The Inayatiyya of Greater Boston

The Purpose of Life

with Naima Brown and Yaqin Aubert

Tuesdays, Oct. 6th, Oct. 13th, Oct. 20th, Oct. 27th, Nov. 3rd, Nov. 10th, 2026

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET (New York)

Each soul has its purpose, but in the end all purposes resolve into one purpose, and it is that purpose which is sought by the mystic. - Hazrat Inayat Khan

The soul's awareness of its longing arises in the midst of life, expressing itself sometimes as a question about the purpose of it all and it's place in creation. According to HIK the answer is not a statement but in the unfurling of latent qualities of being from the encounter with the fullness of experience.

In the book The Purpose of Life, Murshid Inayat Khan discusses five desires: the desire for life, knowledge, power, happiness and peace, that the awakening to the meaning behind those desires guides us towards the fulfillment of our life. Join us in exploring these desires, diving into their counterpart at the level of the soul, and then back again into manifestation. We come see each essential quality elevated and enriched through contemplation to a level of understanding beyond ordinary perspectives or surface meanings that we might have expected at first glance.

We will work with practices of breath, sacred sound and light to enhance our experience of these integral themes.

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All are welcome! Ashiqs, Murids, experienced and new travelers on the path ...

Where: Zoom online meeting. After registration the zoom link will be sent to the email used to register.

Recordings: Audio Recordings will be made available a few days after each class to all who have registered.

Classes Cost: by donation when registering; recommended donation is $50, minimum donation of $10, plus ticketing fees. We appreciate your generosity!

Registration: https://purpose-of-life-2026.eventbee.com

Naima Brown teaches online internationally offering Meditation Classes and Retreats. She guides both group and individual retreats and mentored for the pioneering Sophic Whorl Retreat Guide Training. She served as Vice President of the Inayatiyya Inner School and was a founding mentor of Suluk Academy, a school of spiritual study. She is one of the Senior teachers and a Cherag of the Universal Worship for the local Greater Boston Inayatiyya Center.

Yaqin Aubert is a senior teacher and mentor in the Inayatiyya, a mystical and ecumenical lineage rooted in the legacy of Hazrat Inayat Khan. He has taught in the Suluk Academy, a school of contemplative Sufi studies. Yaqin guides individual and group retreats. He is a Siraj in the Universal Worship, which honors the unity of religious ideals. He is a storyteller helping seekers to unfold the wholeness of their being.

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Ongoing Gatha Classes

with Rahmana Santorelli

The 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month
at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (North America)

The Gathas were originally oral lectures that Hazrat Inayat Khan gave to his murids in the early 1920s. They contain foundational teachings that cover several topics. These lectures offer us the opportunity to consider, and live life, with an open mind and a compassionate heart. Meeting with others as a community, allows us to gain insight into Murshid’s wisdom and sense his presence. We will partake in meditative practices of the Inayatiyya as a way of making Murshid's profound teachings relevant to us on our journey. There will be an opportunity to share heart-felt reflections in the form of sohbet.

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Rahmana serves as a healing conductor, guide, representative, and center leader in the Inayatiyya of the Pioneer Valley in western Massachusetts. She is a long-time murid, a graduate of Suluk Naubahar, and an ongoing student of life. She finds sharing the Gathas with others makes them more meaningful than simply reading them on one’s own.

Contact Rahmana Santorelli|rrsantorelli#gmailc with your interest to attend, and for the link to class.

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The Githas

with Aqil Brown

1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7:00 - 8:00 PM Eastern Time (North America)

Oct. 6th and 20th, Nov. 3rd and 17th, and Dec. 1st, 2026

The Githa papers are a course of study given by Hazrat Inayat Khan for the murid who is ready to prepare for the realization of the soul. The murid, having awakened, now journeys into that vision of a new world of spirit. The task before the murid is to develop an intuitive and natural awareness of the expansive levels on which the soul experiences life. The mind and emotions are attuned to allow the finer vibrations to be felt. The cause and effect of impressions and intentions are watched. The inner and outer life are brought into harmony. One's motivation is sought out at its roots. One's purpose is found in the re-homing of the soul in this life and in preparing it for the next.

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We will contemplate the words of the Githa papers in this course, supported with practices that:

• seek to nourish the soul with the waters of life, of Spirit
• give the soul repose by accepting the enfolding embrace of the One Being
• stimulate the desire of the soul to witness and illuminate beauty, exercise nobility, excellence and mercy, and glorify the harmony of heaven and its echoes on earth
• allow the pure happiness of the soul in remembering its intimacy with the One

If time allows there may be sohbet (attuned sharing and listening).

This course is open to murids of the Inner School of the Inayatiyya who have been given the 4th or later initiations, or have the recommendation of their guide. A few years of experience with practices given by the Inner School is assumed.

Contact Aqil Brown|aqil for the zoom link.

Aqil Brown is a Representative in the Inayatiyya Inner School and one of the Inayatiyya of Greater Boston center leaders for the last few decades. Other activities of the Inayatiyya he has taken part in are Inner School Retreat Guide, Inner School leaders training advisor and mentor, Suluk Gulzar class, Ziraat Farmer and Cherag. Attending together in the moment, and the inspiration and magic that comes from that, is one of his favorite things.

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Sufi Evenings in Marblehead (via Zoom)

In Depth Meditations on the Teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, including relevance to everyday life.

Begins on Mon. Sept. 29, and continues on the 4th Monday of the month through May, 2026, 7:30 PM, Eastern Time

Co-Facilitated by Azimat Sally Schreiber-Cohn and Qalbi Melissa Tucker, with reflections, music or meditations guided by Banafsha Jane McKenna, Qudsiya Carol Rodrigue, Umma Nancy Ramsden, Deya Susan Seigel or others.

Please email Azimat omasea35#comcastn for Zoom link.

For other information, call Azimat 781-990-3776 or email Qalbi at melissatucker38#gmailc