The Inayatiyya of Greater Boston are a collaborative of teaching centers of the Inayatiyya in the south eastern New England area. The Inayatiyya is an interfaith organization supporting the path to self realization of its members, and the spreading of love, harmony, and beauty to humanity as a whole.
Yaqin Aubert is a senior teacher of the Inayatiyya Movement in North America, a mystical and ecumenical fellowship. He has been a teacher in the Suluk Academy. He was initiated into Sufism by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. Yaqin has been studying Sufism for more than 40 years. He is a Cherag (minister) in the Universal Worship and guides individual and group retreats.
Naima Brown is the emerita VP of the Inner School of the Inayatiyya. Initiated more than 40 years ago by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, she attended many of his retreats. Naima mentored in many of the Suluk classes with Pir Zia, including the inaugural class. She teaches and guides retreats internationally and serves as a Cheraga in the Universal Worship.
Ongoing Gatha Classes
with Rahmana Santorelli
The 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month
at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (North America)
Note: No classes will be held during June 2025
The Gathas were originally oral lectures that Hazrat Inayat Khan gave to his murids in the early 1920s. They contain foundational teachings that cover several topics. These lectures offer us the opportunity to consider, and live life, with an open mind and a compassionate heart. Meeting with others as a community, allows us to gain insight into Murshid’s wisdom and sense his presence. We will partake in meditative practices of the Inayatiyya as a way of making Murshid's profound teachings relevant to us on our journey. There will be an opportunity to share heart-felt reflections in the form of sohbet.
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The Githas
with Aqil Brown
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month
7:00 - 8:00 PM Eastern Time (North America)
This class is currently on summer break and will resume in Sep. 2025
The Githa papers are a course of study given by Hazrat Inayat Khan for the murid who is ready to prepare for the realization of the soul. The murid, having awakened, now journeys into that vision of a new world of spirit. The task before the murid is to develop an intuitive and natural awareness of the expansive levels on which the soul experiences life. The mind and emotions are attuned to allow the finer vibrations to be felt. The cause and effect of impressions and intentions are watched. The inner and outer life are brought into harmony. One's motivation is sought out at its roots. One's purpose is found in the re-homing of the soul in this life and in preparing it for the next.
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Sufi Evenings in Marblehead (via Zoom)
In Depth Meditations on the Teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, including relevance to everyday life.
4th Monday of the month September 2024 - June 2025, 7:30 PM, Eastern Time
Co-Facilitated by Azimat Sally Schreiber-Cohn and Qalbi Melissa Tucker, with reflections, music or meditations guided by Banafsha Jane McKenna, Qudsiya Carol Rodrigue, Umma Nancy Ramsden, Deya Susan Seigel or others.
Please email Azimat omasea35#comcastn for Zoom link.
For other information, call Azimat 781-990=3778 or email Qalbi at melissatucker38#gmailc
The Inayatiyya - A Sufi Path of Spiritual Liberty
The work of the Inayatiyya is founded upon the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan and his successors Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Pir Zia Inayat-Khan. Hazrat Inayat Khan brought the spiritual heritage of Sufism from India to the Western nations of Europe and the Americas, adapting it to the conditions of those cultures. His successors have continued to adapt the presentation of Sufism to ever-changing modern conditions, while strongly holding the connection to the living essence that they represent. It is not just a philosophy, but a practice of working with the self to realize all the dimensions of one's being, come to a fuller understanding and joy, and to communicate that in everyday life.
"Thus the ultimate purpose for which the soul is seeking every moment of our life, is our spiritual purpose. And you may ask how to attain to that purpose. The answer is that what you are seeking for is within yourself. Instead of looking outside, you must look within. The way to proceed to accomplish this is for some moments to suspend all your senses such as sight, hearing, smell, touch, in order to put a screen before the outside life; and by concentration and by developing that meditative quality you will sooner or later get in touch with the inner self which is more communicative, which speaks more loudly than all the noises of this world; and this gives joy, creates peace, and produces in you a self-sufficient spirit, a spirit of independence, of true liberty."
-- Hazrat Inayat Khan
More information about the Inayatiyya worldwide can be found at https://inayatiyya.org/