The Unveiling of Love,
Sufism and the Remembrance of God...

	Sunday 4/29 11am 2-4pmZikr; Sufi Chanting/ Meditation Sufi Teacher Muhammad Ichlas of Lansing Mi
This series of  three talks[4/29,8/12/&TBA] will experientially explore Love as the beginning, journey and completion of the spiritual path as practiced by a contemporary Sufi order.	Lakeshore Interfaith Institute/Mothers Trust 6676 122nd Ave Ganges Mi 49408 www.motherstrust.org 269 543 3951

The traditions, practices and essence of Sufism are presented as expressed to American seekers by Sheik Muzaffer al Jerrahi, a 20th century
Sufi master who brought the Jerrahi lineage to North America. Sufism is a very liberal spiritual path whose shell is said to be, by its adherents,
Islam ,but whose core is the mystical essence of all Spiritual Paths .

Rumi  the  16th Turkish Sufi poet said to be the most oft quoted poet in USA was a great universalist
Rumi's teachings expressed that love is the path to spiritual growth and insight. Broadly tolerant of all people and other faiths,
Engraved in gold letters above the entrance to Rumi's shrine in Konya, Turkey are these words.

Whoever you may be, come
Even though you may be
An infidel, a pagan, or a fire-worshipper, come
Our brotherhood is not one of despair
Even though you have broken
Your vows of repentance a hundred times, come.

Muhammad Ichlas is a representative of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order.  Born into a Jewish family in New York  he  began the
Sufi Path after meeting Lex Hixon  [Sheik Nur Al Jerahi] an interfaith/Sufi teacher and author at Columbia University. Ichlas lives
and works in Lansing Michigan.