Sufi Heart with Omid Safi Ep. 31 – Hazrat Inayat Khan and the Sufi Path of Love
May 10, 2024
A meditation on Hazrat Inayat Khan’s teaching about radical love and the heart as the direct place of presence. Topics include finding God in scripture, nature, and the self. Reflections on breath practice as antidote to distraction and the tension between mystic experience and formal religion. Stories and metaphors—wings, water, pilgrimage—illustrate an inclusive, living path of love.
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Return To The Center
- Humans are points on a circle with God as the center, and the spiritual task is returning to that center.
- Omid Safi emphasizes the heart as the direct, unmediated place of encountering God.
Use The Breath To Recenter
- When distracted, return to the breath to regain presence and communion with God.
- Omid Safi recommends using breath awareness as the immediate doorway to God.
A Young Seeker’s Doubts
- Young Hazrat Inayat Khan doubted why he didn't always feel God's presence and sought guidance from his sheikh.
- His sheikh gave him the Quranic verse pointing to signs in scripture, nature, and the soul.