Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan now recalls some details of the daily routine of his Father in the moments when he was with the family in Suresnes. The previous post in the series is here.

Murshid’s Daily Schedule

After a small breakfast, Murshid sat at the piano, accompanying himself while doing vocal exercises, and singing several different ragas. He also emphasized the specific rhythms of the talas with the help of a tabla, or sometimes just with the clapping of the hand. One of the most usual talas was for instance the following one: Da Da Dinta- Tikeda Din Ta – Tiketake gagi Dinta- Da Da Dinta.

In the evenings, there were either collective interviews or higher classes specially given to senior mureeds in Murshid’s Oriental Room. Many of these teachings have never been written down, and are therefore not available. However, some important indications like those regarding more advanced esoteric practices, such as the Gentle Singing Zikar, as well as indications concerning the Kasab, Shagal and Amal practices, were carefully noted by Murshid himself in his very private notebooks.