The Water of Life
Rochester, NY
October 14-15, 2017
Please come and join us for a unique opportunity in Rochester to enjoy two days of deep exploration of the Water of Life. What is this Water? We know that drinking physical water quenches the thirst of the body. Similarly, the thirst of the subtle body is met by absorbing the celestial energy that flows through space, while the soul seeks to imbibe the pure substance of spirit, the Water of Life. How can one experience this? Pir Zia encourages us to partake of this Water in its several dimensions through practices of meditation, discourse, zikr (remembrance) and prayer, following the clues left in the teachings of his grandfather, the Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan, who founded the organization in 1910 that become what is now known as the Inayati Order.
Saturday & Sunday, 10-5 pm
Please join us for a special Q&A session with Pir Zia for young adults/students on Saturday from 5-5:45 pm.
Location
The Strong National Museum of Play
Pricing
General Tuition: Sliding Scale, $125 – $250
Limited work/study scholarships available. Please register in advance by Friday, October 6th. For questions or additional information: Facebook.com/PirZiaRochesterNY or (585) 454-9399.
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Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Ph.D., also affectionately known as Sarafil Bawa, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of The Inayati Order and founder of Suluk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice with branches in the United States and Europe. He is editor of A Pearl in Wine: Essays in the Life, Music and Sufism of Hazrat Inayat Khan (2001) and Caravan of Souls: An Introduction to the Sufi Path of Hazrat Inayat Khan (2013), and author of Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest (2012) and Mingled Waters: Sufism & the Mystical Unity of Religions (2017). pirzia.org
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SPECIAL EVENING EVENT
Mingled Waters: Sufism & the Mystical Unity of Religions
With Pir Zia Inayat-Khan
Nazareth College
The Otto Shults Community Center (The Forum)
Rochester, New York
Friday, October 13, 2017, 7-9 pm with book signing to follow
In the rivers of all the world’s revealed traditions the same water flows, the water of Divine revelation. In this evening talk, Pir Zia will draw from his new book, Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions, to explore the inner teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of Sufi wisdom. A book signing will follow.
Mingled Waters is co-sponsored by the Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue.
Free & Open to the Public (donations welcome)
For questions or additional information: Facebook.com/PirZiaRochesterNY or (585) 454-9399.
