Ecstasy of Freedom—Pir Vilayat’s 21st Urs
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET / 6:00 – 7:00 pm CET
Please join us on this very special event, the 21st anniversary of Pir Vilayat’s passing from this world, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Our theme is the Ecstasy of Freedom. During this session, we will give an update on the evolution of the Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan Archive and share a special meditation recording from the archive on the ecstasy available to us when freed from the prison of one’s “personality consciousness.” Pir Zia will then guide us in a teaching on this theme. As a global community, we will unite within the space of Pir Vilayat’s sacred and cosmic vibrancy.
This is a free, commemorative, meditative experience open to everyone. Please contact us with any questions about Pir Vilayat’s Urs at astana@inayatiyya.org.
Speaker
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Pir Zia Inayat KhanPir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Sulūk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice.
He is author of Tears from the Mother of the Sun with visual artist Amruta Patil, Immortality: A Traveler’s Guide; Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions; and Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest. Pir Zia divides his time between Richmond, Virginia and Suresnes, France.