LIVING SUFISM 2025
No matter how cluttered your life is, your moment is as clear as the air." ~ Pir Elias Amidon, The Book of Flashes
Session 2 - Am I Here?
Feb 9
Presence is the heart of adab and the key to presence is the mastery of attention. More than a discipline, attending is an esoteric practice (often framed as ‘concentration’ exercises) through which we make the world and ourselves whole.
Session 2 - Recording
Noticing
An open heart
A calm presence
Humility
A loving presence
A desire for union
Steering away from differences or conflict
Getting out of the way of myself
Listening
Seeking common ground
Empathy.
~David Chapman
Being Present
In his February 2025 Notes from the Open Path, "Anima Mundi" Pir Elias shares an extraordinary vision of Reality arising through, and in, relatedness.
Presence Awareness
"This kind of radical “nondual” inquiry usually leads at first to bewilderment — overturning the throne of the first-person singular — and then, if we’re lucky, to an astounding intuition or realization of an always-already-here, impersonal, unconditioned, all-pervading “presence-awareness” — a sort of background/foreground Awareness that’s everywhere, that’s not some kind of talent produced by my body, but a fundamental presence of Awareness that is the ground of all being and that’s as transparent as space."
by Pir Elias Amidon in Notes from the Open Path: ANIMA MUNDI
From "Huzur"
Huzur denotes the conscious presence of a person on the inner path. It also means tranquility, serenity, spiritual composure. But, more than just centered, uncluttered awareness, huzur implies a radiance sourced in a greater reality and a natural charisma arising from sincerity.
Practice Lab
As an option for those who wish to work more intensively, we will be hosting a "lab" for the development of practice methods and techniques. These sessions are open to all registrants. The dates for the Practice Lab:
Feb 23 - Mar 30 - Apr 27 - May 25 - Jun 29
On Zoom Noon EDT - 5PM UK - 6 PM EU
