The Message with Suhrawardi Gebel

THE MESSAGE WITH SUHRAWARDI GEBEL
Part of our Sufi Message Online Series
Thursdays, April 28 through May 26, 2016

At particular times in the evolution of human awareness, when the cries of humanity rose to a certain pitch, a prophetic response came as a Message, a reminder of inborn knowledge that had been forgotten.

We are in the midst of another turning point in the evolution of human consciousness. The cries of humanity are painfully apparent. Once again a Message is coming. As the Sufi mystic Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927) pointed out, it is something better felt than explained. And yet with metaphors and ringing phrases, Inayat Khan stimulated that innate knowledge whose time has come for widespread realization.

In this series of five classes, we will explore the culture of the Message and inquire into what our role might be in its incubation. The themes of the five classes are:

Thursday, April 28, 7-8 pm EDT
What is the Message?

Thursday, May 5, 7-8 pm EDT
The Message Has Come Again and Again

Thursday, May 12, 7-8 pm EDT
The Message in Our Time

Thursday, May 19, 7-8 pm EDT
The Calling

Thursday, May 26, 7-8 pm EDT
The Role of the Workers for the Message

All classes will be live streamed from the Abode of the Message in New Lebanon, New York. www.theabode.org

You are welcome to join us in person or online, for a recommended donation of $10 per class. After the series is completed, you may rent or purchase individual classes via Vimeo.

All classes will be livestreamed from the Abode of the Message’s Meditation Hall in New Lebanon, New York. You may watch online, or join us in person. Directions to the Abode can be found here. (If joining us in person, please arrive no later than 6:55 pm when doors close for the livestream.)

Livestream Details
The Message Part V continues with the final class in real time Thursday, May 26 @ 7pm EDT, https://livestream.com/sufiorder/themessage-5, and will be available on Livestream.com for up to three weeks after the original airing. Links for future classes will be sent out and posted before each class. You can check the Livestream page for previous classes that are still available to watch.

After the five-part series is completed, you may rent or purchase individual classes via Vimeo. Details will be posted at the conclusion of the series.

Donations
You are welcome to join us in person or online, for a recommended donation of $10 per class. Donations can be made via our special donation page for this course. If you plan to own the series, we recommend that you watch via Livestream and then purchase through Vimeo, where the videos will be posted in May.

Group Viewing
Inayati Order centers and other groups are encouraged to gather to watch the livestream/video. If viewed in a group, donations are still welcome ($10/person suggested), either via the donation link provided with the livestream/video or via check made payable to The Inayati Order, PO Box 480, New Lebanon, New York 12125.

Suhrawardi Gebel is a traveler on the Sufi path of the Inayati Order. He has been deeply impressed by the legacy of Hazrat Inayat Khan, his son, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and grandson, Pir Zia Inayat-Khan. His life has been blessed by friendship with many students of Sufism, and other spiritual traditions, from around the world. As an Inayati Order spiritual and retreat guide, mentor, center leader, Cherag (minister of the Universal Worship), and Secretary General of the Order (2004-2010) he has learned about faith in the Unseen. Suhrawardi’s study of Inayat Khan’s teachings about the purpose of life led to the writing and publication of the book, Root Speaks to Bud (Suluk Press 2015).