Upcoming Events February 8, 2009 Dr. Andrew Vidich    The author of Light Upon Light: Five Master Paths to Awakening the Mindful Self speaks at Sufi Circle Light Upon Light is a book to touch the heart, and awaken the spirit. It takes the lives of some of the great spiritual masters of the last millennium, from Rumi, to twentieth century saint Darshan Singh, and illuminates their inner quests. More than simply biography, Light Upon Light delves into their perceptions of the world, the innermost workings of their minds, and the life incidents that led them to enlightenment. In this sense Light Upon Light is not about the spiritual path; it is designed to take the reader and carry them into the spiritual path, and perceive the wisdom of the masters from within.    Date: Sunday February 8, 2009 Time:  4  to 6 PM Gathering address: St. Lawrence of Canterbury 655 Old Country Road, just one block south of Jericho Turnpike. Dix Hills, NY 11746 Tel: 631-793-9928 Click for direction.

Upcoming Events

Please join us to welcome our guest speaker:
          Dr. Andrew Vidich.
                       
     Dr. Andrew Vidich is an educator, international speaker, author, and editor of more than
five books. His books include Love is a Secret (1990), critically acclaimed by the Institute of Noetic Sciences which stated that "it provided a great service to readers interested in the deeper dimensions of mystical love." He has co-edited a collection of writings of the twentieth century Spiritual Saint, Sant Kirpal Singh entitled, The Spiritual Path: An Anthology of the Writings by Sant Kirpal Singh. He co-authored The Heart of the Healer, an investigation into the nature of healing (1987), which sold more than twenty thousand copies. Most recently, The Sufi Method of Self-Transformation, in Classical Islam (Islamic Supreme Council Press) and contributor to The Heart of Healing, edited by Dawson Church, (Elite Books).  
        Dr. Vidich currently is an assistant professor of religion at Manhattan College in Riverdale NY where he teaches courses in the nature and experience of religion, meditation, and death and dying.  He is also a Senior Advisor and History Chair, at Repertory High School for the Theatre Arts in New York City.       
        Dr. Vidich lectures and presents experiential workshops at conferences, radio and TV shows, colleges and book stores throughout the world on a variety of topics. Some of these include comparative mysticism, meditation, death and dying, leadership and non-violent communication training and self-improvement.  Most recently, he toured and lectured in Europe and South Africa , as well as at the momentous Parliament of the World's Religions in Barcelona in July of 2004.    
        He is a member of the council of trustees of The Temple of Understanding, an international interfaith organization, which promotes global interfaith understanding and cooperation.  He is a founding member of The Interfaith Council of New York a not-for-profit organization. He has been the co-editor of two interfaith journals including "Kindred Spirits" and the "Journal of Love, Peace and Compassion."  Most recently, he founded a consulting firm entitled Learning Excellence which teaches and trains people in conflict management, effective communication, leadership skills and contemplative practice in the workplace.       

    Dr. Vidich has actively been involved in the Hospice movement for the
last twenty years and regularly counsels terminally ill people at hospitals and
nursing homes throughout the greater New York area. He has been studying
meditation under the guidance of His Holiness Sant Kirpal Singh a world renown
Spiritual Master for the last 35 years.

                                                                                                             

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