Living from the Heart: Universalist Sufism In America

Synopsis

Living from the Heart: Universalist Sufism in America, directed by Chuck Davis and Netanel Miles-Yépez, offers an introduction to the mystical path of Sufism as expressed in the universalist Sufi teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan by contemporary Sufi teachers in America. The film contextualizes Sufism as a spiritual path of the heart, addressing the distinction between Islamic Sufism and Universalist Sufism, and introduces viewers to Sufi teachings on Love, Beauty, Music, God, and the Sufi practices of Zikr (remembrance) and Pilgrimage.

Netanel Miles-Yépez

Self - Pir of the Inayati-Maimuni Order

Shabda Kahn

Self - Pir of the Sufi Ruhaniat Order

Satya Inayat Khan

Self - Inayati Order

Jennifer Alia Wittman

Self - Executive Director of the Inayati Order

Zia Inayat-Khan

Self - Pir of the Inayati Order

Amir Peter O'Loughlin

Self

Sukhawat Ali Khan

Self - Sufi Qawwali Musician

Aziz Isaiah Abbatiello

Self - Traditional Mevlevi Whirler

Taj Inayat

Self - Senior Teacher, Inayati Order

Deepa Gulrukh Patel

Self - Teacher, Inayati Order