Munir will speak about purpose from the Sufi perspective. The Sufi poet Sa’di says, “Every soul is created for a certain purpose and the light of that purpose has been kindled in that soul.” This may sound reassuring to the mind, but how do we uncover this? Regardless of appearances, we’re actually being lived by something tremendous – Life itself. Our willingness to question assumptions and let go leads to a change in orientation and context, beginning an adventure into unknown possibilities of increasing fulfillment and happiness. This talk explores this shift and Hazrat Inayat Khan’s five innate longings that lead us to our deepest purpose.
In January 2016 Munir led a week-long retreat of Dances of Universal Peace and Zikr at the Mana Retreat Center, Coromandel, New Zealand. This Youtube playlist recorded and compiled by Rashid Andrew Hall contains 132 dances. Enjoy!
Here are additional recordings of original dances by Munir, courtesy of Oneness Project and others.
A guest am I in this world of transient things.
Unfettered by the entanglements thereof,
I am of no country No boundaries hold me.
– J. Krishnamurti, music by Munir
Heart Sutra Dance Recording at 2025 NW Sufi Camp
Zikr With Munir’s Mureeds April 2018 (AUDIO .MP3)
My presentation this morning could be called Fun Facts About You as Light. Knowing you’re aware is the only thing you can be aware of that isn’t an object… a thought, feeling. a chair, a memory. It’s the only thing you can be aware of. Isn’t that fascinating? It’s absolute knowledge. And how do you know this? How do you know you are aware?
