A century ago the Sufi philosopher and musician Hazrat Inayat Khan set forth the teachings that would become The Soul Whence and Whither, a little-known but enduring classic of mystical world literature. In Immortality: A Traveler's Guide, Hazrat's grandson and lineage bearer unpacks these timeless teachings for the spiritual seekers of today. Immortality comprises 180 selections from Hazrat Inayat Khan's teachings on the soul, each accompanied by Pir Zia Inayat Khan's commentary and related contemplative practices. This book stands on its own, but can also be used as a stepping stone to further study of Inayat Khan's teachings on the soul.
Pir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of SulÅ"k Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice with offerings in North America and Europe, as well as online. He is editor of A Pearl in Wine: Essays in the Life, Music and Sufism of Hazrat Inayat Khan and Caravan of Souls: An Introduction to the Sufi Path of Hazrat Inayat Khan, and author of Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest; Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions; and Dream Flowers: The Collected Works of Noor Inayat Khan with a Critical Commentary by Pir Zia Inayat Khan. Pir Zia divides his time between Richmond, Virginia and Suresnes, France.
