That Which Transpires Behind That Which Appears
SESSION III – February 12th, 2022

On the first weekend of March 1993, about 100 people gathered for an intensive, three-day spiritual retreat guided by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. Out of this retreat came a book called That Which Transpires Behind That Which Appears. Through three half-day retreat sessions, Devi Tide, longtime Secretary General for the Sufi Order (now the Inayatiyya) and close personal assistant to Pir Vilayat, will illuminate the offerings from this and other Pir Vilayat retreats, all documented by the Sufi Order staff from the 1970s through to the early 2000s. 

You are invited to join us for the remaining That Which Transpire retreat, scheduled for February 12th 2022, 12-3 pm New York Time. Please see the sidebar for the time in your local area. There is also the possibility of still receiving the video from the first two retreats. These retreats are suitable for all levels. 

The culmination of the series provides an experience into the whole of the alchemical process of transformation. Although the three-part sequenced series builds on the previous session, you may join at any time. Video of each retreat will be made available the week after, to review again or to watch for the first time on your own schedule.

Themes and topics for our upcoming retreats are as follows: 

– Saturday, April 24, 2021 – Retreat 1 – Emergence (Awakening to Ecstasy)

Intuition, Beauty, Impressions, Zikr, Awakening to the Planes (VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE)

– Saturday, October 30, 2021 – Retreat 2 – Exploration (Boundless States)

Planes of Being, Stages of Samadhi, Working with Light (VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE)

– Saturday, February 12, 2022 – Retreat 3 – Transformation (Integration)

The Instant of Time, Sound & Vibration, Being in the World, Applying Meditation in the World, Transformation in Life.

Each retreat is $50 separately and $40 for the remaining session. If you would like to participate in the upcoming two retreats, and receive the video from April and October, the tuition is $180. Scholarships are available on an as-needed basis. Please email us at astana@inayatiyya.org if you have any questions. 

Recommended Reading

There are two titles that you may want to read as part of your retreat process, both by Pir Vilayat: That Which Transpires Behind That Which Appears and The Ecstasy Beyond Knowing: A Manual of Meditation. Both are available from Suluk Press.