Exploring the Landscape of the Soul
This series follows the text “Inner Life” , using the teachings and practices of Hazrat Inayat Khan with commentaries of Murshid Samuel Lewis . As we study the text, we move from Belief toward a deeper Knowledge of ourselves and the Divine.
Session 1: The Radiance of Beginnings (p. 7) – Listen
Chant: Bismillah Errahman Errahim
Session 2: Forgiveness and Accountability (p. 8) – Listen
Chant: Bismillah
Wazifas: Ya Gaffar, Ya Ghafur, Ya Hasib
Practice: Zikr
Session 3: Returning to the One (p. 9-10) – Listen
Practice: Allah on the breath
Wazifas: Ya Tawwab, Ya ‘Afuw, Ya Mu’min, Ya Muhaimin
Practice: Allah Zikr
Session 4: The Healing Light of Being (p. 11-12) – Listen
Chant: Healing Bismillah
Wazifas: Ya Aliyy, Ya Nur, Ya Hayy, Ya Badi
Practice: “Toward the One” breath
Session 5: Guidance and the Pulse of Life (p. 13-14) – Listen
Chant: Reggae Zikr
Wazifas: Ya Hadi, Ya Rashid, Ya Azim, Ya Qabid, Ya Basit
Session 6: The Sacred Union (p. 15-16) – Listen
Meditation: Being Held
Wazifas: Ya Quddus, Ya Jami
Practice: Breathe in “Toward the One,” out “United with all”
Session 7: Justice, Mercy, and the Way (p. 17-20) – Listen
Chant: Wei Wu Wei
Wazifas: Ya Muntaqim, Ya ‘Afuw
Practice: Zikr chant
Session 8: The Sun and Moon of Mercy (p. 20-22) – Listen
Practice: Intoning Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim
Practice: Zikr chant
Session 9: The Heart of Equanimity (p. 23-25) – Listen
Meditation: Equanimity
Chant: Song of Solomon
Session 10: The Subtle Witness (p. 27-29) – Listen
Meditation: Breathing love in and out
Wazifas: Ya Latif, Ya Khabir
Session 11: Unity and Self-Sufficiency (p. 29-31) – Listen
Wazifas: Ya Ahad, Ya Samad
Practice: Intone Allah (slow), Sura al Iklas, and Allah Zikr
Session 12: The All-Hearing Presence (p. 32-35) – Listen
Chant: Bismillah Hu & Ya Salaam
Wazifas: Ya Mu’izz, Ya Mudhill, Ya Basir, Ya Sami
[Session 13: Not Recorded – The Manifest and the Hidden] (p. 37-38)
Wazifas: Ya ‘Awwal, Ya Akhir, Ya Batin, Ya Zahir, Ya Wasi
Session 14: The Inner Eye and the High View (p. 39-40) – Listen
Chant: Ya Salaam
Wazifas: Ya Khabir, Ya Shahid, Ya Alim, Ya Aliyy, Ya Muta’ali
Meditation: Candle meditation
Session 15: The Beauty of Creation (p. 41-44) – Listen
Chant: Ya Jamil
Wazifas: Ya Bari’, Ya Mussawir, Ya Fattah, Ya Jamil
Practice: Breathing Ya Hayy Ya Qayyum & Allah Hu Zikr
Session 16: The Breath of the Saints and the Unity of Being (p. 45-51) – Listen Chant: God is in Every Drop of Water Wazifas: Ya Hakam, Ya Hakim, Ya Alim, Ya Wasi Teachings: Stories of Sufi Saints and the Divine flow in creation
Session 17: The Law of Reciprocity and Subtle Clues (p. 52-58) – Listen
Chant: Gates of Heaven
Wazifas: Ya Quddus, Ya Hakim, Ya Wajid, Ya Khafid
Practice: Breath awareness and the Law of Reciprocity
Session 18: The Object of the Inner Life (p. 59-68) – Listen
Wazifas: Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim; Ya Qawiyy, Ya Waliyy; Ya Sabur, Ya Matin
Practice: Breathing with the Kingdoms of Nature (Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal); polishing the crystal of our heart
Stories of Swami Ramdas
Session 19: The Attainment of the Inner Life – Integrating the teachings (p.69-82) – Listen
Chant: Toward the One
Wazifas: Ya Hayy Ya Nur
Practice: Breathing in Unison
Stories: ‘The Mulla or the donkey?’, ‘The scholar and the boatman’, ‘Burdens of Life’
Session 20: The Angel Human (p.83-91) – Listen
Chant: Muqtadir Ya Qadir Ya Matin
Wazifas: Ya Barr Ya Halim; Ya Qadir Ya Muqtadir
Story: ‘The Sufi who lost his donkey’
Session 21: Five Different Kinds of Spiritual Souls (p.93-104) – Listen
Chant: Abdun Shakurun
Wazifas: Ya Hayy Ya Nur
Practice: Breathing in gratitude
Stories: ‘Murshid SAM in Alexandria’, ‘Mother Krishnabai’s service’, ‘Nasrudin and the painted donkey’, ‘Imam Junayd and Bayazid Bastami’
Poem: ‘The Rose has faded’ – Rumi ‘Masnavi’