New Book by Kathleen McLaughlin

Have you wanted to know who God is? Have you been frustrated with dogma that doesn’t answer your questions? Have you wondered how you can know God if you don’t know yourself? Kathleen was always passionately interested in direct experience of God. Her journey began with Christian theology at Harvard Divinity School. She then traveled to India to meet her Guru, Neem Karoli Baba, practiced Vipassana Meditation, ordained as a nun in Burma, and was initiated as a Murshida in the Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Having been raised in Protestant Christianity, she moved beyond the theology of God-He, discovering the worship of God-She in Hinduism, and the nondual perception of God as One Being in Sufism. So can you.

In this memoir, you will discover more about your spiritual journey. While accompanying her through the struggles of recognizing her personal psychological filter, acknowledging the confusing tangles of desire, and the illusion of magical answers, your own path will become clearer. Her unflinching authenticity in analyzing the inner life reveal a woman seeking to become her true self in the cultural restrictions of twentieth century America and revealing the transformation that the mystical spiritual path brings.

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The Value of Respect

In May 2019, the Federation of the Sufi Message gathering was held in Charlottesville, Virginia. The theme was focused on one of the five activities of the Sufi Message, the Brotherhood activity.

Hope, October 2016

We are taking hope as our theme today, drawing from many different religious perspectives, because it is a quality that is needed in our world today. Of course, we might say that hope is always needed; and that is true.

The Gathekas

A priceless introduction to the teachings and spiritual practices of Hazrat Inayat Khan. They have been recently edited for contemporary gender-inclusive language.

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Universal Sufism

  • Teaching understanding and tolerance for all religions
  • Teaching spiritual meditations and practices for realization of Inner Divine Light.

The Sufi Message