Let the heavens be reflected on the earth,
Lord, that the earth may turn into heaven..
Hazrat Inayat Khan
THE LIGHT OF GUIDANCE CENTER NEW YORK CITY
A Center for the Study of the Universal Teachings of The Sufi Order International
The principal thing that the Sufi message has brought to the world is tolerance for all faiths existing in the different parts of the world, followed by different people... The true religion to a Sufi is the sea of truth and all the different faiths are as its waves. The message of God from time to time comes as tides in the sea, but what remains always is the sea, the truth. Those who consider another on the wrong track they themselves are also not on the right track, for the one who is on the right track finds every road leading to the same goal sooner or later. The Sufi mission does not make converts to a certain faith to the exclusion of all faiths... Faith to a Sufi is a free ideal, not a captivity. .Hazrat Inayat Khan.
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Pir Vilayat Khan, whose teachings and guidance are the inspiration behind the Light of Guidance Center, passed from this world on June 17, 2004. Some of his words and teachings may be found at http://www.theuniversel.net
Dance your sorrows away, dance yourself away. Dance your body to the floor, dance your soul to the sky, dance your thought into a whirlwind, dance your emotions into a spiral, dance your soul into the spirit..Each one is separated from the Beloved by the strength of the ego, and each is united to the Beloved by the strength of her/his love ........Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
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ONGOING EVENTS
SUFI TEACHINGS, ZIKR, LIGHT STUDY GROUP
SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008, SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008
Sufi Teachings and Zikr@ 5:00-6:00pm, followed by Light Study Group 6:00-7:00pm
These meetings are explorations of teachings and spiritual practices from the tradition of Hazrat Inayat Khan and his successors in the Sufi Order International.
Please note * July 5th is the Birthday of Hazrat Inayat Khan. We will be honoring his teachings in our class, Zikr and light study group. We will share in a a Potluck Dinner after class (please bring something to share).
Location: 223 Second Ave. (between 14th and 13th St. SW corner), Apt. 5J Buzzer on your right as enter the building is listed under F. Norton, Buzz 48# to be buzzed in, then take either elevator to 5th floor, Apt. 5J (5J not listed on outside buzzer). Please phone 212-477-6085 (Sharifa's #) for further info or if you need help that day getting into the building.
UPCOMING RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS
SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2008
EMERALD EARTH ZIRAAT WORKSHOP/RETREAT, Part 3
Cultivating the Heart and Mind of Awakening, with Sharifa Norton & Muinuddin Smith, @ 2-5:30 PM, followed by a pot-luck dinner, Flemington, New Jersey
To register contact NoorAllah, noorallah@earthlink.net,
908-788-6089 Please Click Here for FlyerSUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 Univeral Worship (see below)
SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2008
Summer Solstice Mini Retreat, 5-7pm, with Sharifa Norton and Muinuddin Smith,
East West Bookstore, 78 Fifth Ave. @14th St. New York City, http://www.eastwestnyc.com/events.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d73990169
Call to register: 212-243-5995
UNIVERSAL WORSHIP SERVICE
Honoring the essential unity of the world's spiritual traditions.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008
Special Universal Worship Service @3:30pm
Celebrating the Urs of Pir Vilayat Khan followed by Potluck (please bring something to share), at St. Matthew and St. Timothy’s Church, 26 West 84th St., NYC (please be on time).
SPECIAL EVENTS
SUFI ORDER INTERNATIONAL SUMMER GATHERING
at the Abode of the Message
July 11-13
Theme: Awakening in Harmony, with sessions on Abrahamic Reunion, Ziraat, Kinship and Healing
July 14-16
Retreat with Pir Zia and Aziza Scott
