Date: January 25th 2010

Golden Gate Sufi Circle

   

   

"When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe."

IN THE BAY AREA: monthly zikrs with Pir Shabda and classes with Murshid Wali Ali. More local events here or here.

2010 Sufi Camps and Retreats in the West Choose your camp(s), make your plans, register soon! Federation of the Sufi Message: an open meeting for all the orders of Hazrat Inayat Khan. April 28th - May 2nd 2010 in the North Bay area. Teachings and practices with Pirs and senior teachers from six international Sufi orders. Ruhaniat.org/Federation2010 North Bay All-bay Area Spring Sufi Campout at Cazadero, June 4th - 6th with Pir Shabda, Sheikh Muiz, Gayatri, Aamil, Malika and more! GoldengateSufi.org/Caz Mendocino Sufi Camps 2010 We look forward to seeing you in 2010 for an exceptional camp! Online registration is open, and complete info is online, at GoldengateSufi.org/mendocino July 13-17 ~ Mendocino Sufi Youth Retreat Ages 16-29 adult teachers: Pir Shabda Kahn and Sheikha Majida Nelson July 18-25 ~ Mendocino Sufi Camp "Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do" spiritual director: Murshida Mariam Baker special guest teacher: Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti (Neil Douglas-Klotz) July 25-29 ~ Mendocino Sufi Silent Retreat retreat guides: Murshida Mariam and Murshid Saadi South Bay All-bay Area Sufi Camp at Santa Cruz: Watch this web site for information, to be announced: SCSufi.ning.com East Bay Sufi Campout, near Oakland CA, August 27-28 Sufi practices and meditation and Dances of Universal Peace in community, in an Oakland/Berkeley hills camping area. Very affordable. Flyer and registration link to follow here by the end of February.

Also visit SufiPaths.net ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region with news, event announcements and much more. (formerly sufisonoma.org) Ruhaniat.org The Ruhaniat is the branch of Sufism founded by Murshid Samuel Lewis and now headed by Pir Shabda Kahn. Our new Internet vehicle is being co-created by Sufi brothers and sisters around the world. Offering content for newcomers and old hands alike, we hope that this will become an ever more useful planetary tool for unfoldment. Visit the audio and video selections and the teachings of Murshid SAM. Now online: the autumn issue of THE SOUND Journal.

MORE LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULES: Santa Cruz: Go here and Go here    Sacramento: GO    Pir Shabda's Schedule: GO    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: GO
San Francisco: the Mentorgarten and Khankah SAM Online GO    Humboldt County: Garden of the Heart Sufi Community   Raphael and Yahya's center in Oregon: selfsoulcenter.org.

Southwest Sufi Community news GO
Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan GO
About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available GO

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Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram

Each one holds within themselves the seed of infinite power.
This seed is the origin of heavens and earth -
of the whole world and the creatures in it.
When one realises that one is born of this seed,
one opens up the channel, through which flows into oneself
 the light and power of this immortal seed.
One’s weakness is conquered and inexhaustible strength manifests instead.
One’s ignorance is dispelled and one’s heart is illumined with Divine knowledge.
Doubt vanishes and unshakable faith takes birth in its place.
Grief and misery are annulled and true peace and joy pervade one’s being.
Thus life becomes a dazzling meteor radiating a divine and soothing brilliance.

- Swami (Papa) Ramdas