Andrew Harvey, known for the film, Dancing in the Flames, with Jungian Marion Woodman is offering a free online event June 15 at 5:30 pm PDT.
In the rapturous lines of a Rumi or Hafiz poem, we discover intimate, sublime and passionate descriptions of spiritual awakening.
These Sufi mystics were “drunk” on the wine of God — with ecstasy coursing through every atom of their beings. They related to the Divine as we would our most cherished lover, bequeathing to us profoundly beautiful words and stories that inspire us to lay our soul bare before God in a state of deep, ecstatic surrender.
And yet, how do we reconcile this beauty with some of the challenges we witness in modern Islam?
Many people in the modern West have inherited a deep love for Sufi poetry but harbor suspicions about the Islamic faith itself, without realizing that they are deeply intertwined.
If we are to create true peace between world religions, we need to understand the spiritual depths of Islam and its luminous gifts to the world, especially those expressed by the many Sufi teachers and masters who offer us the most accessible teachings.
In Discovering the Sufi Way of the Beloved, mystic scholar Andrew Harvey will bring you into the inmost heart of Sufism to receive the blessing — and experience the initiatory power — of this sacred lineage.
Not only will you shift your whole understanding of Sufism and discover the heart of this profound lineage, you’ll also understand potentially polarizing Islamic concepts such as “jihad” in a whole new way.
If you’ve ever been curious about the fierce, noble and tender power of the Sufi path, Andrew Harvey is an ideal guide who can bring it vividly to life. He’s not only a scholar of many major faiths, he’s been a long-time student, translator and initiate of Sufi lineages.
The power at the heart of this path is too precious for sincere seekers to overlook. Sufism offers a depth charge that can explode your heart into new delights and awaken the ecstasy that is a hallmark of an intimate relationship with the Divine.
Andrew Harvey is an author, speaker and founder/director of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by becoming inspired, effective and practical agents of institutional and systemic change in order to create peace and sustainability.
He has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, The California Institute of Integral Studies and the University of Creation Spirituality as well as at various spiritual centers throughout the U.S. He was the subject of the 1993 BBC film documentary, The Making of a Modern Mystic, and appears also in Rumi Turning Ecstatic and The Consciousness of the Christ: Reclaiming Jesus for A New Humanity. He is coauthor of the bestselling The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.
He has written and edited over 30 books and received many awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Mind Body Spirit Award.
Please note: This event is hosted by The Shift Network. Please direct any questions to them.
Can't make it live? Recording will be provided to all registrants
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