By sharing the story of the Mystic and Musician Inayat Khan I hope that the listener can feel the sense of gratitude that I felt when I first encountered the story of Inayat and the challenges he faced growing up. It has given me a sense of being inexplicably intertwined with the entire universe. If one listener feels a greater sense of his or her own heart of all that is, I will be so grateful. Blessings, Amin.
The extraordinary story of Inayat Khan, the boy who grew into the man who was the first Sufi teacher to work in the West, an Audio Special that brings into your heart music and story rivaling anything you have ever heard on Moth Radio. Inayat Khan tells his story in his own words, with poetic commentary by Omid Safi, Ph.D., Director of the Islamic Study Center of Duke University and Tom Alter, as the voice of Inayat Khan, The music of HuDost, and many more talented musicians.
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"I lived for thousands and thousands of years as a mineral, and then died and became a plant. And I lived for thousands and thousands of year as a plant, and then died and became an animal. And I lived for thousands and thousands of years as an animal, and then died and became a human being. Tell me, what have I ever lost by dying? " Rumi, trans. Robert Bly