Talk:Fazal Inayat-Khan

This article was nominated for deletion on 15 June 2012. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

Sufi psychology?

The article reads: "Financial constraints led him to earn a living in publishing and psychotherapy. Finding that his family name influenced people's perception of his secular work, he changed his name legally to Frank Kevlin."

The article does not make it clear if he used psychotherapy and/or NLP in his work as a Sufi. It would be useful to know this, as he might then be included in the category I've created: Category:Sufi psychology. Cheers, Esowteric (talk) 14:11, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The simple answer is yes, but beware simple answers... [1] and [2] provide some context. AJRG (talk) 23:17, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for the answer and the links. Esowteric (talk) 08:02, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Defaultsort?

The article doesn't have a defaultsort just before categories. I'd add one but there seems to be some inconsistency between the likes of [Hazrat] "Inayat Khan" (Khan, Inayat) and "Vilayat Inayat Khan" (Khan, Vilayat Inayat) and "Fazal Inayat-Khan" (shown in the Notes section as Inayat-Khan, Fazal). Maybe this is due to the hyphenation of "Inayat-Khan"?

This means that FI-K may not show up under the right letter in categories. Do you want to go for "Khan, Fazal Inayat" or "Inayat-Khan, Fazal"? Thoughts please? Esowteric (talk) 08:15, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Both his books are listed as "Inayat-Khan, Fazal" [3] [4]. Although Inayat was his grandfather's first name, both FI-K and his father Hidayat Inayat-Khan use a hyphen to make Inayat part of their surname. AJRG (talk) 16:42, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks, will change the defaultsort. Esowteric (talk) 16:46, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy (was Poetry)

‎"I am inspired by Fazal's writing, he speaks for and ahead of the times representing the timeless through the lens - the shapes - of the everyday. Questions emerge from his poems such as "Mirror":

When I look into your eyes, I see the reflection of my own heart. When I look beyond your eyes, I see my own existence...

What happens when we look into each other's eyes? Who are we, or I, or you? And why? Where do we exist? What might be the space around the mirror? Fazal's beautiful poetry soars and certainly sparks reflection in many who touch on its truth and offer poetic responses."

Zohra Evlynn Sharp (former writer in residence, Belmarsh prison) "Heart of a Sufi" page 189 AJRG (talk) 20:25, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]