“Knowledge is Freedom.”

Hazrat Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha

Welcome!

MTO Sufi Association is an organization consisting of students and young professionals in the U.S., Europe and Australia.  Sufi students or seekers represent a cross section of humanity with varying backgrounds, disciplines and professions. As students of the “School of Self-Knowledge,” our purpose is to learn, experience, and raise awareness of the Sufi doctrine through various Sufi practices and activities, including:

• Tamarkoz (Sufi meditation)
• Salat (Prayer)
• Zikr (Sufi Chanting)
• Interfaith events and discussions
• Lectures and seminars
• Community service
• Cultural and musical events

We aim to enhance spiritual awareness and bridge the gap between religions through principles of Islam; principles such as peace, love, tolerance and unity.

What is Sufism?

Sufism is a discipline whereby an individual strives to express his or her fullest potential through inner discovery. A core principle of Sufi doctrine is that everything in existence is the manifestation of one absolute knowledge that pervades everything, and that human beings can cognize this absolute knowledge for themselves

To do this, a seeker must purify himself by moving past the social conditioning that has structured his life, identity, personality, self worth, values, and perception of others. He must endeavor to reach a state of inner harmony and balance that allows the truth to be revealed through inner experience. However, this does not mean that an individual should avoid society as a whole, but to live a balanced life. As the Holy Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) has said “Be with the people but do not partake in their behaviors.”

Islam means to submit to God by way of knowledge. This submission does not mean subservience, but rather, to be completely united with God, like a drop of water that joins the ocean. In this state of awareness, one is able to see and understand his true self and divinity, as well as the energy and essence of his heart and soul. The current master of the Oveyssi School of Islamic Sufism, Hazrat Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha, defines this true inward cognition as the reality of religion. The presence of the teacher, who has cognized the truth, is central to Sufism. The teacher guides the seeker through his search and spiritual practices such as prayer (Salat), meditation (Tamarkoz), and remembrance (Zikr).