TOWARD THE ONE, THE PERFECTION OF LOVE, HARMONY AND BEAUTY, THE ONLY BEING, UNITED WITH ALL THE ILLUMINATED SOULS, WHO FORM THE EMBODIMENT OF THE MASTER, THE SPIRIT OF GUIDANCE |
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ISSUE 18 ~ DEC 2022
In Memoriam: Murshid Wali Ali Meyer
Universal Worship Ray Today, by Pir Shabda Kahn
History on Service of Universal Peace, by Najat Roberts
History of Ethics Agreement, by Bedri'uddin Perry Pike
Sammy Award Recipients
In Loving Remembrance
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In Memoriam: Murshid Wali Ali Meyer
June 30, 1942 – November 24, 2022
by Tamam Kahn with Murali Meyer
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Murshid Wali Ali Meyer died at home, the Mentorgarten, in San Francisco on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2022 lovingly attended by his wife Sabura Rose Meyer and Mary Shaffea Bartley, a long-time friend. His passing followed a difficult time of dementia, but during which, he still shared his love through his presence with his extensive community.
He was born Melvin Feiler Meyer, in Starkville, Mississippi on June 30, 1942. He attended the University of Alabama at a time when it was a segregated institution. He was named College Newspaper Editor of the Year for his newspaper’s editorial campaign, offering ethical and moral reasons to bravely support integration in the South. He went to graduate school at Vanderbilt University, where he studied Theology and Philosophy.
Wali Ali was married first in 1971 to Jessica Khadija Hall. He moved to Virginia with his daughters and new partner Mira Scheibner from 1985-1994, where he taught English and Eastern and Western Philosophy at Tandem Friends School.... read more
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Murshid Wali Ali was buried at Southwest Sufi Community on November 11, 2022 on the same hillside as Pir Moineddin Jablonski and others. Ya Hayoo Ya Qayoom!
There will be a Memorial Celebration for Murshid Wali Ali in San Rafael, California on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Guzman Hall on the Dominican University Campus. More details will be upcoming.
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Three Articles from the Service of Universal Peace Ray |
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Universal Worship Ray Today:
Universal Attunement
By Pir Shabda Kahn
As our work expands to relieve suffering and bring awakening, freedom, joy and fulfillment, it is very clear that many of the problems in the world today have come from religious strife. We hear people say: “We believe in one God” with the implied addendum “and our God is the best”, which separates us from large sections of humanity with a sense of pride and superiority from our mistaken beliefs.
Our point of view, really from the point of view of every Messenger; there is only One All-pervading Essence, which is all that is Hidden and all that is Manifest. Only One, no-thing separate. We recite "Toward the One" to aspire to continue our realization of the Oneness of a Being, to make our belief an experience Reality...continue reading
Historical Notes on the Service of Universal Peace
By Siraj Najat Roberts
The developments that led to our adoption of the name Service of Universal Peace can be traced to the expansion of the Universal Worship from the original six candles. As early as August 24,1978, Pir Moineddin Jablonski wrote to his Sufi Order friend, Yaqin Aubert, “We have just added two more candles to the Service of Universal Worship: one representing the religion of the Native Americans and the other representing the Sikh religion. I believe a number of both Sufi Order and Ruhaniat Centers have already done likewise.”...continue reading
By Siraj Bedri'uddin Perry Pike
In the early 1990s, all the SRI guides and teachers participated in a 3-year dialogue chaired by Murshida Khadija Goforth (PBUH). Their goal was to generate an ethics agreement from within the community of guides and teachers (the Jamiat Khas, or JK). This was a non-hierarchical group process rather than having someone set up rules for everyone. The agreement was initially approved in 1995. It reflects ongoing learning from both mistakes and from spiritual ideals. There were many meetings as well as online group process and dialogue. Ultimately this process resulted in a community generated, peer reviewed, self-governing, ethics agreement...continue reading
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2022 Sammy Award Recipients
The Sammy Award is presented each year to one or more people who have given a "lifetime" of service to the Ruhaniat and the Message of Love, Harmony and Beauty. At the Ruhaniat Family Zoom Gathering on November 12th, Pir Shabda Kahn honored Inayat John Tal and Sheikha Quan Yin Williams as the recipients of the 2022 Sammy Award. We are grateful to you both and are blessed by your service! Ya Shakur, Ya Fattah!
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About Quan Yin Williams
The Ruhaniat community has been profoundly enriched by Quan Yin’s service for over four decades where she has touched so many people through her brilliant intellect and wit, her professional expertise, her masterful Sufi teaching and musical expression, and her broad, joyful heart...read more
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About Inayat John Tal
There are many ways, seen and unseen, that Inayat serves the Ruhaniat in particular through holding the technology concentration because it is activated twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week and touches so many aspects of our service in the world. Inayat has been consistently available to advise tech solutions, often in a moment’s notice...read more
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In Loving Remembrance
Our Sangha members who passed in 2022
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Anne Braithwaite
Ya Salaamo
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Blue Mountain Lew Abrams
Ya Salaamo
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Haqiqa Nuri Hampton
Ya Salaamo
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Hilal Jane Smirniotopoulos
Ya Salaamo
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Jamal Michael Kothrade
Ya Salaamo
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Julia Jamila Bush Swanson
Ya Salaamo
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Muin Tillmon Roberts
Ya Salaamo
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Shakura Kate Klarkowski
Ya Salaamo
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Sitara Joyce Collette
Ya Salaamo
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Wadud Ivan Saveliev
Ya Salaamo
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Wali Ali Meyer
Ya Salaamo
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Donation Request & Legacy Giving |
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Your donations help us to answer the continuing call of our mission. We are grateful to our donors, volunteers, teachers, the Murshids' Circle and the Board of Trustees, who help us in our work and service. Thank You!
Legacy Giving
The Ruhaniat is a container for a living transmission that is anchored in the lineage practices and teachings that have been handed down to us through centuries. Please support the future of our organization by including Sufi Ruhaniat International in your will or trust. Help us pass on a thriving and vital organization.
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Connections
retreats, events, recordings and online communities
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with Pir Shabda Kahn, Murshida Leilah Be,
Murshid Rahmat Moore and Sheikh Gayan Long
Sunday, Mar 5 - Friday, Mar 10, 2023
Healdsburg, California, USA
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Ruhaniat Family Zoom Gatherings
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