Shams Kairys has been a student and guide in the Inayatiyya for over 45 years, with ongoing engagement in the Kinship activity. He has worked with many innovative organizations and projects including Berkeley Area Interfaith Council, Meeting of the Ways, Creating Our Future, Seva Foundation, ReachingOut Project, EarthSave, Youth for Environmental Sanity, and Seven Pillars House of Wisdom.

His love of the natural world, and growing awareness of its degradation, moved him to focus on shedding light on the roots of the ecological crisis, while deepening our rapport with, protecting, and restoring the whole web of life.

He enjoys outings in nature with his son and friends, occasional flirtations with his violin, and working with authors as an independent editor.