November 11, 2019
Our very own Hafiz Decker, a long-time Inayati Order teacher and guide from Summerland, California, is featured in the new documentary, To Be of Service, released by Netflix on Veterans’ Day, November 11, 2019.
Josh Aronson’s (Academy Award Nominee) powerful and groundbreaking documentary To Be Of Service is an emotional yet clear-eyed view of the great benefits of service dogs supporting veterans’ struggles with PTSD. Many veterans have shared that because of what happened during their war they believe that God has abandoned them and that they are no longer acceptable to God. The wonderful unconditional love the dogs freely give awakens the love in the veteran and a greater love for the veterans themselves.
Soon veterans are able to communicate that love in their relationships, within their families, and within the larger community. The film is 90 minutes and not for children. Hafiz has three brief (20 seconds each) appearances in the film.
To Be of Service Trailer on Youtube
To Be of Service Reviewed by the New York Times
Larry (Hafiz) R. Decker, Ph.D. has specialized in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder for 34 years, as a clinical supervisor at a Vet Center, a tenured professor at a California State University, and as a provider with the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has written numerous technical articles ranging from information processing to the spiritual nature of trauma, and is author of The Alchemy of Combat: Transforming Combat in Combat Veterans (Suluk Press 2014). Hafiz has studied Universal Sufism since 1973.
