Table of Contents
Editorial Note ix
Foreword Mirza Inayat Khan xiii
Introduction: The Universel-The Spirituality of the Future 1
Chapter 1 The Call of the Heart
A Millenium Message December 2000 7
Global Thinking 8
I Have a Dream 13
A Christmas Message 21
Suffering 23
Suffering and Joy 26
Service 30
Reflections on Noor's Birthday 32
How to Find Peace in the Cosmic Drama 34
Chapter 2 Science and Spirituality
Stalking the Light: Transmuting Fire into Light, Anger into Compassion 43
Transformation, Mutation, Transmutation, Regeneration Transfiguration, Resurrection 47
Human Understanding-Divine Meaningfulness 53
The New Spirituality 59
Chapter 3 Religious Faith and Experience
The 1984 Sinai Gathering 75
Towards a New Approach 77
God as Archteype, the Human Being as Exemplar 79
Psychological and Transformational Stages of the Mass 83
Chapter 4 Meditation
The Other Side of Life 89
On Retreat 91
Awakening and Enlightenment 95
Astronaut of the Mind 96
Our Solar Initiation 101
The Dance of the Cells 105
Meditation After-Effect 109
Chapter 5 In Life
Spirituality in Real Life 113
The Human Drama 115
Bringing Spirituality Into Everyday Life 120
High Key versus Low Key 124
On the Champs-Elysees 130
Finding a Wider Perspective 134
What is Spirituality? 140
The Test of Authenticity 144
Awakening Beyond Life; Awakening in Life: What Does It Mean? 150
Heaven and Earth Interspersed-Part I 153
Heaven and Earth Interspersed-Part II 156
The Human Drama and the Cosmic Celebration 160
Chapter 6 Psychology
The Leading Edge 165
The Interface of Spirituality and Psychology 171
Reconciling Our Psychological Needs With Our Spiritual Needs 174
Therapy 179
Healing the Wounds of the Psyche 183
Are We Being Tested? 190
On Resentment 192
Love 199
Unconditional Love 201
Dreams 204
A Dream in a Dream 209
Attaining Peace 212
Chapter 7 Addiction and Freedom
Meditation as a Factor in Addiction Reduction 217
The Mother Archteype 220
The Father Archetype 222
The Archetype of the Child Within 225
The Archetype of the Alter Ego 228
Social Freedom 230
Freedom of the Individual 231
Escape? or Creativity? 233
Chapter 8 Creativity
Awakening and Creativity 241
Ecstasy in Action 244
Embodying States of Consciousness Reached in Meditation 246
Creativity 253
A Palette Full of Colors 256
Music as a Training in Harmony 260
Old Wine in New Bottles 268
The Dance of Joy 271
Chapter 9 Mastery, Service and Leadership
The Basics of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan's Teachings Regarding the Ego 275
Mastery-The Effect of Retreats 281
Faith and Belief 284
Miracles Do Happen 287
The Hierarchy 291
Leadership 292
The Guru Syndrome 297
Chapter 10 Death and Life
Death and Resurrection 303
Preparing for Resurrection 309
Chapter 11 The Divine Banquet
The Banquet 313
A Final Message from Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan 317
Index 319
Biographical note 343