November 20, 2019 New Position: Astana Front Desk Manager! Thank you for your interest in joining the wonderful Inayati Order Staff Team, based at our headquarters, called the Astana, in Richmond, Virginia! Currently, we have one position available: Astana Front Desk Manager. Please click here to learn more and to see if the Astana Front […]
November 19, 2019 Join thousands of concerned human beings across our planet to bear witness to the truth that we belong to the Earth. During one full rotation of the Earth, from the 7th to the 8th of December 2019, we will gather together in our homes, houses of worship, community centers, and sacred spaces through […]
November 19, 2019 We are launching two new Suluk classes in 2020, one in France (January) and one in Virginia (September). Suluk offers two years of intensive study in the core teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, with Pir Zia and other Inayati teachers as faculty. If you are a lover of Sufi teachings, this is […]
November 19, 2019 New Year’s Retreat with Aziza Scott & Yaqin Aubert December 27-30, 2019 Begin the New Year with a sacred journey under Aziza Scott’s gentle guidance. This time will offer an opportunity to cleanse the heart and mind, to hearken to the call of the soul, to experience the peace that comes from […]
November 18, 2019 Dear Friends, Following many years of inspired and inspiring service, Nur Azad Mangold is stepping down as North American Vice President for Kinship. Nur Azad has served with tremendous dedication and leaves a legacy in Kinship that is palpable. I am pleased to announce that Nur Azad will be succeeded by Rabia […]
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 […]
“My friends lull me to sleep, but my enemies keep me awake.” The presence of a friend is pure ease. Friends think alike, and when they differ, differ amicably. With a friend one feels little need to watch one’s step; the friend is always ready to overlook or forgive missteps. The friend knows one’s heart. […]
October 31, 2019 The Nekbakht Foundation, keepers of the Inayati Archives in Suresnes, France, shares its Autumn Newsletter with us. Read about new archive finds, outstanding volunteers, and related publishing projects. Also, about the new Soefi Museum The Hague, The Netherlands. Nekbakht Foundation Autumn Newsletter 2019 The Nekbakht Foundation was created to help disseminate the message […]
Dear Friends, I hope this finds you well. Here at the Astana in Richmond it has been an eventful month. Over the last weekend of September we celebrated the 812th birthday of Hazrat Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi (God bless and keep him). The esteemed teachers Shaykha Hayat Nur Artiran, Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi, Cheikh Sufi, and Shaykh […]
“Nothing new I say when I speak, I only renew the memory of things which may not be forgotten.” Imagine falling asleep and waking up devoid of memory. This is a description of the human condition. We are travelers from beyond time and space. We are extraterrestrials—in fact, extracelestials. My place is the Placeless, […]
