The Garden of Ziraat
"There is one Holy Book, the sacred manuscript of nature, the only
scripture that can enlighten the reader."
--Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan
Ziraat is a heart-based
approach to gardening and food production outwardly, and to spiritual growth
inwardly. The heart, like the earth, is regarded as sacred soil to be prepared
for planting. Rocks and roots are removed; last year's stubble is plowed under.
New seed is placed in the furrow. Sunshine and rain attend the turning of
the seasons, and the ancient cycles of sowing, growth, fruition and harvest
are realized in ourselves and in our gardens and farms.
--Pir Moineddin Jablonski
For more information, email the Garden of Ziraat:
ziraat@olympus.net
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VAKIL FOREST SHOMER: 2013 EVENT CALENDAR
May 24-29, 2013
31st Annual Ozarks Sufi Camp
"Cultivating the Inner Life"
Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Teaching staff includes: Shabda Kahn, Tamam Kahn, many others
2012 EVENTS
October 5, 2012
Keynote Address
PAST/FUTURE: Using Native Plants for Re-Inhabitation
Fifth Northwest Permaculture Convergence
Fort Flagler State Park, near Port Townsend, WA
http://www.northwestpermaculture.org/
August 12-19, 2012
Embodying the Spirit of Guidance
Northwest Sufi Camp, near Molalla, OR
Teaching staff includes: Taj Inayat, Wali Ali Meyer, others
2011 EVENTS
November 4-6, 2011
Ziraat Retreat in the Ozarks Region
a weekend at Heartsong Retreat Center, near Deer AR
Planet Soul: Working with the Elements to Heal and Harmonize
reflection, spiritual practice, walks in nature, and conversation
Cost: $101
Contact: Susan Halima Schabilion, 510 Ridgeway Ave., Columbia, MO 65203
suebartelette@hotmail.com
Heartsong Retreat Center is nestled in the beautiful Ozarks at the headwaters
of the Buffalo River. Weather permitting, hike down the mountain to
the Buffalo River on Saturday.
Heartsong has a lovely shrine for dancing/zikr, a relaxing kitchen/dining area,
and modern shower/toilet facilities.
Exquisite vegetarian meals with meat options will be prepared by Chef Azim;
if you have any food allergies, please let us know at the time of registration.
http://heartsongretreat.webs.com/
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The Alchemy of Happiness Retreat
June 19-24, 2011
near Golden BC, Canada
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ÒPlanet Soul: Working with the Elements to Heal and HarmonizeÓ
reflection, spiritual practice, walks in nature, and conversation
Saturday, April
9, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Cost: $20
West Eugene (Oregon) Wetlands Nature Yurt
To register, contact:Sophia Bowie-McCoy
(541) 343-5511
More info, contact: Garden of Ziraat
Vakil Forest Shomer
360-385-6114
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Announcing: SACRED NATURE
Summer 2010 edition of HeartBeat, the journal of the Sufi Ruhaniat International. The entire issue is devoted to Ziraat, featuring the work of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, Murshid Samuel Lewis, Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Dorothy MacLean, Sufia Carol Sill, Asha Lela, Saladin Pelfrey, Aziza Riely-Twaddle, Michael J. Furniss, and myself (Vakil Forest Shomer). With a note by editor Kyra Epstein. To download the PDF:
and select "HeartBeat" from menu on left
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Announcing: THE ZIRAAT READER
The Ziraat Reader, an anthology
compiled by Vakil Forest Shomer and produced by Amrita Skye Blaine, is now
available.
It is a spiral bound, 134 page document filled with valuable articles and
photographs. It includes prayers and practices; Ziraat Papers;
essays, commentaries, and inspirations, written works of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat
Inayat Khan, Murshid Samuel Lewis, Murshida Vera Corda, Shamcher Bryn Beorse,
Pir Zia Inayat Khan, and many more; with a foreword by Pir Shabda Kahn.
It is designed with the intention to spread Ziraat among our greater spiritual
family.
It costs $20 plus $6.00 shipping (US currency). Additional copies
purchased at the same time, add $1 postage each. For postage to other countries:
inquire.
The Reader is available
only in English at this time.
Payment can be accepted by money order or check.
For credit card orders (Visa, Mastercard), PayPal is accepted:
use <ziraat@olympus.net> as payee.
Orders can be mailed to:
Vakil Forest Shomer
PO Box 639
Port Townsend WA 98368
USA
ziraat@olympus.net
360-385-6114
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2010 EVENTS
ZIRAAT RETREAT IN NORTH CAROLINA
Tassawuri Gaia: Self-Effacement in Nature USA
Mount Shepherd Retreat Center, Asheboro NC
November 8-10
guided by Ziraat Coordinator
Vakil Forest Shomer
and guests
Curriculum: dances, walks, nature
meditations
element practices, Ziraat studies
special guest: Tamam Kahn
reading from UNTOLD: A History
of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad
directly preceding the SRI Jamiat Khas at same location
TASSAWURI GAIA
a class at
36th Annual Mendocino Sufi Camp
Northern California, USA
July 18-25, 2010
ZIRAAT RITUAL
at the Khankah SAM, 65 Norwich St., San Francisco
April 7
VAKIL FOREST SHOMER: 2009 EVENT
Fana-fi Gaia:
ZIRAAT RETREAT IN PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON
Chapel, Fort Worden State Park
October 26-27
A two-day retreat with Ziraat practitioners from North America:
ritual, practices, immersion in Nature.
SECOND SOUTH AMERICA ZIRAAT TOUR
December 2008-January 2009
Argentina, Chile and beyond!
RUHANIAT INTERNATIONAL SUFI CAMP JANUARY 3 -- 10, 2009
YACU YURA Valle de Punilla (Cordoba)
ARGENTINA
CHILEAN RETREAT
Ziraat, Sufi Soulwork, and Dances of Universal Peace
Olmué, Viña del Mar area
January 16-18
Click on this link for a full pictorial report on the 2007 completed tour:
MURSHID SAM DANCE AND WALK TRAINING
near Cordoba, Argentina
February 2-4, 2007
