[Info] PIR ZIA - Fwd: The Zephyr Newsletter, May 2022

Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht: Von: Pir Zia Inayat Khan &lt;astana(a)inayatiyya.org&gt; Betreff: The Zephyr Newsletter, May 2022 Datum: 18. Mai 2022 um 11:14:37 MESZ An: &lt;hu.farmer(a)margarethe.de&gt; Antwort an: Pir Zia Inayat Khan &lt;astana(a)inayatiyya.org&gt; View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/inayatiyya/the-zephyr-may-22?e=1ec59e2460> The Zephyr Newsletter <https://inayatiyya.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fd8625857899793849a6f66bc&id=6130556352&e=1ec59e2460> 18 May 2022 Dear Companions on the Path, Many of us have treasured memories of the Abode of the Message. As you may know, I had the good fortune of growing up there and, in later years, raising my own children there. There is a unique magic in the Abode’s venerable Shaker buildings, its misty forest glades, its lush farm and garden, and its frequently frozen pond. So many of us have poured our hearts and our care into the land and received, in turn, idyllic glimpses of the Earthly Paradise. Now, as you have no doubt heard, the ownership will pass to other hands <https://inayatiyya.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fd8625857899793849a6f66bc&id=40f050ff77&e=1ec59e2460> – whether within the Sufi community or beyond it, we don’t yet know. I choose to trust, albeit with vigilance, that a benevolent destiny is working itself out, and that all will be well. I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation to the members of the outgoing Abode Board for their dedicated stewardship of the Abode over the last five years: Mahbub Davis, Gabriel Steadman, Aimée Johnson, Sarfaraz Dawdy, Nur Azad Mangold, and Tajalli Roselli.* Last month I was able to visit Germany for the annual Spring Retreat in Gersfeld, a rendezvous that had been suspended the previous two years on account of Covid. It was a true pleasure to reunite with old friends, and to welcome new friends into our caravan. More travels await this summer, God willing. If all goes well – and we are all learning to take nothing for granted – I will visit Turkey and Switzerland <https://inayatiyya.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fd8625857899793849a6f66bc&id=80586f848c&e=1ec59e2460> in July, and France and Holland in August. I hope to see you in one place or another, whether in Bursa, Ticino, Issy-les-Moulineaux, or Katwijk. Please find my schedule for the summer and beyond below. Soon the current Suluk classes will be graduating. The Divine Art graduate course finishes in May, and Na-Koja-Abad and Tuba have their graduations in June and August. It has been a sweet experience meeting regularly online for study and practice over these last two years, years that proved highly unusual in so many ways. Autumn and winter will be fallow seasons for Suluk, but a new online course is planned for the spring of 2023. If you are drawn to join the next class, please contact Isa Sophia <mailto:suluk@inayatiyya.org>. For many, Suluk is the easiest route into the heart of our Inner School. Meanwhile, sadly, the war goes on in Ukraine. Let’s never forget those who are suffering – in Ukraine and all over the world – and let’s keep working and praying for peace, love, and justice on the horizons and in ourselves. Yours ever, Pir Zia P.S. I have received a few requests for the fairy tale I shared during the 101st anniversary Universal Worship service earlier this month. Those who would like to read it may find “The Story of the Ripple” here <https://inayatiyya.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fd8625857899793849a6f66bc&id=53b87160e7&e=1ec59e2460>. *As of May 2nd, the Abode has a new board—Sohrob Nabatian, Chair, Basir Yasi, Vice Chair, and Jennifer Alia Wittman, Secretary & Treasurer—designated to oversee the sale and transition of the property. An update about the Abode will be sent out within the next week. Christopher Bamford, 1943-2022 Christopher Bamford left this world on the morning of Friday, May 13th. He will be deeply missed. Christopher was a respected and prolific writer and speaker, a Lindisfarne Fellow, a Guiding Voice for Seven Pillars House of Wisdom, a friend of the Abode and of the Inayatiyya, and a very dear friend of mine. What struck me from the first about Christopher was the gleam in his eye, suggestive of a perfect contentment with Being. I remember William Irwin Thompson describing his colleague to me as a “saintly rabbi.” Christopher’s saintliness was evident in his perpetual graciousness and humility. But considering that Christopher candidly professed the Christian faith – albeit in a mystical mode in which there was no hint of exclusivity – why did William call him a rabbi? I believe he was referring to Christopher’s vast erudition, which made his conversations fascinating midrashes that subtly unpacked centuries of philosophical and religious meaning. He wore his learning lightly, however, and was never intimidating. On the contrary, one always felt that he was simply speaking from his heart. Christopher will be remembered as one who eloquently spoke for the Earth. He wrote, with characteristic modesty and prescience combined, “Perhaps … it is time to explore not only our Masters’ ‘inner’ science, but also their science of Nature, which, because it is whole, includes, transcends, and erases all separations such as inner and outer.” My thoughts are with Christopher’s dear wife Betsy and their family. I plan to attend our beloved friend’s memorial service this afternoon. Truly we are God’s and to God we return. The Inayatiyya's Call of the Earth Initiative <https://inayatiyya.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fd8625857899793849a6f66bc&id=6d176e8aee&e=1ec59e2460>, galvanized by the climate needs of our collective moment, unites us all in spirit and action through the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. 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