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West Coast Sufi Camps and Events for 2010 from GGSC -- make your plans, register online.

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:48:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title>Golden Gate Sufi Circle Online</title> <link href="http://suficircle.org/ggsc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body bgcolor="#cccccc"> <font color="#cccccc"><small>Golden Gate Sufi Circle</small></font> <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><p> <p>   </p><p>   </p> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font> <div></div></div><br> <center>  <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F0F8FF"> <CENTER> IN THE BAY AREA: <A HREF="http://marinsufis.com/flyers/2009-10_ZikrCircle2.pdf">monthly zikrs with Pir Shabda</A> and <A HREF="http://www.waliali101.org">classes with Murshid Wali Ali</A>. More local events <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net" target=_blank>here</A> or <A HREF="#jump2local">here</A>.</b></big> </CENTER> </td></tr> <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FAFAD2" valign="top"> <CENTER> <h1>2010 Sufi Camps and Retreats in the West<br> <small>Choose your camp(s), make your plans, register soon!</small></h1> </CENTER> <big><b><ul> <li>Federation of the Sufi Message: an open meeting for all the orders of Hazrat Inayat Khan.<br> April 28th - May 2nd 2010 in the North Bay area. </b>Teachings and practices with Pirs and senior teachers from six international Sufi orders. <A HREF="http://ruhaniat.org/Federation2010/"> Ruhaniat.org/Federation2010</A><b> <li>North Bay All-bay Area Spring Sufi Campout at Cazadero, June 4th - 6th<br> </b>with Pir Shabda, Sheikh Muiz, Gayatri, Aamil, Malika and more! <A HREF="http://goldengatesufi.org/caz">GoldengateSufi.org/Caz</A><b> <li>Mendocino Sufi Camps 2010 <br></b> We look forward to seeing you in 2010 for an exceptional camp!<br> Online registration is open, and complete info is online, at <A HREF="http://goldengatesufi.org/mendocino">GoldengateSufi.org/mendocino</A> <ul> <li><B>July 13-17 ~ Mendocino Sufi Youth Retreat</B><br> Ages 16-29<br> adult teachers: Pir Shabda Kahn and Sheikha Majida Nelson<br> <li><B>July 18-25 ~ Mendocino Sufi Camp</B><br> "Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do"<br> spiritual director: Murshida Mariam Baker<br> special guest teacher: Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti (Neil Douglas-Klotz)<br> <li><B>July 25-29 ~ Mendocino Sufi Silent Retreat</B><br> retreat guides: Murshida Mariam and Murshid Saadi <b> </ul> <li>South Bay All-bay Area Sufi Camp at Santa Cruz: <br></b> Watch this web site for information, to be announced: <A HREF="http://scsufi.ning.com/">SCSufi.ning.com</A> <b> <li>East Bay Sufi Campout, near Oakland CA, August 27-28<br> </b>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. </ul></b></big> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)">  <a name="jump2local"></a> <br> <big><b>Also visit <ul> <li><a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a></b> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region with news, event announcements and much more.</big> (formerly sufisonoma.org)<big> <li><b><A HREF="http://ruhaniat.org">Ruhaniat.org</A></b> 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.<br><br> <b>Now online: the autumn issue of <A HREF="http://www.thesoundjournal.org">THE SOUND</A> Journal. <hr> </center></td></tr> </tbody></table> <center> <br> <b>MORE LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULES: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">Go here</a> and <A HREF="http://scsufi.ning.com/">Go here</A>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a><br> San Francisco: the Mentorgarten and Khankah SAM Online <a href="http://khankahsam.org">GO</a>    Humboldt County:</b> <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/pamplin2009/Home/activities/quarterly-flyer"> Garden of the Heart Sufi Community</a>   Raphael and Yahya's center in Oregon: <A HREF= "http://www.selfsoulcenter.org/">selfsoulcenter.org</A>. </center> <p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/southwestsuficommunity/">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> <pre class="bqpre"> 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 </pre> <p><br> <p><br></p>

(GGSufi) Sesshin in January (register now for discount); 'The Sound' now online; Mendo 2010

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:43:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title>Golden Gate Sufi Circle Online</title> <link href="http://suficircle.org/ggsc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body bgcolor="#cccccc"> <font color="#cccccc"><small>Golden Gate Sufi Circle</small></font> <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><p> <blockquote><font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font><div></div></div></blockquote> <center>  <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F0F8FF"> <CENTER> <big><b>Now online: new October issue of <A HREF="http://www.thesoundjournal.org">THE SOUND</A> Journal.</big> <hr> IN THE BAY AREA: <A HREF="http://marinsufis.com/flyers/2009-10_ZikrCircle2.pdf">monthly zikrs with Pir Shabda</A> and <A HREF="http://www.khankahsam.org/2.html">classes with Murshid Wali Ali</A>. More local events <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net" target=_blank>here</A> or <A HREF="#jump2local">here</A>.</b> </CENTER> </td></tr> <tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FAFAD2" valign="top"> <CENTER> <b><big><font color=#DC143C>REGISTER BY OCT 31st FOR EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT</font></big></B> <h1>The 2010 Northern California Sufi Sesshin</h1> <big>A meditation, Dance and zikr retreat<br> Jan 1st - 10th in the rural hills north of Marin County. Online info and registration now available    <A HREF="http://suficircle.org/sufisesshin">GO</A><br> </big> </CENTER> </td></tr> <tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F0F8FF" valign="top"> <h2>More Upcoming Sufi Camps and Retreats in the West</h2> <b><ul> <li>"Buddha's Body: The Infinite Perfections of the Buddha" w/ Murshid Wali Ali, Eugene OR, Nov 20-22     <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/nov09/waliali-buddhas-body.pdf">GO</A> <li>The Names of Love w/ Murshid Wali Ali, San Diego CA, Feb 12th-14th:    <A HREF="http://onesunsandiego.com/images/The_Names_of_Love.pdf">Flyer</A>, <A HREF="http://OneSunSanDiego.com/register.html">register online</A>. <li>Federation of the Sufi Message (all the orders of Hazrat Inayat Khan): Apr 28-May 2 at IONS, Petaluma CA: save the date <li>Mendocino Camps 2010 -- <A HREF="#mendo">see below</A>. </ul></b> <A NAME="mendo"></A> </td></tr> <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FAFAD2" valign="top"> <h2>Save the dates for Mendocino Sufi Camp 2010<br></h2> <b> We look forward to seeing you in 2010 for an exceptional camp!<br> Online registration will open around the beginning of the year at <A HREF="http://suficircle.org/mendocino">suficircle.org/mendocino</A> <BLOCKQUOTE> July 13-17 ~ Mendocino Sufi Youth Retreat<br> Ages 16-29<br> adult teachers (to be confirmed): Pir Shabda Kahn and Sheikha Majida Nelson<br><br> July 18-25 ~ Mendocino Sufi Camp<br> "Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do"<br> spiritual director: Murshida Mariam Baker<br> special guest teacher: Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti (Neil Douglas-Klotz)<br><br> July 25-29 ~ Mendocino Sufi Silent Retreat<br> retreat guide: Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti (Neil Douglas-Klotz) </BLOCKQUOTE> </b> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #E0FFFF">  <A HREF="http://ruhaniat.org"><img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/srisite300.jpg" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" alt="screen shot of new web site"></a> <p><b><big>Grand Opening of the long-awaited new Sufi Ruhaniat Web Site</big></b> <p>The Ruhaniat is the branch of Sufism founded by Murshid Samuel Lewis and now headed by Pir Shabda Kahn. With the growth and diversification of the Ruhaniat during recent years, it has become clear that we needed a new Internet vehicle, and it is being co-created by many Sufi brothers and sisters. Offering content for newcomers and old hands alike, we hope that this will become an ever more useful planetary tool for unfoldment. Take a look at the audio and video selections! The link <A HREF="http://ruhaniat.org"><font color="#000000">Ruhaniat.org</font></A> will get you there. Enjoy! <a name="mendo"></a> </tr></td> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)"> <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/gr/camerasm.jpg" alt="Picture of a camera" align="left" hspace="10"> <big><b>Got pictures -- from camp or other Sufi events? If you'd like to share them via this web site ...<br> </big>just get a free account on Webshots.com or Flickr.com or Photobucket.com or Shutterfly.com etc, upload your best photos (a few dozen photos is perfect). Then send me the e-mail link they'll give you for sharing your photos, at <A HREF="mailto:photos@sufipaths.net">photos@sufipaths.net</A> <a name="jump2local"></a> </center></td></tr> </tbody></table> <center> <br> <big><b>Also visit <a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region<br>with news, event announcements and much more. </b></big>(formerly sufipaths.net) <p> <b>MORE LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULES: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">Go here</a> and <A HREF="http://scsufi.ning.com/">Go here</A>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a><br> San Francisco: the Mentorgarten and Khankah SAM Online <a href="http://khankahsam.org">GO</a>    Humboldt County:</b> <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/pamplin2009/Home/activities/quarterly-flyer"> Garden of the Heart Sufi Community</a>   Raphael and Yahya's center in Oregon: <A HREF= "http://www.selfsoulcenter.org/">selfsoulcenter.org</A>. </center> <p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/southwestsuficommunity/">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> <pre class="bqpre"> 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 </pre> <p><br> <p><br></p>

(GGSufi) There's still time to register for Mendocino Sufi Camp!

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:38:00 GMT

(GGSufi) Cazadero photos, camp and sesshin announcements, new Ruhaniat web site

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title>Golden Gate Sufi Circle Online</title> <link href="http://suficircle.org/ggsc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body bgcolor="#cccccc"> <font color="#cccccc"><small>Golden Gate Sufi Circle</small></font> <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><p> <blockquote><font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font><div></div></div></blockquote> <center> <p align="center"> <A HREF="http://suficircle.org">Visit the GGSC web site</A> </p>  <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody> <tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF" valign="top"> <b>WELCOME CAMPERS! We have added the emails from Cazadero Camp to this low-traffic email list. If you prefer to opt out, scroll to the bottom.</b> </td></tr> <tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CEFFE6" valign="top"> <h1>Upcoming Sufi Camps and Retreats in the West</h1> <b><ul> <li>Mendocino Camps -- <A HREF="#mendo">see below</A>. <li>Daylong retreat with Pir Shabda in Portland Aug 2nd    <A HREF="http://www.marinsufis.com/flyers/2009_PortlandAug2.pdf">GO</A> <li>4th Annual Southwest Sufi Camp, near Silver City, New Mexico Aug 9-15    <A HREF="http://sites.google.com/site/southwestsuficommunity/Home/votevents/retreat-flyer-info">GO</A> <li>South Bay Camp in Santa Cruz Aug 21st - 23rd     <A HREF="http://suficircle.org/southbay/">GO</A> <li>East Bay Camp-Out is Sept 4th-7th   <a href="http://sufipaths.net/sept09/eastbaycamp.pdf">GO</a> <li>Northwest Sufi Camp Aug 9th-16th: "The Remembrance of Perfection, the Perfection of Remembrance" <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/aug09/NWSC-1.pdf">Flyer p1</A>   <A HREF= "http://sufipaths.net/aug09/NWSC-2.pdf">Flyer p2</A> <li>Entering The Stream of Blessing With Pir Shabda, Asha Greer, Leilah Be and The Lama Community. New Mexico, Aug 17-23. <A HREF="http://www.lamafoundation.org/Summer%2008/Comm%20Camp%2008.htm">GO</a> <li>Sep 4-7, 2009: 21st Annual Humboldt County Labor Day Sufi Campout    <A HREF="http://sites.google.com/site/pamplin2009/Home/Pamplin-Grove-Camp">GO</A> <li>The 2010 Sufi Sesshin, Jan 1-10. Online info and registration now available    <A HREF="http://suficircle.org/sufisesshin">GO</A> </ul></b> <hr> <table width="100%" columns = "3" border="0"> <tr><td colspan="3"><center> <h4>View some Photos from Cazadero Sufi Camp-out    <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaffee-howard/sets/72157619571071602/show/" target= "_blank">GO </A></h4> </center></td></tr> <tr><td width="33%"><center> <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaffee-howard/sets/72157619571071602/show/" target= "_blank"> <img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/caz09-01.jpg"></a></center></td> <td width="33%"><center> <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaffee-howard/sets/72157619571071602/show/" target= "_blank"> <img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/caz09-02.jpg"></a></center></td> <td><center> <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaffee-howard/sets/72157619571071602/show/" target= "_blank"> <img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/caz09-03.jpg"></a></center></td> </tr></table> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #778877"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <A HREF="http://ruhaniat.org"><img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/srisite300.jpg" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" alt="screen shot of new web site"></a> <p><b><big>Grand Opening of the long-awaited new Sufi Ruhaniat Web Site</big></b> <p>The Ruhaniat is the branch of Sufism founded by Murshid Samuel Lewis and now headed by Pir Shabda Kahn. With the growth and diversification of the Ruhaniat during recent years, it has become clear that we needed a new Internet vehicle, and it is being co-created by many Sufi brothers and sisters. Offering content for newcomers and old hands alike, we hope that this will become an ever more useful planetary tool for unfoldment. Take a look at the audio and video selections! The link <A HREF="http://ruhaniat.org"><font color="#000000">Ruhaniat.org</font></A> will get you there. Enjoy! <a name="mendo"></a> </tr></td> <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)" valign="top"> <center><h2>Mendocino Sufi Camp 2009<br>"Drink with the Beloved"</h2> <b>Mendocino Sufi Camp July 19th-26th<br> Sufi Youth Camp July 14th-18th.<br> Mendocino Silent Retreat w/ Wali Ali July 26th-30th.</b> </center><br> <center> <img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/mendo07_by_neshamah-16.jpg" width="360px" hspace="10" alt="Photo by Neshama" title="Photo by Neshama"> </center> <h3>Welcome to the Caravan!</h3> <p> Dare to leave yourself behind and enter the Tavern. Awaken at dawn and commit totally to the day. Sing, dance, take tea, and breathe in Silence. Dive into the teachings. Close the gap between who you think you are and who you truly are. The skillful dismantling of false identities will help us bring joy into our heart and find remedy for life�s sorrows. Join us this summer, amidst the redwoods, to discover the Tavern of our hearts. We long to be with you.<br> -- Mary and Asha, Spiritual Directors <br><br> <b><center><biG>View or print Camp Flyer, register online or by mail <a href= "http://suficircle.org/mendocino/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</big> </center></b> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFCC"> <h2>Come, Come, Wherever you are ... <br> Sufi Classes and Talks to download and experience remotely</h2> <h3><ul> <li>Talks by Pir Shabda Kahn, recorded at Sufi gatherings far and wide: <a href="http://marinsufis.com/talks.php"><font face="sans-serif">GO</font></a>. <li>Murshid Wali Ali's Dharma Night talks, mureeds' Gatha Classes, and (by enrollment) Wazifa Studies: <a href="http://waliali101.org"><font face="sans-serif">GO</font></a>. <li>View schedules for <A HREF="http:marinsufis.com/schedule.php"><b>Shabda</b></A> or for <A HREF="http://waliali101.org">Wali Ali</A>. <br><br> <center> <table border="4" cellpadding="15" width="500" bgcolor="orange"><tr><td> <p><big> <center><font color="#FFFFFF"> <b>A TASTE OF THE JANUARY 2009 SUFI SESSHIN:     <A HREF="http://web.me.com/samia101/Sufi_Sesshin_2009/Sufi_Sesshin_2009.html">GO</A> </big><br> Recordings and photos miraculously prepared on-site<br> by Samia and Khadija, Ya Fatah! <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/shabdarocks.jpg" alt="Pir Shabda -- rock background" align="left" hspace="30"> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/waliali_fatima.jpg" alt="Murshid Wali Ali photo by Fatima" align="right" hspace="10"> <br><br><br> <A HREF="http://suficircle.org/sufisesshin/">2010 Sufi Sesshin Info and Registration</A> </center> </tr></td></table> </center> </ul></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)"> <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/gr/camerasm.jpg" alt="Picture of a camera" align="left" hspace="10"> <big><b>Got pictures -- from camp or other Sufi events? If you'd like to share them via this web site ...<br> </big>just get a free account on Webshots.com or Flickr.com or Photobucket.com or Shutterfly.com etc, upload your best photos (a few dozen photos is perfect). Then send me the e-mail link they'll give you for sharing your photos, at <A HREF="mailto:photos@sufipaths.net">photos@sufipaths.net</A> </center></td></tr> </tbody></table> <center> <br> <big><b>Also visit <a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region<br>with news, event announcements and much more. </b></big>(formerly SufiSonoma.org) <p> <b>MORE LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULES: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">Go here</a> and <A HREF="http://scsufi.ning.com/">Go here</A>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a><br> San Francisco: the Mentorgarten and Khankah SAM Online <a href="http://khankahsam.org">GO</a>    Humboldt County:</b> <a href="http://sufipaths.net/ongoing/humboldt.pdf"> Garden of the Heart Sufi Community</a>   Raphael and Yahya's center in Oregon: <A HREF= "http://www.selfsoulcenter.org/">selfsoulcenter.org</A>. </center> <p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/southwestsuficommunity/">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> <pre> "A lifetime without Love is of no account Love is the Water of Life Drink it down with heart and soul! " - Rumi </pre> <p><br> <p><br></p>

(GGSufi) Coming to June Campout ?? Please let us know! || May 9th: "The Music of Life" w/ Shabda and Gayan

Wed, 06 May 2009 22:41:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title>Golden Gate Sufi Circle Online</title> <link href="http://suficircle.org/ggsc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body bgcolor="#cccccc"> <font color="#cccccc"><small>Golden Gate Sufi Circle</small></font> <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><p> <blockquote><font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font><div></div></div></blockquote> <center>  <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody> <tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CEFFE6" valign="top"> <CENTER> <big><big><big><b>Cazadero Campout is June 5 - 7.<br>We need to know how many are coming!</b></big></big></big> </CENTER> <br> <div align="right"><big>May 6th 2009</big></div> <p><big> We hope to see you next month for our annual North Bay Spring gathering! We don't want you to miss the usual Dances, Zikrs, Meditations, Sufi teachings and open-hearted conviviality at this beautiful and convenient site in the Redwoods ... nor the <B>Qawwali music</B> Workshop with special guest Sukhawat Ali Khan. In case you haven't registered yet <b>PLEASE go to the <A HREF="http://suficircle.org/caz">registration page</A> and do so. We need to know!</b> If it's "probable" or "possible" you'll be with us, let us know that, and whether the entire weekend or part time.</big> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #778877"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <h3>This Saturday, May 9th 9:30 - 5:00:   "THE MUSIC OF LIFE: Making Gayan, Vadan & Nirtan a Reality"<br> A retreat in Fairfax with Pir Shabda Kahn & Gayan Gregory Long<br> </small></h3> <p>In his seminal book "The Mysticism of Sound and Music" Hazrat Inayat Khan states that "According to the esoteric standpoint, music is the beginning and end of the universe. All actions and movements made in the visible and invisible world are musical." He signifies three subjects in music: Gayan, which means singing; Vadan, playing; and Nirtan, dancing. The qualities of singing, playing, and dancing are not simply found in what one typically thinks of as music; they can be found everywhere. Utilizing the Dances and zikr, pith teachings, and experiential activities, we will explore the beauty, depth, and bliss of the endless ocean of music. No musical experience required. (If you have a hand drum, bring it along.) <p> <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/may09/shabda-gayan.pdf"><font color="yellow">View flyer with complete information</font></A> </tr></td> <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)" valign="top"> <center><h2>Mendocino Sufi Camp 2009<br>"Drink with the Beloved"</h2> <b>Mendocino Sufi Camp July 19th-26th<br> Sufi Youth Camp July 14th-18th.<br> Mendocino Silent Retreat w/ Wali Ali July 26th-30th.</b> </center><br> <center> <img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/mendo07_by_neshamah-16.jpg" width="360px" hspace="10" alt="Photo by Neshama" title="Photo by Neshama"> </center> <h3>Welcome to the Caravan!</h3> <p> Dare to leave yourself behind and enter the Tavern. Awaken at dawn and commit totally to the day. Sing, dance, take tea, and breathe in Silence. Dive into the teachings. Close the gap between who you think you are and who you truly are. The skillful dismantling of false identities will help us bring joy into our heart and find remedy for life�s sorrows. Join us this summer, amidst the redwoods, to discover the Tavern of our hearts. We long to be with you.<br> -- Mary and Asha, Spiritual Directors <br><br> <b><center><biG>View or print Camp Flyer, register online or by mail <a href= "http://suficircle.org/mendocino/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</big> </center></b>  </td></tr> <tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CEFFE6"> <center><h2>More 2009 Golden Gate Sufi Circle Camps<br></h2></center> <b> <a name="dates"></a> <big><big><ul> <li><i>Cazadero Camp-Out</i> is June 5th-7th   <a href= "http://suficircle.org/caz/">Flyer and Online Registration</a> <li><i>Santa Cruz Camp-Out</i> is Aug 21-23  <A HREF= "http://scsufi.ning.com/events/south-bay-sufi-camp-2009">Go to web site</A> <li><i>East Bay Camp-Out</i> is Sept 4th-7th   <a href="http://sufipaths.net/sept09/eastbaycamp.pdf">Flyer</a> </ul></big></big> </b> <a name="foo"></a> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #778877"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <b> <b> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/gayan-drum.jpg" height="200" align="right" hspace="50"> <p>  &hearts; "The Dance of Life: A weekend of Dances of Universal Peace <br>and Spiritual Teachings" with Pir Shabda and drummer Gayan Long,<br> in San Diego May 1st - 3rd. <A HREF="http://www.onesunsandiego.com/images/Dance_of_Life_v8.pdf"> <font color="yellow">GO</font></A>. <p>  &hearts; The Music of Life: Making Gayan, Vadan & Nirtan a Reality<br> A retreat with Pir Shabda Kahn & Gayan Gregory Long in Fairfax, Saturday, May 9 2009 <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/may09/shabda-gayan.pdf"><font color="yellow">GO</font></A> <p>  &hearts;  <b>Many more events</b> on the Sufi Paths web site <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/"><font color="yellow">GO</font></A> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.sufipaths.net/heartbeat/worldevents.pdf"><font color="yellow">2009 WORLD-WIDE RUHANIAT EVENTS</font></A>. </CENTER> </font></center> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFCC"> <h2>Come, Come, Wherever you are ... <br> Sufi Classes and Talks to download and experience remotely</h2> <h3><ul> <li>Talks by Pir Shabda Kahn, recorded at Sufi gatherings far and wide: <a href="http://marinsufis.com/talks.php"><font face="sans-serif">GO</font></a>. <li>Murshid Wali Ali's Dharma Night talks, mureeds' Gatha Classes, and (by enrollment) Wazifa Studies: <a href="http://waliali101.org"><font face="sans-serif">GO</font></a>. <li>View schedules for <A HREF="http:marinsufis.com/schedule.php"><b>Shabda</b></A> or for <A HREF="http://waliali101.org">Wali Ali</A>. <div align="right"> <table border="4" cellpadding="15" width="500" bgcolor="orange"><tr><td> <p><big> <center><font color="#FFFFFF"> <b>A TASTE OF THE JANUARY 2009 SUFI SESSHIN:     <A HREF="http://web.me.com/samia101/Sufi_Sesshin_2009/Sufi_Sesshin_2009.html">GO</A> </big><br> Recordings and photos miraculously prepared on-site<br> by Samia and Khadija, Ya Fatah! <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/shabdarocks.jpg" alt="Pir Shabda -- rock background" align="left" hspace="30"> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/waliali_fatima.jpg" alt="Murshid Wali Ali photo by Fatima" align="right" hspace="10"> </center> </tr></td></table> </div> </ul></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)"> <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/gr/camerasm.jpg" alt="Picture of a camera" align="left" hspace="10"> <big><b>Got pictures -- from camp or other Sufi events? If you'd like to share them via this web site ...<br> </big>just get a free account on Webshots.com or Flickr.com or Photobucket.com or Shutterfly.com etc, upload your best photos (a few dozen photos is perfect). Then send me the e-mail link they'll give you for sharing your photos, at <A HREF="mailto:photos@sufipaths.net">photos@sufipaths.net</A> </center></td></tr> </tbody></table> <center> <br> <big><b>For complete local Sufi events calendars and news, visit<br> <a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region <br> </b></big>(formerly SufiSonoma.org) <p> <b>MORE LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULES: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">Go here</a> and <A HREF="http://scsufi.ning.com/">Go here</A>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a><br> San Francisco: the Mentorgarten and Khankah SAM Online <a href="http://khankahsam.org">GO</a>    Humboldt County:</b> <a href="http://sufipaths.net/ongoing/humboldt.pdf"> Garden of the Heart Sufi Community</a>   Raphael and Yahya's center in Oregon: <A HREF= "http://www.selfsoulcenter.org/">selfsoulcenter.org</A>. </center> <p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://southwestsuficommunity.org/currentletter/currentletter.html">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> <pre> "A lifetime without Love is of no account Love is the Water of Life Drink it down with heart and soul! " - Rumi </pre> <p><br> <p><br></p>

(GGSufi) Early Bird discount for Mendo ends Friday | Events next month with Pir Shabda and Gayan Long

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:52:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title>Golden Gate Sufi Circle Online</title> <link href="http://suficircle.org/ggsc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body bgcolor="#cccccc"> <font color="#cccccc"><small>Golden Gate Sufi Circle</small></font> <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo -- which you may or may not see as we're having server trouble" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><p> <blockquote><font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font><div></div></div></blockquote> <center>  <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #778877"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <center><big>May 2009 events with Pir Shabda and drummer Gayan Long, in San Diego and Fairfax    <A HREF="#foo"><font color="yellow">GO</font></A></center> </tr></td> <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)" valign="top"> <CENTER> <h2>Time to register for Mendocino Camp to get your DISCOUNT</h2> </CENTER> <p> Dear previous (and future) Mendocino Sufi Camp beloveds, <p> We hope to see you at this summer's gathering! In case you haven't registered yet for this year's camp (July 19-26, 2009), we wanted to let you know a few things: <p> EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS IN 3 DAYS!!!!! <p> The $50 per person EARLY BIRD discount for full-time campers will no longer be available after May 1, 2009; to get the discount, please complete your registration and pay your $100 per person deposit by either credit card or mailing a check by that date. <p> REMEMBER -- CAMP PREREGISTRATION ENDS SIX DAYS BEFORE CAMP STARTS!!!! <p> To preserve our sanity, and to give us more time to get prepared for camp and make your camp experience ever more copacetic, we're shutting down preregistration a few days before camp, on Monday, July 13, 2008 at noon. If a camper doesn't preregister and just shows up at camp, there will be an additional $15/day (or $100 per full-time camper) onsite registration fee added to the regular camp fee. To be clear: We really, really, really, really don't want to charge the onsite registration fee to anyone -- but we *do* want you to come, so please preregister! It's so hard to plan meals and camp events if we don't have an accurate head count ahead of time. <p> Well, now that business is out of the way, let us say once again that we really, truly would love to greet each of you to camp in July. You can register online at: <a href="http://suficircle.org/mendocino">suficircle.org/mendocino</a>. <p> Love and light,<br> Kabir & Jelehla Ziemba, camp managers<br> Mendocino Sufi Camp <hr> <center><h2>Mendocino Sufi Camp 2009<br>"Drink with the Beloved"</h2> <b>Mendocino Sufi Camp July 19th-26th<br> Sufi Youth Camp July 14th-18th.<br> Mendocino Silent Retreat w/ Wali Ali July 26th-30th.</b> </center><br> <center> <img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/mendo07_by_neshamah-16.jpg" width="360px" hspace="10" alt="Photo by Neshama" title="Photo by Neshama"> </center> <h3>Welcome to the Caravan!</h3> <p> Dare to leave yourself behind and enter the Tavern. Awaken at dawn and commit totally to the day. Sing, dance, take tea, and breathe in Silence. Dive into the teachings. Close the gap between who you think you are and who you truly are. The skillful dismantling of false identities will help us bring joy into our heart and find remedy for life�s sorrows. Join us this summer, amidst the redwoods, to discover the Tavern of our hearts. We long to be with you.<br> -- Mary and Asha, Spiritual Directors <br><br> <b><center><biG>View or print Camp Flyer, register online or by mail <a href= "http://suficircle.org/mendocino/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</big> </center></b>  </td></tr> <tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CEFFE6"> <center><h2>More 2009 Golden Gate Sufi Circle Camps<br></h2></center> <b> <a name="dates"></a> <big><big><ul> <li><i>Cazadero Camp-Out</i> is June 6th-8th   <a href= "http://suficircle.org/caz/">Flyer and Online Registration</a> <li><i>Santa Cruz Camp-Out</i> is Aug 21-23  <A HREF= "http://scsufi.ning.com/events/south-bay-sufi-camp-2009">Go to web site</A> <li><i>East Bay Camp-Out</i> is Sept 4th-7th   <a href="http://sufipaths.net/sept09/eastbaycamp.pdf">Flyer</a> </ul></big></big> </b> <a name="foo"></a> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #778877"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <b> <b> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/gayan-drum.jpg" height="200" align="right" hspace="50"> <p>  &hearts; "The Dance of Life: A weekend of Dances of Universal Peace <br>and Spiritual Teachings" with Pir Shabda and drummer Gayan Long,<br> in San Diego May 1st - 3rd. <A HREF="http://www.onesunsandiego.com/images/Dance_of_Life_v8.pdf"> <font color="yellow">GO</font></A>. <p>  &hearts; The Music of Life: Making Gayan, Vadan & Nirtan a Reality<br> A retreat with Pir Shabda Kahn & Gayan Gregory Long in Fairfax, Saturday, May 9 2009 <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/may09/shabda-gayan.pdf"><font color="yellow">GO</font></A> <p>  &hearts;  <b>Many more events</b> on the Sufi Paths web site <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/"><font color="yellow">GO</font></A> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.sufipaths.net/heartbeat/worldevents.pdf"><font color="yellow">2009 WORLD-WIDE RUHANIAT EVENTS</font></A>. </CENTER> </font></center> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFCC"> <h2>Come, Come, Wherever you are ... <br> Sufi Classes and Talks to download and experience remotely</h2> <h3><ul> <li>Talks by Pir Shabda Kahn, recorded at Sufi gatherings far and wide: <a href="http:marinsufis.com/talks.php"><font face="sans-serif">GO</font></a>. <li>Murshid Wali Ali's Dharma Night talks, mureeds' Gatha Classes, and (by enrollment) Wazifa Studies: <a href="http:waliali101.org"><font face="sans-serif">GO</font></a>. <li>View schedules for <A HREF="http:marinsufis.com/schedule.php"><b>Shabda</b></A> or for <A HREF="http://waliali101.org">Wali Ali</A>. <div align="right"> <table border="4" cellpadding="15" width="500" bgcolor="orange"><tr><td> <p><big> <center><font color="#FFFFFF"> <b>A TASTE OF THE JANUARY 2009 SUFI SESSHIN:     <A HREF="http://web.me.com/samia101/Sufi_Sesshin_2009/Sufi_Sesshin_2009.html">GO</A> </big><br> Recordings and photos miraculously prepared on-site<br> by Samia and Khadija, Ya Fatah! <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/shabdarocks.jpg" alt="Pir Shabda -- rock background" align="left" hspace="30"> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/waliali_fatima.jpg" alt="Murshid Wali Ali photo by Fatima" align="right" hspace="10"> </center> </tr></td></table> </div> </ul></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)"> <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/gr/camerasm.jpg" alt="Picture of a camera" align="left" hspace="10"> <big><b>Got pictures -- from camp or other Sufi events? If you'd like to share them via this web site ...<br> </big>just get a free account on Webshots.com or Flickr.com or Photobucket.com or Shutterfly.com etc, upload your best photos (a few dozen photos is perfect). Then send me the e-mail link they'll give you for sharing your photos, at <A HREF="mailto:photos@sufipaths.net">photos@sufipaths.net</A> </center></td></tr> </tbody></table> <center> <br> <big><b>For complete local Sufi events calendars and news, visit<br> <a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region <br> </b></big>(formerly SufiSonoma.org) <p> <b>MORE LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULES: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">Go here</a> and <A HREF="http://scsufi.ning.com/">Go here</A>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a><br> San Francisco: the Mentorgarten and Khankah SAM Online <a href="http://khankahsam.org">GO</a>    Humboldt County:</b> <a href="http://sufipaths.net/ongoing/humboldt.pdf"> Garden of the Heart Sufi Community</a>   Raphael and Yahya's center in Oregon: <A HREF= "http://www.selfsoulcenter.org/">selfsoulcenter.org</A>. </center> <p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/southwestsuficommunity/">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> <pre> "A lifetime without Love is of no account Love is the Water of Life Drink it down with heart and soul! " - Rumi </pre> <p><br> <p><br></p>

(GGSufi) Urs Celebrations || "Tune in" to the Sufi Sesshin, now in progress!

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:24:00 GMT

Golden Gate Sufi Circle eList Message

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:17:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> <meta http-equiv="expires" content="now"> <meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta name="Description" content="Info and calendar for Sufi activities and Dances of Universal Peace in Northern California"> <meta name="KeyWords" content="golden Gate Sufi Circle, sufi, sufis, sebastopol, sonoma, san francisco, california, ruhaniat, dances of universal peace, sufi camp, mendocino sufi camp"> <title>Golden Gate Sufi Circle Online</title> <link href="http://suficircle.org/ggsc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body bgcolor="#cccccc"> <font color="#cccccc"><small>Golden Gate Sufi Circle</small></font> <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><blockquote><font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font><div></div></div></blockquote> <center>  <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #778877"> <center><font color="#FFFFFF"><big>This year's <b>Urs of Murshid SAM</b> in the Bay Area, will be held Thursday, January 15, 2009 from 7-10 pm at the Marin Art & Garden Center in Ross, at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd just west of the College of Marin. All are welcome!</big></font></center> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFCC"> <center> <h2>Come, Come, Wherever you are ... <br> Sufi Classes and Talks to download and experience remotely</h2> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/shabdarocks.jpg" alt="Pir Shabda -- rock background" align="left" hspace="30"> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/img/waliali_fatima.jpg" alt="Murshid Wali Ali photo by Fatima" align="right" hspace="10"> </center> <h3><ul> <li>Talks by Pir Shabda Kahn, recorded at Sufi gatherings far and wide: <a href="http:marinsufis.com/talks.php"><font face="sans-serif">GO</font></a>. <li>Murshid Wali Ali's Dharma Night talks, mureeds' Gatha Classes, and (by enrollment) Wazifa Studies: <a href="http:waliali101.org"><font face="sans-serif">GO</font></a>. <li>View schedules for <A HREF="http:marinsufis.com/schedule.php"><b>Shabda</b></A> or for <A HREF="http://waliali101.org">Wali Ali</A>. </ul></td></tr> <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)" valign="top"> <Center><h2>The 6th Annual Northern California Sufi Sesshin</h2></center> <h3> <ul> <li>Pir Shabda Kahn <li>Murshid Wali Ali <li>Murshida Taj Inayat <li>Sheikh Rahmat Moore <li>Gayan Long </ul> Friday, January 2 - Sunday, January 11, 2009 </h3> <b>Ten Days of Zikr, Dances of Universal Peace, and Meditation</b> <p> Join us for ten days of Silent Meditation alternating with Zikr and Dances of Universal Peace, exploring this way to integrate active practice with meditation. <p> This potent practice combines the power and resonance of the Zikr Circle /Dance Circle with the profound calm and abiding insight of the meditative state. It is our goal that this integrative approach will move us toward a grounded balance of Serenity, Insight and Awareness. <p> The teachings and transmission of Hazrat Inayat Khan and Murshid Samuel Lewis will be woven into the context of the retreat. <p> Our retreat site, owned and operated by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, is a beautiful property on the Marin-Sonoma border, conveniently located right off Hwy 101, sheltered by rolling hills. It has a spacious Dance/Meditation Hall, dining hall and comfortable lodging in single or double rooms.   <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/jan09/sesshin.pdf">FLYER</A>    <A HREF="http://suficircle.org/SufiSesshin">ONLINE REGISTRATION</A> </td> <td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(153,255,153)"> <H2>Mexico Sufi Camp 2009<br><small>with Asha Greer and Atum O'Kane, Jan 3-10 2009.</small></h2> <p> Come join us ... for a wonderful retreat on a beautiful beach where the jungle meets the sea. Mexico Camp provides a rare opportunity to dive deeply into spiritual practice within a supportive community while enjoying the natural beauty and serenity of the surrounding environment. <p>Mornings are spent exploring Sufi teachings, meditation, walking practices, dances, and discussion. Afternoons are free for swimming, hiking, boating, whale-watching, or just relaxing on the pristine beach, which is right at your doorstep. Evenings are devoted to Dances of Universal Peace and the Sufi practice of remembrance. <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/jan09/mardejade.pdf">GO</A> <hr> <h2>Join Pir Shabda Kahn and <br> Denise Kaufman in beautiful Bali<br><small>January 25 to January 31, 2009</small> </h2> <p> We will stay in a wonderful guesthouse in Ubud, the emerald jewel of Balinese art and craft. The people of this tropical paradise have an embodied spirituality that is beauty manifested in every sense. A full complement of practices & all Balinese music programs <p> Optional 6 day Bali journey round the island will follow Feb 2-7 <br>Solomon is our Bali tour guide for entire event Contact e-mail Journeys33@yahoo.com Space will be limited to 33 <A HREF="http://www.sufipaths.net/jan09/bali-jan09.pdf">Flyer here.</A> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFCC"> <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/gr/camerasm.jpg" alt="Picture of a camera" align="left" hspace="10"> <big><b>Got pictures -- from camp or other Sufi events? If you'd like to share them via this web site ...<br> </big>just get a free account on Webshots.com or Flickr.com or Photobucket.com or Shutterfly.com etc, upload your best photos (a few dozen photos is perfect). Then send me the e-mail link they'll give you for sharing your photos, at <A HREF="mailto:photos@sufipaths.net">photos@sufipaths.net</A> </center></td></tr> </tbody></table> <center> <br> <big><b>NEW Sufi community web site for 2008: "<a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region" <br> </b></big>(formerly SufiSonoma.org) <p> <b>Local Events Schedules: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">Go here</a> and <A HREF="http://scsufi.ning.com/">Go here</A>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a> </b></p><p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://southwestsuficommunity.org/currentletter/currentletter.html">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> <pre> rocks crack apart filled with passions longing to have a glimpse of you soul grows wings over-joyed with desire flying in search of you fire changes to water wisdom becomes insanity and my own eyes turn out to be the enemy of my sleep as they long to see you there is a dragon devouring rocks and men causing insanity destroying peaceful lives and calling itself love please don't imprison free souls don't change laughter to cries don't press us so hard there is no one but you to turn to your love demands nothing less than my wounded heart and my heart is filled with nothing but your longings the wine jar is boiling over someone is drinking the wine and making the harp play itself the sonnets to your admiration your love entered my house saw me without you put its hand over my head and said pity on you this love journey is surely the hardest and most twisted road i have taken i began the journey but my heart is still dragging behind wrapped around your feet -- Translation by Nader Khalili, "Rumi, Fountain of Fire", Burning Gate Press 1994. </pre> <p><br> <p><br></p>

Golden Gate Sufi Circle eList: Mendocino Camp photos, video and MP3 // Upcoming events in the region

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:38:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> <link href="http://suficircle.org/ggsc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body bgcolor="#cccccc">  <center><blockquote>NOTE: This email is a copy of our front page at suficircle.org, but without the photos and video; <a href="http://suficircle.org/">click here</a> to go to the full vesion on the Web. </blockquote></center> <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><p> <blockquote><font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font><div></div></div></blockquote> <center>  <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width = "30%" valign="bottom" align="center"> <b><a href="http://suficircle.org/index.htm#vid">See video online from the Drum<br> Circle on Saturday evening</a><br><br> <a href="http://suficircle.org/index.htm#vid"><img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/drumclip.jpg" border="2" title="click here" alt="click here"></a> <br><br><br><br> </td> <td width="40%"> <big><b><a href="http://suficircle.org/">Click here to view the complete<br>page with photos embedded</b><big> <br><br> </td> <td> <p><center><A HREF="http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e198/SufiCircle08Camp/"><big><b> More photos by Khushi and Shaffee here</b></big></A></center><br><br> <p><center><A HREF="#share"><big><b>Share YOUR camp photos: click here</b></big></A></center><br><br> <p><center><A HREF="#Solomon"><big><b>Hear the sound track of our Sufi Rave!</b></big></A></center> </td></tr></table> <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody>  <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFCC"> <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/gr/allah1.jpg" width="180px" alt="Name of God in Arabic" align="right" hspace="10"> <h2>Sufi Zikr Circles led by Pir Shabda Kahn</h2> <h3>New Autumn - Winter schedule<br> In Fairfax at the Semahane, once a month<br> Sept 17th, Oct 22nd, Nov 19th, Dec 10th, Jan 14th    <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/ongoing/zikrcircle(fairfax).pdf">flyer here</A></h3> <hr> <br clear="right"> <big><b>NEW ADDITION: A variety of great recorded talks by PIR SHABDA KAHN<br>are now available to download from his web site !!    <A HREF="http://marinsufis.com/talks.php">GO</A> </b></big> </center> <br> </center></td></tr> <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)" valign="top"> <Center><h2>More Bay Area Sufi Camps</h2></center> <hr> <dl> <h2>SANTA CRUZ / SOUTH BAY CAMP</h2> <dd><big>Aug 22nd-24th. Dancesof Universal Peace, Zikr, Music, Meditation, Practices. Nature Trails, Redwoods, Swimming Pool, Volleyball. Children's and Teen's Camps. Six meals, including Vegetarian & Vegan options    <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/Camp.html">GO</a> </big> <dt><h2>EAST BAY CAMP-OUT</h2> <dd><big>Sept 12th-14th with Perry Wali, Fazl "Funny Frank" Olivier, Yaqin Brian Rohsenow, and focalized by Gayatri. Located in the Oakland hills. Cost $40.    <a href= "http://sufipaths.net/sep08/eastbaycamp.pdf">GO</a></big> </dl> <hr> <img src="http://suficircle.org/grafix/sacred-cauldron.jpg" align="right"> <h3>Northwest Sufi Camp 2008<br>"The Sacred Cauldron"</h3> August 10-17, Camp Adams, Oregon    <A HREF="http://www.nwsuficamp.org/">GO</A> </td> <td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(153,255,153)"> <h3><small>20th Annual Garden of the Heart</small><br> Humboldt Labor Day<br>Sufi Camp-out</h3> Friday, Aug 29 - Monday, Sept 1 at Pamplin Grove, south of Eureka<br> Spiritual Co-Directors: Mary Flowers and Jonathan Weber 707.444.9517   <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/aug08/pamplin.pdf">GO</A> <h3>The Sufi Conference, Oct 16-19 at Asilomar   <a href="http://suficonference.org">go</a></h3> <p><b>Featuring Lewelleyn Vaughan-Lee, Pir Zia, Pir Shabda, Imam Bilal, Peter Kingsley and more </b> <blockquote>"This energy of divine love cannot be brought into life by any single Sufi order or teacher, but only when different orders and lovers of God are gathered together for the sake of the One, for the sake of the whole."    -- Lewelleyn Vaughan-Lee</blockquote> <hr> <H2>2009 Sufi Sesshin</H2> January 2nd - 11th: 10 days of meditation, dances and zikr to start the New Year! <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/jan09/sesshin.pdf">GO</A> <hr> <H2>Mexico Sufi Camp 2009</H2> ... with Asha Greer and Atum O'Kane, Jan 3-10. Save the dates! <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/jan09/mardejade.pdf">GO</A> <A NAME="share"></A> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFCC"> <center> <img src="http://sufipaths.net/gr/camerasm.jpg" alt="Picture of a camera" align="left" hspace="10"> <big><b>Got pictures -- from camp or other Sufi events? If you'd like to share them via this web site ...<br> </big>just get a free account on Webshots.com or Flickr.com or Photobucket.com or Shutterfly.com etc, upload your best photos (a few dozen photos is perfect). Then send me the e-mail link they'll give you for sharing your photos, at <A HREF="mailto:photos@sufipaths.net">photos@sufipaths.net</A> </center></td></tr> </tbody></table> <center> <a name="vid"></a> <h2><center>Drum Circle at Mendocino Sufi Camp 2008<br> <small>led by Gayan Gregory Long</small></h2> <embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://i39.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid39.photobucket.com/albums/e198/SufiCircle08Camp/DrumCircle2.flv"> <a name="Solomon"></a> <table border="5" cellpadding="24"><tr><td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)"> <blockquote>Pir Shabda Kahn writes: Dear Family, <br><br> At the Mendocino Sufi Camp this year, as in previous years, we had a late night Dance/Cosmic Rave after Thursday night Zikr. This event allows our youth community to feel like part of camp is theirs and in their rhythm, that we can all join in, while for the rest of the week much of what they do is join us in our rhythm. <br><br> This years dj was my son Solomon, who is a professional dj, and we all thoroughly enjoyed the 2 1/2 hours of continuous dance music. He recorded it as he played for us, and we have posted it for any of you to download and enjoy. <A HREF="http://marinsufis.com/downloads/SolomonMendoSufiCAMPset.mp3">Here is the link to the MP3 file</A> </blockquote> <br> <i>ABOUT GETTING THIS FILE: Different web browsers have different behaviors when you click on a filename like the above. Someday I hope to write out a "how-to" for all the browsers there are, on at least the current versions of Windows and Mac-OS. Meanwhile, here's a plan: when you click on the link above, hopefully you will get a choice to open or save it. Choose 'open' -- but you may have to wait for the whole, very large file to land on your computer before it starts to play. Other tricks to try include right-clicking or ctrl-clicking on the link (the underlined word/s) and try the choices in the resulting menu. Nothing bad will happen.     -- Shaffee</i> </td></tr></table> <br> <big><b>NEW Sufi community web site for 2008: "<a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region" <br> </b></big>(formerly SufiSonoma.org) <p> <b>Local Events Schedules: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">GO</a>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a> </b></p><p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://southwestsuficommunity.org/currentletter/currentletter.html">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> </center> It is in self-realization that the mystery of the whole of life is centered.<br> It is the remedy of all maladies; it is the secret of success in all walks of life;<br> it is a religion and more than a religion. And at this time when the whole world is upset,<br> the Sufi message conveys to the world the divine message. What is wrong with humanity today<br> is that it is not itself, and all the misery of the world is caused by this. Therefore<br> nothing can answer the need of humanity save this process of the sages and the wise<br> of all ages, which leads souls to self-realization. <br><br>     -- Hazrat Inayat Khan <p><br> <p><br></p>

(GGSufi) Mendo Camp -- Pre-registration CLOSES 7/14 at noon. Plus: Campouts // Dreamwork // and more

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:35:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> <link href="http://suficircle.org/ggsc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body bgcolor="#cccccc">  <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><p> <blockquote><font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font><div></div></div></blockquote> <center>  <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody>  <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)" valign="top"> <p><big><b>Breaking Camp news:</b> Tui's friend Barbara Lalita Swetina, Findhorn's Music Director and Dance Leader, will be with us at camp!</big> <p><big><b>PRE-REGISTRATION FOR MENDOCINO SUFI CAMP<br>CLOSES AT NOON ON MONDAY JULY 14TH !!</B></big> <blockquote><i> If you are even "MAYBE" coming to the youth camp, the main camp, or the silent retreat with Wali Ali, your hard-working managers <b>need you to pre-register</b>. On your registration just let them know you aren't sure yet whether or not you'll be there. <a href="http://suficircle.org/flyers/mendo08.htm">GO</a> </i></blockquote> <center><h2>Mendocino Sufi Camp 2008<br>"The Jewel Within"</h2> <b>Mendocino Sufi Camp July 20th-27th<br> Sufi Youth Camp July 15th-19th.<br> Mendocino Silent Retreat w/ Wali Ali July 27th-31st.</b> </center><br> <center> <img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/mendo07_by_neshamah-16.jpg" width="360px" hspace="10"> </center> <p> We welcome you to journey with us, a community of spiritual friends and seekers from many walks of life, to the 34th annual Mendocino Sufi Camp. At our core resides a jewel, the perfection of our essence and our connection with the divine. Just as the lotus blossom emerges from the darkness of the mud, we rise in mystery toward the light. Prophet Mohammed states, "I was a hidden treasure and I wished to be known." With the grace of God, the guidance of our inspired teaching staff, and the support of our whole Sufi family, we help each other awaken to our true nature and illuminate the jewel within our heart.<br><br> Love and Blessings to All,<br> Latif and Pegeen, Spiritual Directors <br><br> <b><center>View or print the awesome Camp Flyer    <a href= "http://suficircle.org/flyers/mendo08.pdf" target="_blank">GO</a> <br>Go to live online registration   <a href="http://suficircle.org/flyers/mendo08.htm" target="_blank">GO</a><br> Sufi Youth Camp and Activities:   <a href="http://sufiyouth.com">GO</a> </center></b> <Center><h2>More Bay Area Sufi Camps</h2></center> <dl> <dt><i><b>SANTA CRUZ / SOUTH BAY CAMP</b></i> <dd>Aug 22nd-24th. Dancesof Universal Peace, Zikr, Music , Meditation, Practices Nature Trails, Redwoods, Swimming Pool, Volleyball. Children's and Teen's Camps. Six meals, including Vegetarian & Vegan options    <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/Camp.html">GO</a> <dt><i><b>EAST BAY CAMP-OUT</b></i> <dd>Sept 12th-14th with Perry Wali, Fazl "Funny Frank" Olivier, Yaqin Brian Rohsenow, and focalized by Gayatri. Located in the Oakland hills. Cost $40.    <a href= "http://sufipaths.net/sep08/eastbaycamp.pdf">GO</a> </dl> </td> <td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(153,255,153)"> <h2>Diving for Pearls</h2> <p><big></b>   A dreamwork retreat with Azima Lila Forest, August 1st-3rd at the Mentorgarten in SF   <A HREF="aug08/azima@sf.htm">GO</A><br></big></p> <blockquote><small>Where the ocean depths meet the land, where the wisdom depths of the unconscious meet the waking mind, we will meet to share and explore our dreams, to find precious pearls of awareness that support healing and growth. Dreams contain messages from the Spirit of Guidance, messages from and about body, mind, heart, and soul. Azima will share ways of better remembering dreams and understanding the sometimes mysterious wisdom they offer. All are welcome, novices and those experienced in exploring dreams. <br><br> Azima has been deeply involved in working with dreams, her own and others�, for 35 years. Her approaches to dreams draw on the work of Carl Jung, Fritz Perls (Gestalt), Jeremy Taylor, and others, as well as research into ancient Sufi dream practices. </small></blockquote> <hr> <img src="http://suficircle.org/grafix/sacred-cauldron.jpg" align="right"> <h2>Northwest Sufi Camp 2008<br>"The Sacred Cauldron"</h2> August 10-17, Camp Adams, Oregon    <A HREF="http://www.nwsuficamp.org/">GO</A> <hr> <h2><small>20th Annual Garden of the Heart</small><br> Humboldt Labor Day<br>Sufi Camp-out</h2> Friday, Aug 29 - Monday, Sept 1 at Pamplin Grove, south of Eureka<br> Spiritual Co-Directors: Mary Flowers and Jonathan Weber 707.444.9517   <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/aug08/pamplin.pdf">GO</A> <hr> <h2>The Sufi Conference, Oct 16-19 at Asilomar   <a href="http://suficonference.org">go</a></h2> <p><b>Featuring Lewelleyn Vaughan-Lee, Pir Zia, Pir Shabda, Imam Bilal, Peter Kingsley and more </b> <blockquote><small>"This energy of divine love cannot be brought into life by any single Sufi order or teacher, but only when different orders and lovers of God are gathered together for the sake of the One, for the sake of the whole."    -- Lewelleyn Vaughan-Lee</small></blockquote> <hr> <H2>Mexico Sufi Camp 2009</H2> ... with Asha Greer and Atum O'Kane, Jan 3-10. Save the dates! <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/jan09/mardejade.pdf">GO</A> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <center><b></b> <p> <big><b>NEW Sufi community web site for 2008: "<a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region" <br> </b></big>(formerly SufiSonoma.org) <p> <b>Local Events Schedules: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">GO</a>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a> </b></p><p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://southwestsuficommunity.org/currentletter/currentletter.html">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> <pre> EVERY SOUL HAS A DEFINITE TASK, AND THE FULFILLMENT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PURPOSE CAN ALONE LEAD ONE ARIGHT; ILLUMINATION COMES TO ONE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF ONE'S OWN TALENT.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): It is not necessary to turn the merchant into a musician nor compel the artist to be a mechanic. Perfection of any task leads to perfection of quality and perfection of quality leads to realization of perfection in essence. This is the task of every soul together with the need to praise God every step of the way. All the metaphysics and theology are but the forms -- higher or lower -- with which teachings are clothed, but the teachings are Life itself. </pre> <p><br> <p><br></p>

(GGSufi) Cazadero camp update // Mendocino Sufi Camp // Santa Cruz camp // E Bay camp

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:55:00 GMT

<script type="text/javascript" src="udm-resources/udm-dom.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="udm-resources/udm-mod-keyboard.js"></script> <font color="#cccccc"><small>Golden Gate Sufi Circle</small></font> <center><IMG alt="Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo" src="http://suficircle.org/ggsclogo1.gif" > </center><p> <blockquote><font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><font size="+2"><b> "When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe." <br></b></font> </font><div align="right"> <font face="Papyrus, Sans Serif"><b>-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)</b></font><div></div></div></blockquote> <center>  <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 960px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" border="5" cellpadding="24"> <tbody> <tr><td colspan="2" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #FFFFCC"> <img src="http://suficircle.org/caz/royaneh.jpg" width="180px" align="right" hspace="10"> <h2>Spring Campout Update</h2> <p>We are right on track for our annual gathering at Cazadero, starting May 30th this year. With its scenic site, nearby location, low cost and stellar program, this event is always memorable for Sufis from around the Bay Area and beyond. This year our leaders will include <b>Tui, Mustaqim, Khushi, Gayatri, Michael Gest, Aamil, Malika</b> and more. Again this year Shaffee will lead an "instant" Sufi choir for any and all singers, and also the Healing Ritual; Gayatri and Patty will facilitate Authentic Movement, Khushi will lead a sobhet / inquiry session Aamil will lead the Hadrat zikr, Michael will offer an extra class on Kabbala, Mustaqim will lead kirtan and meditation, and we will share Sufi dances and practices throughout, with dances and zikrs both Friday and Saturday evening. This year we are bringing back the Kids' Camp program as well. Pre-registration requested, full fee is $85 for the weekend including one meal, our Saturday evening feast. <b>Register and pay by May 16th and save $10 for your gas.</b> (Carpools make good <b><u>kar</u></b>ma!) </b>   <a href="http://suficircle.org/caz"> Click here for flyer and online registration</a>. </td></tr> <tr><td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,153)" valign="top"> <center><h2>Mendocino Sufi Camp 2008<br>"The Jewel Within"</h2> <b>Mendocino Sufi Camp July 20th-27th<br> Sufi Youth Camp July 15th-19th.<br> Mendocino Silent Retreat w/ Wali Ali July 27th-31st.</b> </center><br> <center> <img src="http://suficircle.org/photos/mendo07_by_neshamah-16.jpg" width="360px" hspace="10"> </center> <p> We welcome you to journey with us, a community of spiritual friends and seekers from many walks of life, to the 34th annual Mendocino Sufi Camp. At our core resides a jewel, the perfection of our essence and our connection with the divine. Just as the lotus blossom emerges from the darkness of the mud, we rise in mystery toward the light. Prophet Mohammed states, "I was a hidden treasure and I wished to be known." With the grace of God, the guidance of our inspired teaching staff, and the support of our whole Sufi family, we help each other awaken to our true nature and illuminate the jewel within our heart.<br><br> Love and Blessings to All,<br> Latif and Pegeen, Spiritual Directors <br><br> <b><center>View or print the awesome Camp Flyer    <a href= "http://suficircle.org/flyers/mendo08.pdf" target="_blank">GO</a> <br>Go to live online registration   <a href="http://suficircle.org/flyers/mendo08.htm" target="_blank">GO</a> </center></b> <hr> <h2>Northwest Sufi Camp 2008<br>"The Sacred Cauldron"</h2> August 10-17, Camp Adams, Oregon    <A HREF="http://www.nwsuficamp.org/">GO</A> <hr> <h2><small>20th Annual Garden of the Heart</small><br> Humboldt Labor Day Sufi Camp-out</h2> Friday, Aug 29 - Monday, Sept 1 at Pamplin Grove, south of Eureka<br> Please mark your calendars and save the date. More information to follow.<br> Spiritual Co-Directors: Mary Flowers and Jonathan Weber 707.444.9517 </td> <td width="50%" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(153,255,153)"> <Center><h2>More Bay Area Sufi Camps</h2></center> <dl> <dt><i><b>SANTA CRUZ / SOUTH BAY CAMP</b></i> <dd>Aug 22nd-24th. Dancesof Universal Peace, Zikr, Music , Meditation, Practices Nature Trails, Redwoods, Swimming Pool, Volleyball. Children's and Teen's Camps. Six meals, including Vegetarian & Vegan options    <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/Camp.html">GO</a> <dt><i><b>EAST BAY CAMP-OUT</b></i> <dd>Sept 12th-14th with Perry Wali, Fazl "Funny Frank" Olivier, Yaqin Brian Rohsenow, and focalized by Gayatri. Located in the Oakland hills. Cost $40.    <a href= "http://sufipaths.net/sep08/eastbaycamp.pdf">GO</a> </dl> <hr> <h2>Federation of the Sufi Message:</h2> <p>See the personal <A HREF="http://sufipaths.net/docu/fed0408-neshamah.pdf">report</A> and <A HREF="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b340fa2ca493&sid=8IcsWLVwxcMWa&auto=1&idx=-1&m=1&d=1210080257435"> photos</A> from the recent meeting at the Abode of the Message in upstate New York, by Neshama Jami. </p> <hr> <center> <h2>Murshid Sam's epic poem SALADIN<br>read by Murshid Wali Ali Meyer<br><small>recorded and supported musically by Murshid Allaudin Ottinger and friends</small></h2> </center> <p>Ruhaniat Publications announces a new CD package of this mystical masterpiece, inspired by the historical Saladin, the Muslim Sultan who liberated Jerusalem from the crusaders. His military brilliance was surpassed only by his tolerance and understanding, and his honorable and chivalric treatment of his captives. In his address to the captives, he invokes the universal spiritual message of mercy and compassion and draws from the essential truths which are embedded in all spiritual traditions. <p> The poem SALADIN builds from this foundation to a profound message of universal awakening. Wali Ali's voice passionately embodies Murshid Sam and the musical accompaniment is exquisite. <p> The four CD package is now available <a href="mailto:samia@marinsufis.com"> here</a>. The CD package retails for $33, plus $3 for shipping. <p> May this timely message of spiritual realization spread far and wide!<br><br> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <center><b></b> <p> <big><b>NEW Sufi community web site for 2008: "<a href="http://sufipaths.net/">SufiPaths.net</a> ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region" <br> </b></big>(formerly SufiSonoma.org) <p> <b>Local Events Schedules: Santa Cruz: <a href="http://www.sufievents.com/">GO</a>    Sacramento: <a href="http://www.sacramentodancesofuniversalpeace.org/">GO</a>    Pir Shabda's Schedule: <a href="http://marinsufis.com">GO</a>    Murshid Wali Ali's Schedule: <a href="http://waliali101.org">GO</a> </b></p><p> <b>Southwest Sufi Community news <a href="http://southwestsuficommunity.org/currentletter/currentletter.html">GO</a><br> Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan <a href="http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm">GO</a><br> About Hazrat Inayat Khan / original lecture texts available <a href="http://www.nekbakhtfoundation.org/home2.htm">GO</a><br><br> <hr> </b></p></center><br></center> <blockquote><b><big> <pre> THE WAVE REALIZES "I AM THE SEA", AND BY FALLING INTO THE SEA PROSTRATES ITSELF TO ITS GOD.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): This is the Nirvana of the wave. Yet all vibrations have their Nirvana when they reunite with their source, and all that has name finds its Nirvana when it is reunited with its source -- which can only properly be termed the Nameless, although man has been pleased to call it God, Allah, Brahma and given it other terms. This is good so long as the Reality is not confused by the concept. </pre> <p><br> <p><br></p>