Events with Munir

Join Munir and friends at Inland NW Sufi Camp, Memorial Day Weekend 2026,
Camp Lutherhaven, Coeur d’Alen, Idaho

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Glimpses from the Rose Garden of Love
A question that may be on many minds is, “How can I keep a loving and compassionate attitude in the face of so much chaos and injustice all around?” Munir will approach this by first helping us remember common illusions in how we view ourselves and the world. Our longing for harmony is actually a reminder or echo of what we already are. When love and truth come together in our direct experience in the heart, which we could call the “rose garden of love”, we may catch “glimpses” of the eternal and infinite wholeness that we already are. A mere glimpse may suddenly reveal the entire vista. From this understanding comes the strength to live a Fierce Love, loving “what is” in the face of all appearances and resistances.
Deep Peace
Deep Peace
A Traditional Celtic Blessing – click on the bold title above to listen to the recording

Deep Peace (lyrics)
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the silent stars
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth
May peace fill your soul
Let peace make you whole
What is a Sufi
What is a Sufi?
by Munir, for Mureeds Retreat 2022

Is a Sufi someone who wears a funny hat, dances to Middle Eastern melodies, and needs to hug as many friends as possible? Perhaps some of the time but not all the time. –More–
‘Tis the Season to Be Related
Our habit of gift giving and consumption at Christmastime could be interpreted as one massive, collective attempt to say to someone we love, “I see you and I love you”. Why do we do it this way? How could we come out of the fears and seeming limitations that keep us in patterns of isolation, superficiality and materialism? The great sage Jiddu Krishnamurti said that we discover who we really are through the all-important fact of relationship. No one evolves in isolation. He further said that seeing from the intelligence that recognizes that “the observer is the observed” releases tremendous energy for our capacity to be available in the way for which our loved ones and the society are hungering.