Vilayat Inayat Khan
1916–2004 · London
About
Vilayat Inayat Khan was a teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Sufi Order of Sufism. His teaching derived from the tradition of his father, Inayat
Biography
Vilayat Inayat Khan was a teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Sufi Order of Sufism. His teaching derived from the tradition of his father, Inayat Khan, founder of The Sufi Order in the West, in a form tailored to the needs of Western seekers. One of his sisters was Noor Inayat Khan GC MBE. He taught in the tradition of Universal Sufism. His parents met at the New York City ashram of American yogi, Pierre Bernard, half-brother of his mother Pirani Ameena Begum.
Teachings & topics
Lineage & relations
Teachers
Nadia Boulanger
Teacher
Notable students
Doug Kraft
Student
Bibliography
- In search of the hidden treasure2003 · Tarcher
- Thinking like the universe2000 · Thorsons
- Awakening1999 · Tarcher
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