Living from the Heart: Universalist Sufism In America

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

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