Meditations on the Message is a monthly Meditation Retreat that focuses on the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Click on each of the links to listen to the tracks.
June 12, 2010
This class focuses on the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan on the subject of the The Training of the Ego: Self-Consciousness. The teachings, supported with supplemental readings, meditations, and breath practices, are all aimed at the development of mastery over the limitations of one’s own personality and character, and the soften of the self-cherishing ego. In the words of Hazrat Inayat Khan, "There is a tendency in man to think a great deal about what others think of him, and in some natures this tendency develops quickly. This develops in him self-consciousness, which is the root of several defects in man. It enfeebles man physically and mentally, and makes him dependent upon the opinion of others; so to speak, he lives on the good opinion of others, and he is as dead when they have a bad opinion about him."
PART 1: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 1 (Length 58:10)
- Opening Words & Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan
Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan joined the class via Skype to open the session with the Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan.
- Hidayat Inayat-Khan speaks on the subject:
Training the Ego: Self-Consciousness - Tuning to the ringing of the Tibetan Medicine Bowl
- Sufi Invocation and Prayer Salat
- Reflective Invocation of Masters, Saints and Prophets
- Reading: from Sufi Message Volume XIII, The Gathas,
Part VII, Gatha 1.7, Saluk: Moral, Paragraph 1,
"The Training of the Ego: Self-Consciousness". - Reading from the Flower Garden of Inayat Khan, Page 18 & 32
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- Reading from Once Upon a Time,
On the Subject of Zikar and Rhythm
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- Practice: the Stretch Breath
PART 2: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 2 (Length 54:33)
- Reading: from Reflections on the Art of Personality
No. 2, 3, 9, 11
By Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Available through EkstasisEditions.com
- Continuing the cycle of teachings: dealing with the subject of our inner moral culture, the Art of Personality and Character-Building.
- Reading: from Sufi Message Volume XIII, The Gathas,
Part VII, Gatha 1.7, Saluk: Moral.
"The Training of the Ego: Self-Consciousness". - Reading: Sufi Message Volume III, Character and Personality,
Part 1. Character-Building, "Will-Power" - Continued: Reading: from Sufi Message Volume XIII, The Gathas,
Part VII, Gatha 1.7, Saluk: Moral,
"The Training of the Ego: Self-Consciousness". - Social Gatheka 27, Divine Manner 1
- Social Gatheka 28, Divine Manner 2
- Meditation and Reflection: From the Vadan:
- Exhalation: Let me forget myself, Lord,
- Inhalation: That I may become conscious of Thy Being.
PART 3: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 3 (Length 49:32)
- Reading from Universal Sufism:
On the Subject of Mysticism and Jelal, Jemal, Kemal
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- Practice: Triangle Breaths
- Practice: Singing Zikar of Hazrat Inayat Khan
- Closing Prayer Khatum
May 8, 2010
PART 1: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 1 (Length 56:22)
- Invocation and Opening Words by Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Murshid Hidayat joined the class via Skype to open the session with the Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan and a powerful message on the subject of the Ego from a Sufi Point of View.
- Silent Meditation
- Prayer: Salat
- Reflective Invocation of Masters, Saints and Prophets
- Reading from Universal Sufism: Page 11-12
On the Subject of the Rhythm of Breath
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- Reflection and Practice: Lines from the Prayer Khatum:
- Inhalation: Draw us closer to Thee...
- Exhalation: ...every moment of our life
- Reading from Reflections on the Art of Personality
No. 1, 10, 96, 49
By Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Available through EkstasisEditions.com
PART 2: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 2 (Length 29:32)
- The Alchemical Process: Phases, God Realization and Self Realization
- Continuing the cycle of teachings: dealing with the subject of our inner moral culture, the Art of Personality and Character-Building.
- Reading from Sufi Message Volume XIII, The Gathas,
Part V, Gatha 1.6, Saluk: Moral,
"The Training of the Ego: The Animal Side of Man's Ego".
PART 3: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 3 (Length 48:09)
- Reading from The Inner School, Esoteric Sufi Teachings
On the subject: Tuning the Ego
By Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Available through EkstasisEditions.com - Reflection and Practice: Lines from the Prayer Khatum:
- Inhalation: Draw us closer to Thee every moment of our life
- Exhalation: Until in us be reflected Thy Grace, Thy Glory,
Thy Wisdom, Thy Joy and Thy Peace.
- Reading from The Inner School, Esoteric Sufi Teachings
On the subject: The Alchemy of Happiness
By Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Available through EkstasisEditions.com - Practice: External Zikar
- Closing Prayer Khatum
March 13, 2010
PART 1: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 1 (Length 56:22)
- Opening
Tuning to the ringing of the Tibetan Medicine Bowl.
- Reflective Invocation of Masters, Saints and Prophets
- Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan
- Prayer: Saum
- Reading from the Flower Garden of Inayat Khan, Page 32,
On the Subject of Divine Personality
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- Reading from Universal Sufism: Page 7-8
On the Subject of Prana
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- Practice: The Stretch Breath
PART 2: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 2 (Length 29:32)
- Reading from Reflections on the Art of Personality No. 45
By Hidayat Inayat-Khan
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- Reflection and Practice: Lines from the Prayer Saum:
- Pour upon us Thy love and Thy light,
- Give sustenance to our bodies, hearts and souls
- Use us for the purpose that Thy wisdom chooseth,
- And guide us on the path of Thine own goodness
- Draw us closer to Thee every moment of our life,
- Until in us be reflected Thy Grace, Thy Glory, Thy Wisdom, Thy Joy and Thy Peace.
- Practice: Singing of Quote by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Let Thy Wish Become My Desire - Discussion
PART 3: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 3 (Length 48:09)
- Continuing the cycle of teachings: dealing with the subject of our inner moral culture, the Art of Personality and Character-Building.
- Reading from Sufi Message Volume XIII, The Gathas,
Part V, Gatha 1.5, Saluk: Moral,
"The Training of the Ego: Constant Battle with the Ego".
- Practice: Alternate Nostril Breathing - From the Tibetan Buddhist, Nyingma Tradition
- Closing Prayer Khatum
February 13, 2010
PART 1: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 1 (Length 51:39)
- Opening
Tuning to the ringing of the Tibetan Medicine Bowl.
- Reflective Invocation of Masters, Saints and Prophets
- Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan
- Introduction of Subject:
“The Training of the Ego: What the Ego Needs and What It Does not Need?”
- Reading from the Flower Garden of Inayat Khan, Page 22
Available through Sufimovement.org
- Reflection on the last line of the Prayer Saum: "Until in us be reflected Thy Grace, Thy Glory, Thy Wisdom, Thy Joy and Thy Peace.
- Practice: The Five Divine Qualities related to the Elemental Breaths
- Reading from the Flower Garden of Inayat Khan, Page 30, "Inayat Khan's Words" Available through Sufimovement.org
- Reflective discussion on the reading.
PART 2: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part 2 (Length 57:46)
- Reading from Universal Sufism: Page 22-23
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- Practice: Zikar version 1.1 (in English):
Head moving left to right saying, “There is nothing”.
From right to left, “Only God IS!” - Practice: Zikar version 1.2 Continued (in English):
Head rises up, “Open our hearts towards Thy Beauty”.
Head moves down and though/feeling resides in the heart, “Illuminate our souls with Divine Light” - Continuing the cycle of teachings: dealing with the subject of our inner moral culture, the Art of Personality and Character-Building.
- Reading from Reflections on the Art of Personality No. 39
By Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Available through EkstasisEditions.com
- Meditation:
Taking inventory of one’s own personality and character. Reflect what was the intention during last month’s meditation and what is our intention for this next month.
- Reading from Sufi Message Volume XIII, The Gathas,
Part V, Gatha 1.4, Saluk: Moral,
“The Training of the Ego: What the Ego Needs and What It Does Not Need?”.
- Reflective discussion on the reading.
- Practice: Zikar version 1.1 (in English):
Head moving left to right saying, “There is nothing”.
From right to left, “Only God IS!” - Practice: Zikar version 1.2 Continued (in English):
Head rises up, “Open our hearts towards Thy Beauty”.
Head moves down and though/feeling resides in the heart, “Illuminate our souls with Divine Light” - Continuing the cycle of teachings: dealing with the subject of our inner moral culture, the Art of Personality and Character-Building.
- Clarification: from the Reading on February 5th - From the Collective Interviews: Things to Remember.
- Closing Prayer Khatum
January 16, 2010
PART 1: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part I (Length 45:56)
- Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan
Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan joined the class via Skype to open the session with the Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan.
- Introduction of Subject:
“The Development of Personality: What Is the Ego?”
- Reading from the Flower Garden of Inayat Khan
Available through Sufimovement.org
- Reading New Year Message by Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan, The Alchemy of Happiness. http://www.sufimovement.us/pom_special.htm
- Reading from Universal Sufism: Path of Breath, Prayer and Zikar
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- Introduction to the Practice: Practice of Zikar (in English):
Head to the left sweeping toward the right and back again repeatedly.
Left to right saying, “There is nothing”.
From right to left, “Only God IS!”
PART 2: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part I (Length 45:56)
- Continuing the cycle of teachings: dealing with the subject of our inner moral culture, the Art of Personality and Character-Building.
- Reflections on the Art of Personality No. 11, 12, and 17
By Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Available through EkstasisEditions.com
- Meditation:
Taking inventory of one’s own personality and character. Reflect what was the intention during last month’s meditation and what is our intention for this next month.
- Reading from Sufi Message Volume XIII, The Gathas, Part V, Gatha 1.3, Saluk: Moral:
“The Development of Personality: What Is the Ego?”.
- Reflective discussion on the reading.
PART 3: PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Play Audio of Part I (Length 45:56)
- Reflective discussion on the reading (Continued).
- Practice: The Elemental Breaths
- Closing Prayer Khatum
With our love,
Nuria, Joe, and all Sufi Brothers and Sisters • USA
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