“This soul in its manifestation on the earth is not at all disconnected to the higher spheres.
It lives in all sheres, although it generally is only conscious of one level.
Only a veil separates us. The seers own soul becomes a torch in his hand.
It is his own light that illuminates his path. It is just like directing a
search light into dark corners which one could not see before.”
— Hazrat Inayat Khan

Welcome to the HeartStream Pulse Newsletter!
The HeartStream Pulse is sent as a service to our HeartStream Sufi Community as a communications forum. The Pulse will include: notices whenever a personal need arises, services to offer, housing available, items for sale, notices about interest/discussion groups, and community-related information to share.

We dedicate the HeartStream Pulse this month to celebrating the dissolving of the veil between the two worlds, and beholding in that opening the beloved - as the community of illumined souls on 'this side' and the 'other side' that form the One Great Spirit of Guidance in our world.

We also honor the celebrations of life and after-life as they arise in modern and ancient cultures in this season as we approach the Celtic 'Day of First Frost, the Christian 'All Saints' and 'All Souls' (All Hallows) day, Mexico's 'Day of the Dead', British and Irish Pagan Celtic 'Samhain' (Summer's End), and Halloween (literally 'evening of All Hallows Day').

The HeartStream Visioning Circle meets on the 4th Thursday of each month. Come join us in the visioning circle - we will work on creating parameters for helping people from our community that are in need. Thursday October 25, 7PM. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Laura Bathrick 831-462-6766 or laurabathrick@sbcglobal.net

This month's HeartStream Pulse may have events not yet posted on the HeartStream Local Events Calendar.

Activity planned: ride bikes 5 miles up into Big Basin Park, hike 20 minutes to the waterfall, have a picnic lunch, hike out 20 minutes, ride out 5 miles back to parking lot. We will meet at Waddell Creek (on Hwy1 north) on Tuesday at 10:45 AM. Bring your bike and lunch. We are aiming to be back at the parking lot at 2 PM. Please join us if it works for you!!

Adora Deva will be organizing the monthly Sufi Women’s Play Day which begins this month. Contact Adora at 831-566-9678 for more information, with play ideas and for ride sharing.

Upcoming Friday Night Zhikr Schedule
We are rich in opportunities to deepen into Zhikr and Practices of Rememberance with
Anwar and Tofah who lead our ongoing Friday Night Zhikr at The Garden, from 7-9PM.

In November we have two very special guests as well.

On Nov. 16th, Mohammed Iqbal and Devi will be in Santa Cruz to lead the Friday night Zhikr.
And on Nov. 30th, Mariam Baker will join us for our Friday night of Zhikr. Mark your calendars!

Please come gather with beloveds and The Beloved every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Friday as we deepen our experience of Sufi Zhikr and Rememberance of the Beloved.

Calling on the Beloved - In A Place Where Blisters Kill
By Jay Dravich

You are invited to read about Jay's extraordinary journey into the desert of human suffering and triumph on our borders. After reading it, you may even want to send it to a friend.

Short excerpts from the story (full link below):

I arrived in Tucson in early afternoon, in time for the weekly three hour orientation by the youthful leaders of “No More Deaths”. For the past four summers No More Deaths volunteers have gone out to the Sonora desert to rescue migrants who are lost and dying. Dehydration is the looming frightful presence in the desert so volunteers walk on trails known only to the “coyotes” placing jugs of water all along the routes ... I had mailed in my application to join them in their desert camp for a week. The application asked if I could walk four miles in four hours carrying a twenty pound pack in one hundred and twenty degree Fahrenheit weather. I wrote back “yes” ...

... We also received an update on our volunteers being arrested by federal law enforcement ... It is never our role to encourage or discourage the migrants from continuing their journey. Our purpose is to simply prevent them from dying along the way ...

To read and download the complete story (pdf), please click In A Place Where Blisters Kill

Sufi Heritage - HeartStream Sufi Studies
By Victoria Tackett

"There are two kinds of studies. One is by reading the teachings of the great thinkers and keeping them in mind, while the other kind of study is in engraving upon the heart the teachings of Life."
                                                                               —Pir O Murshid Inayat Khan

Many of us are first drawn to the HeartStream Sufi Community through weekly offerings of song, celebration and dance. Through the Dances of Universal Peace, we may learn of the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan who first formulated a Universal Sufism, honoring the unity of all religions and seeing them as having sprung from the same source in different periods of time. It is this essential Unity that we celebrate together through Zhikr, poetry, song, prayer, ritual and dance.

Local HeartStream leaders also offer ongoing classes for those wanting to learn more about Pir O Murshid Inayat Khan's teachings, and follow a structured course of study in the initiatic path of Inayati Sufism. Rooted in the esoteric traditions, the breadth of these Universal Sufi teachings serve as a practical guide and source of inspiration, uncovering the depths of our hearts, so that the light within each of us - students and teachers alike - may shine.

"The transmission of the esoteric school of Sufism is passed on from heart to heart,
from teacher to student, and can only be fully received through the profound
connection that exists between two human hearts
that are deeply attuned." —Pir Zia Inayat Khan

All current HeartStream Sufi Studies course offerings are listed below with course details, times and contact information. Please note that discussion with the individual teacher is required before attending these classes.

Some of these offerings are designed for mureeds, those who have already taken initiation with a sufi teacher. In this Sufi lineage, initiation simply means taking the initiative to advance on the path of spiritual liberty, thereby broadening your outlook in life. Initiation is considered a sacred trust which demonstrates sincerity on the part of the student, confers a blessing that quickens spiritual progress, and links the mureed with a chain of Sufi teachers stretching back through the ages. If you have questions or wish to learn more about Sufi studies, readings, practices and/or initiation, you may contact any of the teachers listed below.

Click here to learn more about HeartStream's Esoteric Classes and the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan.

The Sacred Interior Life - Women’s Sufi Practices withTofah Eileen
Every Soul is Creating its Own World - Ziraat and Mental Purification by Junayad & Fehrunnisa
Deepening in Presence and Love - Esoteric Study Group with Jilani Esterly