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.

Meister Eckhart says “A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don’t know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox’s or bear’s, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there.” Munir will speak about what it means to come out of our burrows, peel off our thick hides and face down the shadow with courage and clarity. It’s what’s under the hide that’s important. That’s “The Love that Knows No Other”.

A look at the “nafs”, or separate self, its roots in the human psyche, and what its remedy might be. We explore “just noticing” as a powerful doorway to seeing ourselves more clearly and revealing the loving spirit or real self that is always present and available.