Toward The One Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan Sufi Order 1974 Abode of the Message

Description: Toward the OneInayat Khan, Pir Vilayat Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 1974 ISBN 10: 006090352X / ISBN 13: 9780060903527 Sufi practices and teachings. The material in this book was compiled and edited by the staff of TOWARD THE ONE from lectures given by Pir Vilayat in North America and Europe during 1970-1973 in the course of his tours and at the camps in Arizona, California, New York and Chamonix, France. Further material was written exclusively for TOWARD THE ONE in all the above places and on retreat in India. Vilayat Inayat Khan (19 June 1916 – 17 June 2004) was a teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Sufi order of Sufism. His teaching derived from the tradition of his father, Inayat Khan, founder of The Sufi Order in the West (now named the Ināyati Order), in a form tailored to the needs of Western seekers. One of his sisters was Noor Inayat Khan GC MBE. He taught in the tradition of Universal Sufism. His parents met at the New York City ashram of American yogi, Pierre Bernard, half-brother of his mother Pirani Ameena Begum.[1] Prior to his teaching career he worked in London as an assistant to Ghulam Mohammed, the Finance Minister of Pakistan in 1949, and served as a personal assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan during his visit to England.[2][3] In 1975 he founded the Abode of the Message, which serves as the central residential community of the Sufi Order International, a conference and retreat center, and a center of esoteric study.[4] LegacyDuring his lifetime Vilayat Inayat Khan was instrumental in the founding of several organizations that continue to operate today. The Abode of the MessageHope Project The Omega Institute The Institute for Applied Meditation DeathVilayat Inayat Khan died on 17 June 2004, two days before his 88th birthday.[9] His son is Zia Inayat Khan.[10] His Dargah is located in Delhi, India.

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