Rasa Shastra - Exploring Love, Intimacy, Sex, and Relationships in Sufism
with Deepa Gulrukh Patel
May 12 - 14, 2017
I bowed my head low in humility, and on my knees I begged of love,
“Disclose to me, I pray you, love, your secret.”
— Hazrat Inayat Khan
Although well-known among Inayati Sufis, the Rasa Shastra—a series of lessons given by Hazrat Inayat Khan on sexual relationships—has not often been mined in a Sufi teaching context for the wisdom it contains. In this three-day program, Deepa Gulrukh Patel, the International Coordinator of the Inayati Order, and Netanel Miles-Yépez, the Spiritual Director of the Abode of the Message, will explore the themes of love, intimacy, sex and modern relationships in the context of the Rasa Shastra, applying its lessons to spiritual practice and everyday life, and comparing them with the classical Sufi teachings on love as a transformative power.
About the Teacher
Deepa Gulrukh Patel
Deepa Gulrukh Patel is a Sufi teacher in the Inayati Order, which she also serves in her capacity as International Coordinator and Executive Director for the Zenith Institute, a four-week Sufi meditation camp in the Swiss Alps, where she guides retreats for young adults. She is also the Chair of Tamasha Theatre Company and the […]
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