Rassa Shastra: Inayat Khan on the Mysteries of Love, Sex, and Marriage

Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927) was born in India and is credited with having brought Sufism, the mystical tradition of Islam, to the West. His spiritual development encompassed an awareness of the oneness of all religions, which he communicated in his many discourses. Rassa Shastra is especially important for us today in its honest discussion of sex and relationship. Sex and relationship have a sacred purpose and "true union" is one of the Sufi keys to perfection. Inayat Khan warns against the danger of misusing this most sacred of divine gifts and stresses that misunderstanding sex and sexual desire leads to the deepest problems between men and women. The universality of Inayat Khan's message and his deep insight into human nature and consciousness insure that his timeless teachings will benefit many generations yet to come.