{"id":1007,"date":"2015-08-22T19:32:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T19:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twoseasjoin.org\/?page_id=1007"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:02:44","slug":"new-home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twoseasjoin.org\/","title":{"rendered":"The Light of Guidance Center of New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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All beliefs are simply degrees of clearness of vision. All are part of one ocean of truth. The more this is realized, the easier is it to see the true relationship between all beliefs, and the wider does the vision of the one great ocean become. Limitations and boundaries are inevitable in human life; forms and conventions are natural and necessary; but they none the less separate humanity. It is the wise who can meet one another beyond these boundaries.   <\/em> Hazrat Inayat Khan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Light of Guidance Center is the New York City center of the Inayatiyya (www.Inayatiorder.org<\/a>), an international organization dedicated to spreading the Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan, who first introduced Sufism to the Western world in 1910. The Sufi Message proclaims the knowledge of divine unity\u2014of all peoples, all religions, and all existence\u2014and the religion of the heart awakened to the beauty in all creation.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
The Inayatiyya affirms spiritual liberty, and the One Truth behind all names and forms, and all authentic spiritual and religious traditions,  a Living Reality that exists and manifests through our lives.  Our classes emphasize the cultivation of the heart and the bringing of spirituality into everyday life. All classes and retreats are open to all.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u00ad\u00adThe Sufi teachers at the Light of Guidance Center are Kainat Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith.  They are senior teachers and retreat guides within the Inayatiyya and the Ziraat tradition.  They are authors of An Emerald Earth <\/em>(see below).   
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Spring 2026 <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Sufi Teachings and Zikr Class<\/strong>*<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2nd Sundays <\/strong>(except June) @ 3:00-4:30 PM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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*All meetings in Manhattan, New York City.<\/em><\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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For directions please email: <\/em>
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2026 Events <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Spring Retreat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

May 1-3, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Emerald Earth Retreat <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

with Kainat Felicia Norton & Muinuddin Charles Smith<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Abode of the Message<\/strong>

Link to Information and Registration: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/theabode.secure.retreat.guru\/program\/emerald-earth-2026\/<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New Lebanon, NY <\/strong>12125<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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August 8-15, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Mystic Heart of Sufism<\/strong>
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Sufi Meditation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

with Kainat Felicia Norton & Muinuddin Charles Smith<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chautauqua Institution,<\/strong> Chautauqua, NY<\/strong> 14722<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.chq.org\/things-to-do\/religion\/mystic-heart-meditation-program\/<\/a>
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An Emerald Earth- A Guidebook to the Natural Self
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AN EMERALD EARTH<\/strong>
by Felicia Norton and Charles Smith<\/strong>
ISBN 978-0-6152-3546-2<\/strong>
Price: $19.00<\/strong>
trade paper, 6 x 9, 192 pages<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
An Emerald Earth expresses universal teachings of the Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan on the \u201cnatural self,\u201d likening  the unfolding of our being to the process of cultivating a field or garden to bring forth fruitfulness. Our natural state is one of resonance with Nature, receptive to the beauty and creative of the harmony that ever seek expression in our lives. Incorporating meditation practices, rich teaching stories and poetry from Sufi, Buddhist and other mystic traditions, An Emerald Earth affirms the infinite power of the heart, pointing the way to an uplifted world and a spirituality that is grounded in service to all of life.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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“The word ‘mysticism’ often brings to mind suspicions of an obscure hobby having little or nothing to do with real life. What the reader of An Emerald Earth will discover, however, is exactly the reverse: a mystical orientation that is accessible, relevant, and eminently natural. <\/strong><\/em>\u2014Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Spiritual Leader of the Inayati Order International<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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“With the environmental crisis finally recognized throughout the world, is it too late? No! An Emerald Earth celebrates Sufi wisdom that, since its very beginning, has held the sacred green earth at its center. Today this wisdom guides us toward restoring ourselves and our relationship with the natural environment.”  <\/em><\/strong>\u2014The Very Reverend James Parks Morton, pioneer in sacred ecology, Founder of the Interfaith Center of New York, Dean Emeritus of The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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“This book is filled with much gentle wisdom and its message is one of peace and service. I hope that the authors\u2019 call for a life devoted to doing what is beautiful will find its way into many hearts.”<\/em><\/strong>   \u2014Tom Cheetham, author of \u201cThe World Turned Inside Out,\u201d and \u201cGreen Man, Earth Angel\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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“An Emerald Earth is an open invitation to those who are longing to re-discover the primordial harmony of the human soul and the natural world, both mirrors of each other and helpers to each other, both woven from the same cloth by the same Weaver. This wonderful book is constructed as an actual spiritual travel, using the stepping stones of meditation practices which guide the reader to experience how contemplation of the creation reveals human reality, and conversely how awakened humanity protects and elevates the creation to its own divine potential.” <\/strong>\u2014Shaykha Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi, Spiritual Guide of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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For more information:  www.anemeraldearth.org<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Full review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat at:  www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/books\/books.php?id=19397<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
To purchase An Emerald Earth:  Cultivating a Natural Spirituality, <\/em>please click here<\/a>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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For the French translations of An Emerald Earth see<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Une Terre d’\u00c9meraude<\/a>   (French edition purchased in France or other Euro country)
Une Terre d’Emeraude<\/a> (French Edition purchased in United States)
Une Terre d’Emeraude<\/a> (French Edition purchased in Canada)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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