Golden Gate Sufi Circle
Golden Gate Sufi Circle logo


Golden Gate Sufi Circle
PO Box 559, Sebastopol, CA 95473
ggsc@goldengatesufi.org

   

   

"When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe."
-- Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)

News for September 4th 2010

  • Announcements of the upcoming Fall Dances of Universal Peace Quarterly, the 8th Annual Sufi Sesshin beginning on New Years Eve, and Mexico Camp. Read on!
  • This page is getting a long-overdue and joyous update today !!
  • RUHANIAT PUBLICATIONS now available online here. Now featured: the new 2010 edition of the classic In the Garden with Murshid SAM.
  • Hear recordings of the Spring 2010 meeting of the FEDERATION OF THE SUFI MESSAGE now online.
    Click here to hear Murshid Karimbaksh's talk on "The God Ideal" now:
    (At the web site ALL the talks are available in iTunes format! If you have any difficulty with them, let us know)

The Eighth Annual Northern Calfornia Sufi Sesshin

The unique spiritual practice known as Sufi Sesshin consists of silent sitting Meditation alternating with Dances of Universal Peace and Zikr. Five leading Sufi teachers will again join together to offer this ten-day winter retreat (part time participation is also possible). It is our experience that this powerful integrative approach moves us toward a grounded balance of Serenity, Insight and Awareness.

Experience the power and resonance of the Zikr and Dance Circle combined with with the profound calm and abiding insight of the meditative state. Led by:
  • Pir Shabda Kahn
  • Murshid Wali Ali Meyer
  • Murshida Taj Inayat
  • Sheikh Rahmat Moore
  • Gayan Long

You can visit the Sesshin web page now at GoldenGateSufi.org/SufiSesshin, to read the flyer and pre-register at a discount.


TUNING OUR HEARTS PART II
with Murshid ALLAUDIN OTTINGER in Nevada City CA
Sept 25-26, 2010. Contact is plipa@omsoft.com


Embracing the Mystery of the Moment

The 2010 Fall Dances of Universal Peace
CALIFORNIA QUARTERLY
October 15-17, 2010 at Isis Oasis, Geyserville, California.
The essence of meditation, the birthplace of inspiration, the opening in which we experience our natural state of Oneness is found in the eternal present Moment void of the tyranny of the analytical mind and ever-demanding ego. We invite you to join us for this weekend of spiritual practice. Through the Dances of Universal Peace, spiritual walks, meditation, silence, dance leadership training, drumming and guitar classes, we will embrace the mystery. All are welcome!
FLYER & REGISTRATION FORM here.

Now online: the Summer issue of THE SOUND Journal.

Physicians of the Heart

CLICK TO VIEW Advance orders for limited hard bound edition, expected this Autumn, are being accepted now.
Ya Rahman! Ya Rahim! Reciting and meditating upon the Qualities of Allah, the 99 Beautiful Names, is a central Sufi practice in our lineage -- opening the way to spiritual growth by way of attunement to the divine qualities living in us. As you may have heard, Murshid Wali Ali, Pir Shabda, Imam Bilal and Faisal Muqaddam and others have been meeting for the past several years to collaborate in the writing of a comprehensive guidebook to the Names, and completion is now in view. To find out more about the project and ordering the Special Edition, go here


New online carpool ride board!
Offer or request rides to local Sufi events at SUFIGO!

More links to visit:

  • Sufi Camp in Mexico, at a peaceful beach / fishing community north of Puerto Vallarta. Led by Asha Greer and Atum O'Kane, 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.
  • ONGOING: Schedules for Pir Shabda & Murshid Wali Ali and also for Khankah SAM & the Mentorgarden in S.F.
  • SufiPaths.net ... serving California's Bay Area, Sonoma County, and the region with news, event announcements and much more.
  • 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.

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
Nevada City area events email       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


    The important thing is not to think much,
         but to love much;
            and so, do that which best stirs you to love.

     -- Saint Teresa of Avila