Please remember to donate by midnight tonight to receive an invitation to A Bestiary of Wisdom, a special online gathering featuring readings of Jātaka tales, animal fables, and other spiritually illuminating stories from the more-than-human world! These enchanting and timeless tales will be read by children of all ages, from actual children to close friends […]
7 December 2024 Dear Friends, Come, gather around! As a special gift for everyone who donated to the Inayatiyya in 2024, we invite you to an online gathering featuring readings of Jātaka tales, animal fables, and other spiritually illuminating stories from the more-than-human world. These enchanting and timeless tales will be read by children of […]
Everyone’s journey is toward their perfection — Everyone’s proximity is according to their ‘state’. — Attar 3 December 2024 Dear Friends, In our last email, we discussed the emblem of the midnight of unknowing, the bat. As a long night is broken by the return of light at dawn, the next teacher we encounter in the Forest […]
Farther they see than the palest of those countless hosts. Needing no aid from the light, they penetrate the depths of a loving soul that fills a loftier region with bliss ineffable. —Novalis 26 November 2024 Dear Friends, The second animal we encounter on our journey within the Forest of Memory is the bat. The […]
I came out from [my self] as a snake from its skin. Then I looked. I saw that lover, Beloved, and love are one because in that state of unification, all are one. — Bâyezîd Bistâmî 19 November 2024 Dear Friends, On our journey within the Forest of Memory, the first animal encountered is the serpent. […]
Dear Friends, This time every year, we appeal for financial contributions to support the Inayatiyya in spreading Murshid’s message far and wide. As we were planning our appeal, those of us on the Inayatiyya Fall Appeal 2024 Campaign Committee found ourselves casting around for inspiration for a theme, and it arrived in the form […]
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