20 February Ruhaniat Family Gathering – 10 AM Pacific Time
Join Pir Shabda & Friends Ruhaniat Family Zoom Gathering Holding Hands in Virtual Space – Part XXIV – EXPLORING THE GREAT MYSTERY
INT’L STORYDANCER ZULEIKHA and MURSHID TANSEN O’DONOHOE
Both our presenters are amazing musicians and composers, and have a deep way of sharing the Mystery. So many of us have been entranced by Zuleikha’s mastery of story telling through dance and so many of us have danced the compositions of Tansen.
On a technical note, when the US goes to Daylight Savings time, we will once again shift back the start time of the Ruhaniat Family ZOOM Gathering to 11:00AM Pacific time (PDT). Secondly, ZOOM is constantly updating its program, so we request you check for updates now and regularly, to stay up to date with all the functionality ZOOM provides us as a group.
Saturday 6 February 10 AM Pacific time – Ruhaniat Family Gathering
From Pir Shabda:
Please join Pirani Tamam and myself in welcoming special guest Murshida Taj Inayat
Taj is the most senior woman teacher in the Inayatiyya and deeply immersed in the Sufi Path of Spiritual Liberty
Feeling we are in the the river of Murshid Sam’s URS and Hazrat Inayat Khan’s URS (Feb 5), Taj and I will dialogue on “Why do we Practice?”
Originally a mureed of Murshid Sam, Taj joined with Pir Vilayat Khan and is the mother of Pir Zia Inayat Khan. She is an eloquent and profound vehicle for the Message and one of the most powerful teachers I know.
The Inayati Sufi Order has been offering these wonderful events since the beginning of January. With travel, etc. I’ve missed some but I want to recommend them to anyone who might find them of value.
Sunday 24 January- 7PM Pacific Time – Whidbey Zikr – Zikr practice is remembrance of our unity with the Divine and the oneness of all through movement, mantra/chant, and music.
From brother Hassan – Beloveds, In an effort to include some of those in our community who are far and wide, we’re changing the start time to 7 pm for our circle.
Zarifah and Hassan with possible contributions from others will be sharing. We send our love and blessings to Wakil and Hamid who are on a retreat in Idaho this weekend.
We hope to see many of you! Love and Blessings Hassan
Local Sufi tariqat representatives and friends traveling the inner path in community and mutual respect for decades gather on the fifth Saturday of the month for Zikr and to make a charitable contribution: FOOD LIFELINE https://foodlifeline.org/ POST TARIQAT Selects a charity, holds the post, opens and closes SACRED ATMOSPHERE Please connect on time “ • No announcements, please • Everyone is Welcome 2021 FIFTH SATURDAYS 1/30 • 5/29 • 7/31 • Rumi Festival #5 • 10/30
5 February 7PM Pacific – Seattle 95th URS of PIR-o-MURSHID INAYAT KHAN
From Sister Khadija:
Seattle, Washington USA Inayati Order & Sufi Ruhaniat Int’l – Invte you to a UNIVERSAL WORSHIP SERVICE Celebrating the 95 th URS ofHazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan
We’re almost home from our excellent road trip to the SW desert with our lovely daughters and Nina’s boyfriend Asher. It is remarkable (and warm!) country, and so vast as to make one feel tiny. I expect to begin doing more regular blog postings again in the next few days, but there are some great events coming up I wanted to share.
Monday, 11 January – Interfaith Prayer Service 6:50 PM
Prayers for the New Year (and it needs it!) – on Facebook live – https://www.facebook.com/Interfaithprayer
From the FB page for the Eugene Sufi Community:
This Monday, join us live streamed here for our next interfaith prayer service. Live music by Katie Sontag, and prayers from 6 faith traditions. Music will begin at 6:50pm and the service starts at 7pm. We will share the live stream here. See you then!
Wednesday, 13 January – Dances of Universal Peace Seattle – From Brother Phil Murad:
Please join us for an evening of Dances of Universal Peace this coming Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM. Our leaders will be Rabia Pam Prichard and Matin Stephen Pierce, both from Oregon. The evening “Walking each other home” will help us to find deeper healing in the midst of turbulent events in the wider world.
Doors open 7:00pm / Dances 7:30pm – on alternate Wednesdays Online Dances of Universal Peace – Seattle Circle
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Tuesday – January 8 – 9:30 – 11 AM (Pacific Time) – Aerobics and Qi Gong with friends (Every Tuesday for the time being)
Beloved Sister Nur Mariam hosts an opportunity for mindful and connected aerobics practice together from 9:30 AM to 10 (led by different community members). Then she leads us in a lovely and centering Qi Gong practice until 11 AM.
Saturday – January 12 – 10AM – Noon (Pacific Time) – Ruhaniat Family Zoom
The theme for our next Ruhaniat Family ZOOM Gathering is: Perennial Wisdom – Visioning for the Present
Our family presenters will be: Murshida Darvesha Macdonald & Murshid Rahmat Moore, both profound teachers of perennial wisdom, meditation in everyday life, and bringing wisdom into the moment.
Arjun Jorge Calero from Ecovillage Atlantida in the mountains of Colombia, South America, who we would call a visionary on how we can manifest our Path to serve lifting up the world and all beings.
Fariha Fernanda Silva, from Chile, South America, a psychologist, living in community, dedicated to Sustainability, Loving Kindness and Compassion and a leader in the Caravan for Peace and the Restoration of Mother Earth!
From Brother Hassan, All are invited to join us this coming Sunday for our monthly Zikr Circle Sunday! Our theme will be gratitude and we will have some time during the event to address what we are grateful for. It’s easy to live in our complaints these days and no doubt we’ve all partaken in that to some degree or other. Gratitude is good for the soul! Much love and Many Blessings Hassan
Saturday 11/28 11 AM Pacific Time – Ruhaniat Family Gathering
From Pir Shabda: Beloved Family,
The theme for our next Ruhaniat Family ZOOM Gathering, will be our lineage legacy: MUSIC AS THE PATH! Our presenters will be Maestro Allaudin Mathieu, pianist, composer, Sufi Choir director and author; Petaluma Vale Livelli, a gifted young harpist, who has given us lovely Zikr and music to our prayers; Maitreya Jon Stevens, our beloved Zikr and Dance composer; and Murshida Leilah Be, zikr leader and musician extraordinaire. We will also be joined by our dear performing musician from the Next Gen Sufi family, Galen Deary, who just released a new album with his band ITO and the Moonlight Hippies. Much love, Shabda
Saturday 11/28 1:00 PM Pacific Time – Living Legacies with the Interfaith Amigos
Please join the Multifaith Action Society and the Three Interfaith Amigos – Imam Jamal Rahman from the Interfaith Community Sanctuary & School, Pastor Don Mackenzie, and Rabbi Ted Falcon – to re-affirm their commitment to peace, justice, and equality, and celebrate our latest achievement: the launch of the 2021 Multifaith Calendar, Living Legacies. Also featuring breakout discussion groups and musical selections from Bruce & Cheryl Harding and Amarjeet & Bharghavi Singh. Zoom connection information will be sent to all pre-registered participants. Please visit www.multifaithaction.org for more information or to register now. The event is free!
Thursday 12/3 6:30 PM Pacific Time – Seattle Ruhaniat 1st Thursday Zoom ZIKR & HEALING SERVICE
Sacred Sufi Practice of REMEMBRANCE
“Let us, in spite of what occurs before our eyes, Invoke that same Divine Spirit through love and beauty, That we may restore order and balance to humanity.” ~ Sufi Murshid SAMUEL L. LEWIS
HEALING SERVICE 6:30 pm ZIKR 7 pm
“The soul is always in light, can never be in anything but light, because the soul is light.” ~ Sufi Murshid SAMUEL L. LEWIS
Basic schedule: – Friday beginning at 6:30 pm Pacific Time – Saturday morning session beginning at 9;30 am, a “Supported Inner Work” session at 2 pm, and an evening session of Dance/Zikr starting at 6:30 pm and Rumi Cafe open mike at 9 pm. – Sunday morning session 9:30 am.
November 28th 11 AM Pacific Time – Ruhaniat Family Zoom
October 24th or 25th – Seattle Peace Chorus Virtual Concert
On Saturday or Sunday evening, 24 or 25 October 2020, after 5:30 pm PDT, a link will appear on the welcome page of our website, seattlepeacechorus.org, to direct you to our premier concert on YouTube. We will encourage you to try the link, making sure that you can view and hear the concert, then to return to the website for the concert program and other materials.
Additional guest artists:
Singer from the Haida tribe—Sondra Segundo
Renowned African-American dancer—Chris Daigre
Cellist—Gretchen Yanover
Please spread the word to your family and friends, and by all means VOTE!
This show is free, but if you would be willing to support our work, please donate what you would pay for a ticket: $10, $15, $20, or $25: Donate to Seattle Peace Chorus
October 31 – 11 AM – Ruhaniat Family Zoom
Zoom link hereMeeting ID: 850 7142 0455 Password: 507622
From Shabda: With all heart we invite you to join Pirani Tamam and myself, with a focus on the Mysticism of Music through the lens of a Sufi Choir Retrospective guided by Maestro Allaudin Mathieu, with original Sufi Choir members Fatima Lassar, Zuleikha, Abraham Sussman, Dara Young and myself. In 1969 Murshid Sam requested our Maestro Allaudin Mathieu to start a “Sufi Choir”! As we began, we met in Allaudin’s basement with Murshid Samuel Lewis in attendance singing bass. Around 1972 our first public gig as the Sufi Choir was opening for the Grateful Dead at the historical rock and roll venue, Winterland in San Francisco. Further exploits had us singing on stage election night at Jerry Brown “ headquarters”, with national TV coverage, the evening he was first elected to be the Governor of California. The Sufi Choir also made several LP Records which are now CD’s.
October 31 – 7:30 PM – Seattle Area Unity Zikr
Zoom link hereMeeting ID: 868 0868 1629 Passcode: 598143
The essence of God is love and the Sufi path is a path of love. It is very difficult to describe love in words. It is like trying to describe honey to someone who has never tasted or even seen honey, who doesn’t know what honey is. Love is to see what is good and beautiful in everything. It is to learn from everything, to see the gifts of God and the generosity of God in everything. It is to be thankful for all God’s bounties. This is the first step on the road to the love of God. This is just a seed of love. In time, the seed will grow and become a tree and bear fruit. Then, whoever tastes of that fruit will know what real love is. Muzaffer Ozak • Love is the Wine
Halveti-Jerrahis • Inayati Order • Mevlevi Order of America Sufi Ruhaniat Int’l • Rifai-Marufi Order
Puget Sound, WA SUFI COMMUNITY UNITY ZIKR Saturday, October 31, 2020 7:30 pm PDT
Local Sufi tariqat representatives and friends traveling the inner path in community and mutual respect for decades gather on the fifth Saturday of the month for Zikr and to make a charitable contribution. Please connect on time. POST TARIQAT Selects a charity, holds post, opens, closes. SACRED ATMOSPHERE No announcements, please.
