No God or Only God w/ Suhrawardi Gebel
Sunday, September 29th, 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET / 9:00 – 10:00 pm CET via Zoom
Please join us as we launch our dear friend and teacher Suhrawardi Gebel’s new book, No God or Only God. We will explore the questions, “What is God and how do we make God a reality?”
Is God an outdated idea? Or is God all there is? For the seeker, when the word God is spoken, these questions arise. They can’t be settled by the mind but need to sink deeper into the heart. To make God a living reality, it is up to us to discover and fall in love with our own ideal. God is a seed within that grows and blossoms by our care.
“With an open heart, an appreciation of beauty, and a desire to peer behind the surface in everything, we are ready to pass through the door. Transcendence in the form of concentration on an ideal, on perfection, allows us to see sacredness in nature and in ourselves. It is hidden beneath the surface. It can be seen by those who have eyes and heart to see. Such transcendence prepares us to experience true immanence, the presence of God in ordinary life.”
Our program will be both informative and experiential, including readings as well as related practices. This event is free and open to all yet does require pre-registration.
If you have questions about the content of the event, please email sufism@sulukpress.com. Questions about registration and logistical details may be sent to astana@inayatiyya.org.
No God or Only God by W.H.S. Gebel (aka Suhrawardi) is now available from Suluk Press. Please support our small, independent Sufi publishing house and order your copy today!
Speakers
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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. -
Suhrawardi GebelSuhrawardi is the Chancellor Emeritus of the Knighthood, having launched the revival of this activity in 2010 at the request of Pir Zia. He also helped launch the Adab Curriculum, an advanced curriculum open to practitioners who have finished the 40 Rules, and supplied half of the commentaries available with it. He further facilitated the launch of the Emerald Contemplations, a third curriculum within the Knighthood of Purity. His knowledge and wisdom are unmatched, and as a guest speaker he will undoubtedly prove to be of great value to all participants.
