
(PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE
ON THE DAY OF AN EVENT FOR ANY LAST MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS)

SUFI TEACHINGS AND ZIKR

Sundays per month

2010 scheduled classes: Sundays, Jan 17, Feb 21, March 7, April 11, May 2, June 6

Sufi Teachings and Zikr@ 5:30-7:00pm

These meetings are explorations of teachings and spiritual practices from the tradition of Hazrat Inayat Khan and his successors in the Sufi Order International.

Suggested Donation $5, Free for Contributing Members*

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.

*PLEASE BECOME A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER!
A SUGGESTED DONATION OF BETWEEN $30-50 PER YEAR IS REQUESTED, FOR SUPPORT OF THIS CENTER AND THE SUFI ORDER INTERNATIONAL. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND A CONTRIBUTION FORM TO MAIL.

 

Recent Events With
Sharifa Norton and Muinuddin Smith 2009

 

August 10-14, 2009
Chautauqua, New York
Emerald Earth
Chautauqua Institution

August 3, 2009
New York City
Sufi Books
247 West Bdwy
Emerald Earth Book Talk and Meditations

June 26-27, 2009
Vancouver, B.C.
Banyen Books: An Emerald Earth Book Talk
Retreat: An Emerald Earth: Cultivating a Natural Spirituality

June 18 & June 20, 2009
Seattle, Washington
East West Bookstore : An Emerald Earth Book Talk
Retreat:  An Emerald Earth: Cultivating a Natural Spirituality

June 6, 2009
Canandaigua, New York (near Rochester)
Emerald Earth Retreat
Quiet Meadows Retreat Center

April 4, 2009
North Kingston, Rhode Island
Emerald Earth Ziraat Retreat

March 22,2009
New York City, NY
Spring Equinox Retreat
East West Books

UPCOMING EVENTS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010 @4:00PM
UNIVERSAL WORSHIP AND CELEBRATION
honoring the Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan
the first Sufi master to bring the teachings of
Sufism to the West in 1910.

It is considered auspicious for mureeds to gather together at the Urs. Please bring a favorite saying of Hazrat Inayat Khan to share. This event will be followed by a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share. Dates and roses are welcome!

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).

with Sharifa Norton
& Muinuddin Smith

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2010, 2:00-5:00 pm

EMERALD EARTH RETREAT
Cultivating the Heart and Mind of Awakening
123 Johnson Street, Highland Park, NJ 08904
Cost is $39. Please click here for flyer. For more information and to register please contact NoorAllah Jan de Pinto:
 noorallah@earthlink.net ph. 908.328.2449

AN EMERALD EARTH: Cultivating a Natural Spirituality and Serving Creative Beauty in Our World

"A stirring Sufi call to the inner and outer work necessary to open our hearts and to mend the world."
— Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice.
Full review at http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19397

 

"...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

www.anemeraldearth.org