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Silent retreat with Pir Zia Inayat-Khan and friends held at The Abode of the Message, September 2-5, 2016.
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Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Morning 1

Invocation; Invocation to the Holy Ones (Prophets); Invocation to Silsila Sufia
Introduction to the Alchemical Process: beginning of the first state – Filtration; Element Purification Breath

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Morning 2

Continued teaching on the first alchemical state; letting go, resolving to begin ascent with repentance and forgiveness.
Astagh’fir ‘ullah; Qasab, basic and as an arrow from left to right, past to future.

Afternoon:

Aziza Scott, Afternoon 1

Five aspects of magnetism:
Physical : Ya Hayy
Mental: Ya Allah Ya Alim – Ya Khabir- Ya Mubin (God is Wisdom, Intuitive Awareness & Clarity)
Heart: Faz’l  (Divine Harmony)
Soul: Ya Azim  (Divine Ecstasy)
Spirit: Ya Quddus  (Holy Spirit)

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Afternoon 2

Second stage of the alchemical process – Distillation, rarification of substance.
Ya Hayyo – living; Ya Qayoom – everlasting

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Afternoon 3

Continued work on the second state of the alchemical process.[/fusion_tab][fusion_tab title=”Day Two ” icon=””]Morning:

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Morning 1

Qasab; Ya Hayy. Working with attuning to energies of body, and the electro magnetic body.
Working with light.

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Morning 2

Afternoon:

Khabira Brown, Afternoon 1

The state of at-onement using the practice of Shugl (focus on inner light and inner sound, hand placement) Wazaif: Batin- Nur, Batin Quddus, Batin Salaam, Ahad,  Music Miserere and poem by Hafiz, “What Happens,” and by Kabir.

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Afternoon 2

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Afternoon 3

Zikr of Compassion:
La illaha – evacuate center
illah – into physical heart and witness the pain of the world
‘llah – heart opens to vastness
Ya Qadr – invoking masters, saints, and prophets in their qualities.[/fusion_tab][fusion_tab title=”Day Three” icon=””]Morning:

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Morning 1

Creating sounds to awaken centers. Final stage of alchemical process. Ya Kalim – invoke the divine speaker.

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Morning 2

Universal Worship and Knighting Ceremony, and close of retreat.[/fusion_tab][/fusion_tabs][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]