Introduction to The Turn

with Hafizullah Chishti

Saturday, January 14, 2012, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Dartmouth, MA

This workshop introduces some aspects of the Turn and is intended for anyone who feels called to a deeply embodied form of spiritual practice. The workshop stands by itself but is also an introduction to a complete course of training in the Turn. The study materials will be drawn from the teachings of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, and The Turn taught from the perspective of his approach to Sufism.

Registration and Tuition:
The cost of the workshop for first-time attendees is $95 ($175 for couples), and $75 for students, those under 30 and those 65 and over.
Tuition for those who are participating in the ongoing full training is $85, $65 for seniors and students, and $150 for couples.
If you wish information about the ongoing training, please contact Lakshmi or Hafizullah. Register by making a check payable to "Hafizullah Chishti" and sending to Sufi Order of Rhode Island, 33 Woodbine Street, Cranston RI 02910. Please include your name, address, phone number and email address. For further registration or location information, contact Sufi Order of Rhode Island at 401.781.9069, or nab518#coxn

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Sacred Sound, Sacred Silence

with Hafizullah Chishti

Sunday, January 15, 2012, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Cranston, RI

"Since all things are made by the power of sound, of vibration, so everything is made by a portion thereof, and one can create one's world by the same power. Among all aspects of knowledge, the knowledge of sound is supreme, for all aspects of knowledge depend upon the knowing of form - except that of sound, which is beyond all form. ... If vibratory activity is properly controlled, one may experience all life's joy and at the same time not be enslaved by it."
- Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, The Music of Life: the Inner Nature and Effects of Sound

In this workshop, we will explore practices of sound and how they can support our journey of awakening. Participants will learn "harmonic singing" and its application to Sufi mantric practice (wazifa and zikr), how the right kind of music can be used in meditation and what kinds of music evoke recognition of the different Planes of Existence in our being.

No prior experience with sound practices is necessary, nor even to be a singer. All that is necessary is a desire for self-discovery.

Tuition: $45, $30 for students, seniors, and the chronically impecunious. For further information or to register, call Sufi Order of Rhode Island at 401.781.9069 or via email at nab518#coxn

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The Sufi Order International of Greater Boston Constellation of Light is devoted to meditation instruction, spiritual growth, and the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and Pir Zia Inayat Khan. It sponsors classes and events occurring in Boston, Massachusetts and throughout southeastern New England at a number of locations - a constellation of lights. It is a branch of the Sufi Order International, an interfaith international organization.

"Thus the ultimate purpose for which the soul is seeking every moment of our life, is our spiritual purpose. And you may ask how to attain to that purpose. The answer is that what you are seeking for is within yourself. Instead of looking outside, you must look within. The way to proceed to accomplish this is for some moments to suspend all your senses such as sight, hearing, smell, touch, in order to put a screen before the outside life; and by concentration and by developing that meditative quality you will sooner or later get in touch with the inner self which is more communicative, which speaks more loudly than all the noises of this world; and this gives joy, creates peace, and produces in you a self-sufficient spirit, a spirit of independence, of true liberty."

-- Hazrat Inayat Khan