Join me as we discover another description of the Unstruck Sound, within Hazrat Inaya Khan’s “Music of Life”—and a reflection on all that which has been known before us, finding our resonating chord, and the wisdom inherent within all of us.
ps. In contrast to the translation provided in the book’s forward, “Fare forth to the West as a musician of the soul and tune the hearts of men to the divine harmony,” an online article (link below) states that Inayat’s dying teacher instructed him: “Fare forth into the world, my child, and harmonize the East and the West with the harmony of thy music. Spread the wisdom of Sufism abroad, for to this end art thou gifted by Allah, the most merciful and compassionate.” — a reminder that despite all that we read being someone's interpretation of their experience, so much can be lost and added or shifted in translation.
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Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/baYzSdqNz4u
Brief on Hazrat Inayat Khan:
- They were born in Baroda, India on July 5, 1882
- Their early life included music and awards for singing; their maternal grandfather was a Hindustani classical musician and educator known as “the Beethoven of India.”
- In 1903, they published a Hindustani collection of ±75 songs as Professor 'Ināyat Khān Raḥmāt Khān Paṭhān
- They established an order of Sufism in London in 1914, Inayatiyya—and by the time of their death in 1927, centers had been established throughout Europe and North America
And Sufism:
- Sufism, or Islamic mysticism, is found mainly within Sunni Islam but also Shia Islam and characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ritualism, asceticism, and esotericism. Practitioners typically belong to “orders”—congregations formed around a grand “wali” who would be the last in a chain of successive teachers linked back to Muhammad.
- If anybody asks you, “What is Sufism?” … you may answer: “Sufism is the religion of the heart, the religion in which the most important thing is to seek [Source/Spirit/Allah/God/Goddess] in the heart of humanity.”— Hazrat Inayat Khan
- While there are many Sufi schools and lineages, the Sufism of the Inayatiyya is universalist in its acceptance of all people and paths leading to the unfoldment of the light and power latent in the human being. Sufism is an endless path, pursued over a lifetime.
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