Report: DHO Calistoga 2000

Dear Family,

Once again we gathered together to form the Healing Circle on the earth plane. Alhamdulliah! Our gathering at Calistoga was a wonderful rest from our daily chores: There were two pools for swimming (one heated, one natural), the food was abundant and delicious. The meeting space was large enough for 3 circle dancing, and all the walks. The acoustics were deep and the vibrations carried out into the cosmos. The evenings homework and the resulting dream work were fruitful and inspiring.

The choir sang like angels, and most importantly, we all had a chance to catch up on the lives (and loves) of our family. Ya Shakur.

The concentration given for this year is:

Breath in “Use us for the purpose that Thy wisdom chooseth.”
And exhale “and guide us on the path of Thine own goodness.”

Do this as you fall asleep, and if it feels right, whenever the opportunity arises.

Advance Notice of Next Years Gathering:

Pilgrimage 2001 – A Visit to Murshid Sam.

Dates: June 21 – 30 – (to be reconfirmed)
Place: Lama Foundation – above Taos, New Mexico.
Costs: To be determined – but not much.
Accommodations: Rugged, tenting, hey there, its a pilgrimage.
Theme: Do something during this year to further the Message, and bring this as a personal offering to Murshid Sam.

This year (2001) is the start of the real millennium, and we feel that this would be a wondrous opportunity to gather at the Maqbara and offer thanks and prayers for the continued blessings we all receive. May the Message of God Reach Far and Wide!

Some folks are planning a group excursion – i.e. Morad and Rosie from Eugene would like to charter a bus and bring in the whole North West contingent together – singing and other spiritual diversions on the road – sort of like a Sufi Camp Trip. If you’re from that part of the world, you might like to connect with them – looks to be not only fun, but very cost effective.

Upcoming, I am looking forwards to our next gathering in St Petersburg this September 1st. There have been some wonderful walks coming through, and we shall explore them further in Mother Russia.

Speaking of the walks, Scott and I are working on putting the walks together in a manual for our teachers. More on that soonish. And, the T Shirts for the “In The Garden” republishing fund are almost gone – we still have some X-Large and XX-Large in Blue & Black – very striking – if interested please send $20 plus a few bucks postage – all proceeds go to the fund, which now has over $1,000. Thanks to Hauke Sturm in Berlin for the creative effort and printing. Allah Mu Barrak.

Finally, Farishta in St. Louis has just completed the healing ritual at the court steps where the infamous Dread Scott Decision was made. (Thats where the court decided that black people did not have human rights under the law). We were told, the St. Louis Arch was visible during the ritual and became filled with beings of light. May they continue to shine and illuminate our hearts, giving us the compassion we seek.

Thank you in St. Louis for heeding the call, and doing the work.

I send you all my love and blessings, and await our next gathering

yours in Service,
Hakim Saul(uddin)
Charlottesville, Virginia – July 11, 2000

Report: Holland & Germany

Dear family –

Happy Valentine’s Day to us all.

This is just a short report on my visit to the Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan in Holland, and two meetings we held in Germany.

Firstly, allow me to say that I was given every honor at the Temple in Ketwig. Murshid SAM would be very pleased. After the formal service, I was asked to bless the cake and water – they called it praying in “the Oriental manner.” We would call it singing Fathia. It was a wonderful and very moving experience. The Urs was also a wonderful opportunity to meet with some of the leadership of the Movement. I took it upon myself to encourage
them all to attend the Leadership conference in April in Charlottesville.

As an aside, it seems that the heads of the 3 healing activities, will meet together in April. Alhamdulliah! Arjuna from the Movement, Himayat from the Order, and myself from the DHO. Ya Shakur. We are all hopeful that this is but the first steps in the cosmic dance of Love, Harmony & Beauty.

From Holland I went onto Germany: In Hanover and Berlin we had meetings with the German Healing Order, and after some strong prompting from Ananda, I initiated a number of new mureeds into the Ruhaniat. I look forwards to also moving some of the DHO’ers at our Spring meeting in North Germany formally into the Ruhaniat. After all, who has a better and more coherent study program for new mureeds than us Inayati’s. In addition, it is a program that all of us “old timers” have gone through. Alhamdulliah! We shall be setting up Gatha/Githa study programs for Germany.

May the Message of God Reach Far & Wide.

I send you all my love and blessings on this Day of Loves Remembrance.
Hakim Saul

Report: Holland & Germany

Dear family –

Happy Valentine’s Day to us all.

This is just a short report on my visit to the Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan in Holland, and two meetings we held in Germany.

Firstly, allow me to say that I was given every honor at the Temple in Ketwig. Murshid SAM would be very pleased. After the formal service, I was asked to bless the cake and water – they called it praying in “the Oriental manner.” We would call it singing Fathia. It was a wonderful and very moving experience. The Urs was also a wonderful opportunity to meet with some of the leadership of the Movement. I took it upon myself to encourage
them all to attend the Leadership conference in April in Charlottesville.

As an aside, it seems that the heads of the 3 healing activities, will meet together in April. Alhamdulliah! Arjuna from the Movement, Himayat from the Order, and myself from the DHO. Ya Shakur. We are all hopeful that this is but the first steps in the cosmic dance of Love, Harmony & Beauty.

From Holland I went onto Germany: In Hanover and Berlin we had meetings with the German Healing Order, and after some strong prompting from Ananda, I initiated a number of new mureeds into the Ruhaniat. I look forwards to also moving some of the DHO’ers at our Spring meeting in North Germany formally into the Ruhaniat. After all, who has a better and more coherent study program for new mureeds than us Inayati’s. In addition, it is a program that all of us “old timers” have gone through. Alhamdulliah! We shall be setting up Gatha/Githa study programs for Germany.

May the Message of God Reach Far & Wide.

I send you all my love and blessings on this Day of Loves Remembrance.
Hakim Saul