Audio and video resources by Pir Zia Inayat Khan freely available on the web as of February 25, 2012
Updates, summaries, corrections & feedback please, to Nick: fellowservant at yahoo dot com
Talks:
	Venue/Occasion	Duration	MB	Download/View
Rumi's animate world	2012 February	3 min.	-	View	New! Pir Zia's sparkling reminder of Rumi's singularly eloquent impact on rising consciousness of Anima Mundi. Simple, exact, concise, effective. Assisted by high production values supplied by the Mevlevi-inspired One Through Love Project.
A public talk on Sufism	Seattle 2007	1 hr 5 min.	60	Download	A sweeping, fundamentally Sufi view of the journey of awakening, the consecration of the heart, the safety of the soul. Overarching, yet concise, sophisticated yet accessible, this recording has emerged as a popular 'spoken introduction' to Sufism in the lineage of Hazrat Inayat Khan.
Inter-religious Reconciliation – Part 1	2007 January	21 min.	10	Download	In this series of talks, Pir Zia extends Hazrat Inayat Khan's vision of inter-religous reconciliation with an over-arching appraisal of planetary prophetology, its sources and context, its moral and epistemological relevance to sacred and secular worlds, and the profound potential an inclusive vision of revelation holds for addressing the question of meaning in our own time. Part one interprets key modes of historical thought and practice within the Sufi School of Love which affirm the unity of the prophetic impulse, suggesting a contemporary trans-cultural model for exploring the source of revelation, and the guidance such an investigation might afford for integration at the planetary level.
Inter-religious Reconciliation – Part 2	2007 January	24 min.	11	Download	Continuing to envision the shape of a planetary prophetology, part two focuses on the historical 'merging of the two oceans' occurring when the Sufi School of Illumination shone its spotlight simultaneously on the oceanic sources of divine revelation within Islam and Vedanta. At this time, the technique of exegesis, a universal devotional practice allowing for deep comparative insight within and into the Scriptures of each religious dispensation, was deliberately, methodically, and radically extended inter-textually across different religious forms. The results suggest a synergy: uniquely differentiated Scriptures shine light upon each other, catalyzing a deeper strata of meaning embedded within the archetype of The Book, allowing an inclusive vision of revelation to emerge.
Inter-religious Reconciliation – Part 3	2007 January	23 min.	11	Download	In part three, Pir Zia explains how the concrete benefits of such mutual engagement, assiduously developed over many generations, entered the embrace of the Chisti lineage at all levels - theological, prophetological and ritual - providing the building blocks of a universal perspective which, in time, gifted Hazrat Inayat Khan a cognitive paradigm for reformulating the tenets of the School of Love, thereby anticipating the total religion, the meeting place that is the summation of the multiplicity of revelations. Pir Zia concludes this section with an attempt to identify the core principles of the Path of Love.
Inter-religious Reconciliation – Part 4	2007 March	1 hr. 30 min.	85	Download	Part four begins with a prepared, rigorously concentrated critique of the challenges and hopes shaping contemporary efforts to formulate and meaningfully experience the spiritual heritage of the planetary ecumene. Then, asking 'Where is prophesy today?' Pir Zia describes spiritual practices which afford the humble and sincere seeker of the quintessence of guidance access to four primary sources of meaning and inspiration, past and present.
Inter-religious Reconciliation – Part 5	2007 April	1 hr. 30 min.	82	Download	Acknowledging the subordination of women as a global phenomenon, present within every major world religion, and insisting on the urgent need for a planetary prophetological vision to reaffirm the egalitarian message which is the ultimate truth of revelation, Pir Zia discusses the principle of the Divine Feminine, the nature of the Feminine in the prophetic transmission, and several mythological and historical women masters, saints, and prophets.
In the Footsteps of the Prophets	2008 The Abode	56 min.	53	Download	Elaborating upon Philo Judaeus' novel synthesis of the great sources of western civilization - Greek philosophical thought and the prophetic legacy of the Semitic cycle of revelation - Pir Zia builds upon the theme of planetary prophetology by proposing that Plato's description of 'inspired frenzy' provides keen insights into four essential aspects of the prophetic life, function and personality - qualities we must awaken within ourselves if we are to answer the need of the day, and fulfill our own purpose as individuals.
The Teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan – Part 1	2009 The Abode	1 hr 11 min.	33	Download	Pir Zia answers questions from around the world about the Sufi Order and its teachings.
The Teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan – Part 2	2009 The Abode	1 hr 5 min.	90	Download	Pir Zia answers questions from around the world about the Sufi Order and its teachings.
Answering questions	France 19 March 2011	1 hr. 7 min.	287	View	Pir Zia answers questions from around the world about the Sufi Order and its teachings.
A visit to Baroda	The Abode 2005	37 min.	13	Download	An intimate recollection of a visit to Baroda, birthplace of Hazrat Inayat Khan and home, still, to remaining family members.
A Retrospective of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan	2007 The Abode	1 hr. 25 min.	44	Download	On the third anniversary of the passing of his father, Pir Zia spoke about Pir Vilayat’s being and message.
Transported by Destiny	2010 The Abode	1 hr 21 min.	74	Download	On the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Hazrat Inayat Khan in 1927, Pir Zia speaks about the journey of Inayat Khan to the West 100 years ago and about the meaning of Hejirat, life's journey.
Transported by Destiny	2010 The Abode	10 min.		View	Video of the final ten minutes of the 1hr. 20 min. talk available in full as audio .mp3.
Inner Dimensions of Prayer – Part 1	SufiCon 2006	39 min.	36	Download	A paean to the purpose and practice of prayer. In part one, its stages of thanks, and repentance. Pir Zia experiments with poetry read to musical accompaniment.
Inner Dimensions of Prayer – Part 2	SufiCon 2006	41 min.	39	Download	Pir Zia continues with a description of stages of prayer: supplication, invocation, and the essence of prayer, communion.
Paths to God – Part 1	SufiCon 2006	45 min.	43	Download	Pir Zia describes the 'five pillars of faith', practices foundational to exoteric Islam and also considered central to the Sufi path of esotericism. In part one he discusses shahada - continual remembrance of the source from which our lives have come and the absolute current into which it will return; and salat - creatively embodying the divine qualities though the act of prayer, or glorification.
Paths to God – Part 2	SufiCon 2006	48 min.	45	Download	In part two, Pir Zia continues with his description of 'the five pillars of faith addressing saum - the fasting of the heart; the sacrifice and reunciation of zakat; and hajj, the pilgrimage to the center of one's being. This session concludes with a ten minute meditation upon the heart.
Sufism's Contribution to Planetary Culture – Part 1	SufiCon 2008	1 hr 10 min.	81	Download	In posing the question, 'What is the way forward?', Pir Zia's entreaty for urgently revisioning the shopworn shibboleths of contemporary civilization posits that authentic guidance for those exploring the frontier of Reality's self-disclosure is not to be unearthed in the dominant epistemologies of our age but, rather, abounds in those deeper, vaster sources which collect, synthesize and integrate the profoundest sacred visions of the single lineage of wisdom which spans the globe. Identifying four key fields of gnosis in a universal 'house of wisdom', he describes techniques for accessing dormant faculties of guidance which come to us through the heart.
Sufism's Contribution to Planetary Culture – Part 2	SufiCon 2008	22 min.	26	Download	In part two, Pir Zia continues with this theme, suggesting that the same divine guidance which inflamed each prophetic dispensation is available to us today if we attune our hearts to the personalities of the prophets - a 'cloud of witnesses' who mirror precisely those qualities of being we need to manifest in order to become more fully ourselves as we respond to the challenges of a post-prophetic age.
Sufism's Contribution to Planetary Culture	SufiCon 2008	57 min.	264	View	A video excerpt from the full talk available as an .mp3.
Opening Talk	SufiCon 2005	49 min.	46	Download	Opening talk at 2005 Sufi Conference.
Opening Talk	SufiCon 2006	27 min.	26	Download	Pir Zia's co-introduction, following Llwelleyn Vaughn Lee of the Golden Sufi Center.
Opening Talk	SufiCon 2008	1 hr 5 min.	76	Download	Lewelleyn Vaughn Lee, with Pir Zia at 36.15
Opening Talk with Pir Zia and LVL	SufiCon 2008	57 min.	253	View	Opening talk at 2008 Sufi Conference.
Infinite Compassion	Upaya Zen Center 2010	1 hr 8 min.	32	Download	Invited to give a Dharma talk at Roshi Joan Halifax's Upaya Zen Center, Pir Zia begins by reading a letter that describes a meeting between Hazrat Inayat Khan and a Zen master, almost a hundred years ago. The encounter highlights the commonalities between Sufi and Zen experience. Pir Zia then moves into an explanation of the way in which Sufism defines loving kindness, Allah, and interdependence, clarifying these three terms with poetry and anecdotes.
The Spiritual Hierarchy	Suluk Academy 2007	1 hr 5 min.	56	Download	In this video discourse given at Suluk Academy, Pir Zia explores nature of the 'Spiritual Hierarchy' and our relationship to it.
The Spiritual Undercurrents of the Crusades	2007 The Abode	1 hr 5 min.	56	Download	Pir Zia explores the history and social and spiritual ethos of chivalry: cultivation of a deepened conscience and an enlightened activism following along the lines of the Sufi tradition of futuwwah, the code of honorable behavior that follows the example of the prophets, saints, and sages.
A dialog between Pir Zia and philosopher William Irwin Thompson	2007 The Abode	1hr 25 min	80	Download	A dialog between Pir Zia and philosopher William Irwin Thompson on the nature of myth, Gaia, and spirals of human psycho-spiritual development.
Introducing Seven Pillars	2008 The Abode	33 min.	31	Download	Pir Zia celebrates the birth of the Seven Pillars House of Wisdom, an initiative designed to support the advancement of wisdom in the global culture.
Contemplating the Temple	2008 The Abode	73 min.	34	Download	Pir Zia on the role of the temple in past cultures and the need to find a contemporary renewal of this living symbol as a key component of an emerging global civilization. Aspects of the temple include regarding the body and heart as a temple for the Absolute to reside in, the notion of a universal temple dedicated to the stream of revelation underlying all religions, and the significance of the temple city of Jerusalem.
Pir Zia introduces Green Hermeticism	2007 The Abode	5 min.		View	Pir Zia introduces 'Green Hermeticism', the revival of ancient cosmologies and techniques in the service of new holistic sciences which address pressing ecological problems.
Pir Zia on Chivalry	Seven Pillars inaugural weekend	13 min.	66	View	Pir Zia speaks on Chivalry during Seven Pillars' inaugural weekend.
Pir Zia opening ceremony for Seven Pillars	Seven Pillars inaugural weekend	22 min.	115	View	Pir Zia speaking during the opening ceremony of Seven Pillars' inaugural weekend.
The Way of the Heart 1	Excerpt from Way of the Heart DVD	2 min.		View	An excerpt from The Way of the Heart DVD in which Pir Zia talks of the significance of the life and teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan.
The Way of the Heart 2	Excerpt from Way of the Heart DVD	2 min.		View	An excerpt from The Way of the Heart DVD in which Pir Zia paints a picture of the presence of Hazrat Inayat Khan, based on the reports of those whose knew him.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -1	Leader's Retreat 2009	4 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -2	Leader's Retreat 2009	5 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -3	Leader's Retreat 2009	5 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -4	Leader's Retreat 2009	5 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -5	Leader's Retreat 2009	7 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -6	Leader's Retreat 2009	7 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -7	Leader's Retreat 2009	4 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -8	Leader's Retreat 2009	4 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -9	Leader's Retreat 2009	5 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -10	Leader's Retreat 2009	6 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -11	Leader's Retreat 2009	8 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -12	Leader's Retreat 2009	5 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -13	Leader's Retreat 2009	9 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Pir Zia retreat 2009 -14	Leader's Retreat 2009	5 min.		View	A talk given at a Silent retreat at the Abode, July 2009.
Theory and practice of meditation:
	Venue/Occasion	Duration	MB	Download/View
The Art of Breath	SufiCon 2008	1hr 19 min.	92	Download	A stirring half hour introduction to the art of breath, transitioning to elemental breath practice concluding with an awareness of the heart as macrocosm. Theory and practice in a seamless, elegant continuum. A classic expression of the foundational interior practice.
Sufi Meditation – Part 1	SufiCon 2002	53 min.	63	Download	A youthful Pir Zia leads a traditional elemental breath practice followed by a 'cursory' exploration of the lataifas (organs of subtle perception). Dense, esoteric, heavy going.
Sufi Meditation – Part 2	SufiCon 2002	52 min.	61	Download	In this second part of this elusive session, Pir Zia continues with a lataifa purification and activation practice, zikr-i-jarub (zikr of the broom).
Sufi Meditation – Part 1	SufiCon 2004	51 min.	60	Download	By now clearly finding his feet as an engaging speaker, Pir Zia's addresses the basic theory of self-knowing, heart-awakening the presence in the breath, through the lataifa. (42 min.)
Sufi Meditation – Part 2	SufiCon 2004	7 min.	8	Download	Part two moves to a meditation practice using the resonance of the divine names. This recording appears incomplete.
Sacred Ground – Part 1	SufiCon 2004	52 min.	61	Download	Describing prayer, an intention oriented toward communion, as a quality of inner attentiveness common to all religious traditions, Pir Zia shares some perspectives on the practice of prayer in the Sufi tradition of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Finding his flow around the 30 minute mark, he offers a description and practice of the modes of prayer associated with the five elements, beginning with Thanksgiving.
Sacred Ground – Part 2	SufiCon 2004	54 min.	62	Download	Pir Zia continues with theory and praxis of the five modes of prayer: Repentance, Supplication then, more briefly, Invocation and Communion.
Sufi Meditation – Part 1	SufiCon 2006	43 min.	41	Download	An introduction to the evolution of the 4 stages of Sufi meditation – concentration, contemplation, meditation, realization.
Sufi Meditation – Part 2	SufiCon 2006	37 min.	35	Download	The principles described in part one are now practiced internally on the breath. Breath awareness practice morphs into elemental breath purification. Direct, eloquent, approachable.
Cleansing the Heart	Summer Gathering 2009	3 min.	3	Download	A brief meditation: the body as temple, the heart as altar, the act of witnessing.
Cloud of Witnesses	Summer Gathering 2009	3 min.	3	Download	A brief meditation: illuminated beings as template for our own becoming.
The Timelessness and Timeliness of Sufi Morals – Part 1	SufiCon 2002	52 min.	62	Download	An early talk by Pir Zia. Theory.
The Timelessness and Timeliness of Sufi Morals – Part 2	SufiCon 2002	51 min.	60	Download	Continuing, with a meditation following at 33. min.
Meditation	France Nov 2010	1 hr 52 min	1310	View	Poor sound quality makes this 'amateur' video a difficult experience. Pir Zia's meditation instructions are translated on the fly, into French. Punctuated by prayers of remembrance.
Meditation	France Oct 2010	1 hr 33 min	1091	View	Again, poor sound quality makes this 'amateur' video a challenge to follow. Pir Zia's meditation instructions are translated on the fly, into French.
Interviews:
	Venue/Occasion	Duration	MB	Download/View
Sufi Conference 2008 Interview	SufiCon 2008	35 min.	142	View	An interview during the 2008 Sufi Conference.
KPFA	Feb 2010 KPFA	1 hr	10	Download	A radio interview with the sparkling Caroline Casey prompts Pir Zia to dust off his extemporaneous political smarts – includes an insightful analysis of the current Islamo-Western divide and the transformative potential it represents.
Wisconsin Public Radio	August 2011 NPR	52 min.	24	Download	An interview for 'Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.'
PBS interview	November 2002			Text	Transcript of PBS Religion and Ethics interview 2002.