Awakening Together: In the World, Not of the World
w/ Taj Inayat of the Hurqalya Center
September 13, 2025 via Zoom
10 am-4:30 pm San Francisco/1-7:30 pm New York/7 pm-1:30 am Paris
In honor of the anniversary of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s journey bringing the Inayatiyya Sufi message from the East to the West.
Awakening to the soul requires a particular kind of attention. On this day of contemplation, we will dive into Sufi meditation practices, supporting one another as we awaken together.
We are usually attuned to our external circumstances—our bodies, minds, feelings, and the conditions of our lives—but not to our soul. Awakening to the soul requires a particular kind of attention. As it expresses itself through body and mind, the soul can lose awareness of its true nature, forgetting its innate freedom and beauty.
Our soul is the timeless, deathless self, shining through every moment. Yet we tend to know only the passing “i” (ana) that lives and dies, and not the eternal “I Am” (Ana).
Please note that this program is the beginning of a new monthly, one-day Sufi Practice Gathering, open to all, free of charge. Advance registration is required.
Awakening Together is being organized by the Hurqalya Center. Please see their website for program details and registration information.
Speaker
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Taj InayatTaj Inayat is the spiritual director of the Hurqalya Center and an initiate since 1967 in the Sufi Order International, now the Inayatiyya Order, a mystical and ecumenical fellowship rooted in the visionary legacy of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Three years after initiation she met Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, head of the Order, and became his spiritual partner. They collaborated in the work until his death in 2004.
Taj served as Vice President of the Sufi Order International, as teacher/guide for many years before co-creating Sufi Retreats and New Rain, programs that carried on the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan.
Taj’s work is founded on a lifetime’s attention to the human heart. Her capacity for supporting mystical awakening and self-knowing has grown out of her long experience as a spiritual guide in the transformative traditions of Sufism, Diamond Approach and Tibetan Buddhism. She is a minister in the Universal Worship Church and holds an MA in Counseling Psychology.
