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Seattle Sufi Ruhaniat Int’l

Saturday, August 3, 2019

6 pm POTLUCK        7 pm ZIKR & TURNING

LAKE CITY • 2844 NE 117th Street • Seattle, WA 98125

INFORMATION(206) 850-2111 halway@comcast.net

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Beneficent.
Sing Ya Allah, and let Your song be one of triumph for the world!
Sing, O humanity, and let your song be one of rejoicing in your God!
Sing, O heart, and let your ebullient harp-strings resound!
Sing, O breath, and let your flute-notes penetrate the air!
For in this time of trepidation and uncertainty,
In this time when humanity fears even its own endeavors,
When the fear toward God is but a shadow of that fear,
Hearts and minds and inner beings have lost their anchors
And the Word of Allah by which heavens and earth were made
Has been turned into a complicated mystery
Which the human ego-mind does not comprehend.
Let the soul now sing that it become utterly triumphant,
Let the soul now sing that it become totally free.
That murmurs and forebodings be dispersed.
And the universal Light become known to all.

The Jerusalem Trilogy

SUFI MURSHID Samuel Lewis

Sunday, July 21 starting at 7pm

From brother Murad Phil:

Greetings Dancers!

Midsummer dance in Woodinville this Sunday! Come meet, share our summer
joys and sorrows, sink into the beauty of the gentle summer evening.
Murad Phil and Elizabeth will lead dances of joy and of deep compassion
for all the world. Light snacks will be available.

7:00 PM Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church.
Map <https://www.google.com/maps/@47.7583166,-122.0832452,17.37z>

phil murad

When all your desires are distilled
you will cast just two votes
To love more,
And be happy.

And when the Moon says,
“it is time to
Plant.”

Why not dance,
Dance and
Sing?

Always an enchanting experience.

From her most recent email announcements:

“There are just 4 more mantra/chant and harmonium class evenings this summer (7/15, 7/22, 8/5 and 8/26).

Join us and feel how it starts your week off in such great vibrations. This week will be special as we celebrate the full moon and Guru Puurnnima!

Please rsvp to info@ginasala.com for details on the harmonium class (starts at 6:15) or mantra/chant (7:30pm). No experience (or harmonium) needed.

Experience Dances that Murad and Hayra recently took to a sumptuous retreat in the Kootenais of British Columbia… without going far from home.

These are comprised of simple circle dance movements to rich live music, inspired by wisdom traditions from around the globe.

Each Dance is taught, no need to bring a partner, no experience necessary. Come as you are or dress elegantly. Comfortable shoes or bare feet recommended.
ADA accessible. All are welcome and will be included.

Shoreline Peace Dance

Friday, July 12th, 2019, 7:30-9:30pm and every 2nd Friday

~NAMASTE YOGA STUDIO

The Evergreen Building

18021 15th Ave. NE, Suite 101

Shoreline, WA 98155

map- Namaste Yoga Studio

Ample Parking

~Suggested donation $5-15.

You are welcome regardless of funds.

Got Questions?

Ginger Hayra, hayrafatah@gmailcom 

206 546-6092

or Elizabeth Dequine, edequine@gmail.com, 206 612-5913

Shoreline Peace Dancing
Namaste Yoga Studio is a beautiful and inspiring place to meet! 

From sister Khadija:

There seems to be one universal teaching offered by the founders of every religion and that is Love!

SUFI MURSHID SAMUEL LEWIS

July 6, 2019 • Puget Sound, WA SUFI RUHANIAT INT’L

7 pm ZIKR 6 pm POTLUCK
LAKE CITY, WA • (206) 850-2111 • halway@comcast.net

Saturday 6/29 UNITY ZIKR

“Many seek for a power from without, ignorant of the fact that all power is hidden within.  When, by freeing our own mind from all that weighs it down, we realize the power we inherit from the source of all being, we will realize in ourselves an enormous power.  The master mind is the master of life.”     Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan

Chishti Sufis  •  Mevlevi Order of America  •  Sufi Ruhaniat Int’l  •  Halveti-Jerrahi  •  Rifai-Marufi Order and Friends

PUGET SOUND Sufi Community

UNITY ZIKR

SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019

POTLUCK 6:30 PM ZIKR 7:30 PM

IOOF HALL•1706 NW Market Street, Ballard/Seattle, WA

$10-$20 Charitable Contribution: HOPE PROJECT

Also, Ballard Food Bank Canned Food Donation•Many Thanks, Ballard Oddfellows

Chishti Sufis 6/29/19 hafizullahsufi@gmail.com (206) 380-3833

Mevlevi Order of America8/31/19rumiseattle.org@gmail.com(206) 784-1532

Sufi Ruhaniat Int’l 11/30/19 halway@comcast.net(206) 850-2111

Halveti-Jerrahi2/29/20 ecotoolsllc@comcast.net (206) 713-6917

Rifa’i-Marufi Order5/30/20 rmoseattle@gmail.com (206) 235-1902

FRIENDS from local Sufi circles, traveling the inner path in mutual respect in community for decades

gather to pray, practice, update news, share food, and make a charitable contribution

HOST TARIQAT (1) selects a charity, (2) holds post/opens/closes, (3) greets, (4) serves, (5) is responsible for clean-up.

SACRED ATMOSPHERE Announcements and fliers only pre/post-Zikr, only in entry hall or dining room, please.

FIFTH SATURDAYS 2019 3/30, 6/29, 8/31, 11/302020 2/29, 5/30, 8/29, 10/31 Please arrive on time.

Wednesday 6/26 – Dances of Universal Peace at Keystone

From sister Elizabeth:

Dear dancers

Majid and I invite you to join us this coming Wednesday to dance together celebrating the divine feminine energy that is in each of us, as expressed in different mystical traditions of the world. Modern mystic and founder of sacred activism Andrew Harvey writes, “Coming to know the hidden and forgotten Mother and the marvelous wisdom of the sacred feminine as revealed from every side and angle by the different mystical traditions is not luxury; it is, I believe, a necessity for our survival as a species.”

Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl N, Seattle, 7:30PM

All love, Elizabeth

This Wednesday (June 19), as always, Dances of Universal Peace at Keystone Congregational Church.

From sister Chandra Devi

Dear Ones,

Glorious summer is here! I, Chandra Devi, will be leading with Nuria Mubeen
this Wednesday, June 19th from 7:30-9:30PM at Keystone (5019 Keystone Pl.
N., Seattle).

Our theme is “Raising Our Soaring Hearts to the Heavens!” Our
musicians will be Hassan and Jahnavi. Please come celebrate summer and our
Oneness. And bring your friends! If you are new to our dance circle, COME!

No experience needed.

Chandra Devi
Contact: judythr@gmail.com

Chanting and Travel with Gina Sala

From Gina:

*Monday Mantra & Chant Class in Seattle area June 17th

*Friday, June 21 Solstice Celebration with Gina Salā & Friends in Seattle

*Discount Tickets Bhakti Fest, Sept. 25-30, ’19

*India Tours since 2005! Inspiration, Integration, Illumination – Oct 15th-Nov 4th, 2019

Not only is it solstice, there is a full moon. May love surround you like sunshine on a sunny day.-Wm. Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Dear friends-

The sun is shining bright in one of the longest days of the year, the sky is blue, the ground is warm and it is full moon time. May you feel the fullness/wholeness and completeness (“puurna” in sanskrit) of that Love within you that is always present. We are here to grow in Love, here, in human form in apparent duality. We do not have to be perfect to be loved or even worthy of love. We can be healthy in discernment, but still allow that Love to shine on everyone. Friends, special blessings on this of the Divine Masculine- radiant solar energy, and to all you dads and all who have shared this divine masculine parenting energy in any way. We are always learning, and all have blind spots. Forgiveness of self and other is like regular house cleaning. Love frees us all to remember Who we are, and feel our union. You are worthy and we are all awakening, even as the cucumber is released from the vine at the right time.

Friends, come chant with us and remember Who you are this Monday, June 17 (harmonium a chant classes) and on the full moon and Friday, June 21 on the Summer Solstice with deep music and a full grooving band for kirtan! It is in allowing even in human form to be touch in vibration by Divine Love, that we transform, that the world transforms! Join us!

Special offerings this week:

Welcome Monday Moonday, June 17- harmonium class at 6:15 and chant/mantra raga class 7:30 pm at Shanti Shala to start the week off in high vibrations and loving community. Please write to info@ginasala.com for details and to RSVP. End the week and sing at the peak – summer solstice this Friday, June 21 also at 7:30. The band includes the grooving Jeremy Jones on percussion, Stephen Metcalf on bass, Lisa Budell, Curt Rosengren on vox, Steve Grant on Vox and other rhythms, plus other guests and… YOU! Proceeds help support the Backbone Campaign and Oceans Conservancy. Tickets are $25 in advance here or $30 at the door. Of course, write for special requests or needs.

Also, if India calls you to come, join us on this year’s River of Sound India Tour. I’ve been leading the tour since 2005 and am offering some different options this year, so please write soon if you are interested. Welcome.

May the great vibrations of Love and joy, of creation and Creativity that come through, bless all beings in this world with remembrance of Who we are.

Much love

Gina

“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.”- Pablo Neruda

The Yuval Ron Ensemble Turning Heart Concert – Devotional music, poetry and teaching stories of the Sufi Path

Thursday, June 20 7:30-9:00 PM at the Interfaith Community Sanctuary
( http://interfaithcommunitysanctuary.org/ ) – 1763 NW 62nd St, Seattle, WA 98107

“Come, come, whoever you are” and join us for an evening of devotional music, sacred dance, poetry and stories with the internationally renowned Yuval Ron Ensemble
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wPmtWhoV0o ) in a rare visit to Seattle.

The Yuval Ron Ensemble endeavors to alleviate national, racial, religious and cultural divides by uniting the music and dance of the people of the Middle East into a unique mystical, spiritual, and inspiring musical celebration.

$20 suggested donation at the door.

We Will Rise Again:

Lummi Nation qwe lhol mechen Totem Pole Journey

In 1970, over 40 orcas were brutally captured from the Salish Sea in Washington State, one of the world’s richest and most biologically diverse inland seas. They were taken to marine parks around the world. Tokitae is the sole surviving orca in captivity. Now, the Southern Resident orca population is teetering on the verge of extinction with only 75 individuals in the wild.

This month, the Lummi Nation invites you to participate in gatherings across our region dedicated to the qwe lhol mechen, the “killer whale people that live under the water.”

The Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers’ 2019 Totem Pole Journey offers a vision of resilience, truth, belonging, and healing for qwe lhol mechen – and for us all in a troubled time from which we shall rise again. We hope you can join us as we stand in solidarity with the Lummi Nation to acknowledge those most impacted by pollution and the crisis in our waters, exacerbated by fossil fuel pipelines, tanker traffic, and other injustices.  

Lummi leaders are traveling from Miami to the Pacific Northwest with a totem pole, holding gatherings along the way to raise awareness of the plight of Southern Resident orcas and call for the release of Tokitae, who is held captive at the Miami Seaquarium. You can read more in this letter from the Lummi Indian Business Council.

All are welcome at the Totem Pole Journey stops across the Pacific Northwest, which are being supported by many in our coalitions. Click through the link on each location for more event information and to help spread the word.

• Portland, OR – June 11, 6-8 p.m.
• Tacoma, WA – June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (hosted by the Puyallup Tribe)
• Bellingham, WA – June 13, 6-8 p.m.
• Coupeville, WA – June 14, 5-7 p.m.
• Seattle, WA – June 15, 1-3 p.m.

Thank you,

Jessica Zimmerle, Earth Ministry

Power Past Coal Website | Stand Up To Oil Website | Power Past Fracked Gas Website

From brother Hassan:

June 9th
Monthly Whidbey Zikr Circle Unity of Whidbey

5671 Crawford Rd, Langley, WA

6:00 p.m. Community Potluck. 7:30 p.m. Zikr Allah (425) 788-1617  

Friends,
Please join us for our monthly Zikr and Community Potluck this coming Sunday.  We will be supported by Yana Viniko on piano and Khalid Ron Ward on drums.  

Friends it’s come to my attention that donations have been a bit slim of late.   The Unity Church is so generous to us offering their beautiful space.   And it’s nice to have some of our travel expenses covered as well.   This is a community event and we’re so grateful to all of you for your participation and generosity.   It appears that if everyone donates an average of 3 to 5 dollars we’ll be able to do this!   Please remember that your participation is the most important if funds are ever an issue.

Please note:  I will be in Montana in July and August and will miss the zikrs then.  At this time the circle will be happening.  Wakil will lead in July and Hamid is on for August.
Many thanks, and much love

Hassan for the Whidbey zikr team

Fana Fi Gaia Retreat – See attached flyer for registration and event details.

About Fana fi Gaia  – A Ziraat Retreat

Walking the Sufi path, we seek to dissolve the sense of individual self in the realization that nothing is separate in the Divine Reality. Ziraat is one ray on this path. The sacred book of Nature is its scripture.

The beautiful land of Big Bear Camp Retreat Center in the Oregon coastal mountains welcomes us to join in our love for Mother Earth. Big Bear offers the perfect setting as we work to deepen our connection with Nature and with Earth Energies. We will weave together practices of the Sufi path and Peruvian Shamanism.

Big Bear Camp Retreat Center is off the grid and with no cell phone service.

For more information about Big Bear, visit bigbearcamp.org.

We will be nourished by delicious meals with a focus on organic ingredients seasoned with love by PamAllah Dussault. 

Guides for Fana fi Gaia – Ziraat Retreat

Tawwaba Bloch is a Ziraat Farmer. She served for 12 years as Esoteric Secretary to Murshid Wali Ali Meyer. In that capacity she facilitated the creation of Physicians of the Heart and has intensive training in the use of Wazifah for healing, spiritual growth and transformation. She has deeply immersed herself in the life of Murshid Samuel Lewis through research for his biography. As Khalifa she serves his message and the lineages that were transmitted through him.

Alethea Devi is a Modern Shaman who offers empowering opportunities for deep heart connections to our Sacred Mother Earth. She is a Shamanic Energy Healer and Spiritual Counselor. Her work is supported by her personal practices and life experiences in indigenous traditions from South & North America, Sufi Mysticism as a Mevlevi Semazen, and Ruhaniat Cheraga. She has a background in Transpersonal and Depth Psychology, New Thought Christianity, Women’s Spirituality, Neo-Paganism, Entheogens, and Celebrancy