Omid Safi – Sufi Heart – Ep. 31 – Hazrat Inayat Khan and the Sufi Path of Love

Sharing insights from the path of love, Omid Safi discusses the teachings of Sufi philosopher, Hazrat Inayat Khan.

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“The real abode of God is in the heart of mankind. There’s this intimate connection between God and humanity, and if our hearts are closed to a portion of humanity, it also means that it is partially closed to God.” – Omid Safi

In this episode of Sufi Heart, Omid Safi explores:
  • The universality of love
  • Coming back to the center
  • Experiencing God directly
  • Signs of God in scripture, nature, and our own souls
  • Having an open heart for all of humanity
  • Practicing love as a religion
  • Going into our breath for full presence and communion with God
  • How vast God is, yet how close we are to God
  • The singular focus of God as the beloved
  • The necessity of our ancestors’ wisdom
  • The path of the mystic vs. ordinary religion

“The center is where we come to have that direct, immediate, unmediated experience of God, which is to say, the heart.” – Omid Safi

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