Journey Through Ten Thousand Veils

Journey Through Ten Thousand Veils
Author: Maryam Kabeer Faye
Publisher: Tughra Books
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1597846376

Born in a Jewish family, Maryam Kabeer was led to live in India and Nepal, and in monasteries in Europe, and then guided to embrace Islam at the hands of an ancient Sufi Master a few minutes away from the tomb of the Prophet Abraham. She then was guided to study intensively with Sufi Masters around the world. Her journey to the holy places and people of the earth, led her finally to Africa and the deep truth that all lives are totally interconnected and united with our own. This book is a significant and revealing social commentary, also dispelling many other myths and stereotypes such as the proposition, often fostered by the media, that women are inevitably oppressed in Islam. On the contrary, it is by entering into the heart of Islam that the author was liberated, elevated, empowered, and guided to realize the true purpose of her existence.

Spiritual Gems of Islam

Spiritual Gems of Islam
Author: Jamal Rahman
Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1594734305

Refine your heart and mind with the wisdom of Islamic spirituality "To live a meaningful life--one that brings us joy, contentment and fulfillment--we have to do the inner spiritual work of becoming a more complete human being." --from the Introduction Over the centuries, Islamic sages have gleaned timeless spiritual insights and practices from sacred texts, meditation and knowledge of the heart--gems that have been passed down from generation to generation. This book invites you--no matter what your practice may be--to access the treasure chest of Islamic spirituality, particularly Sufism, and use its wealth to strengthen your own journey. The riches include guidance drawn from the Qur'an, sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and Sufi poets such as the thirteenth-century Rumi on cultivating awareness, intentionality and compassion for self and others. This book also features entertaining wisdom teaching stories, especially those of Mulla Nasruddin, Islam's great comic foil, to expand the mind and heart. It breaks down barriers to accessing this ancient tradition for modern seekers by dispelling myths about the Muslim faith concerning gender bias, inclusivity and appreciation for diversity. Regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey, you will find these gems worthy additions to your own treasure chest within.

Daughter of Fire

Daughter of Fire
Author: Irina Tweedie
Publisher: The Golden Sufi Center
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780963457455

This diary spans five years, making up an amazing record of spiritual transformation: the agonies, the resistance, the long and frightening bouts with the purifying forces of Kundalini, the perseverance, the movements towards surrender, the longing, and finally, the all-consuming love.

Life is a Pilgrimage

Life is a Pilgrimage
Author: Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
Publisher: New Leaf Distribution
Total Pages: 359
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 0930872975

Muraqaba

Muraqaba
Author: Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre:
ISBN:

A Sufi Meditation Guide for Healing and Spiritual Awakening

Practical Sufism

Practical Sufism
Author: Phillip Gowins
Publisher: Quest Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012-12-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0835630102

This wise, funny, and compassionate book follows Gowins apprenticeship with Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International. Until now, Pir Vilayat’s order has not had a strong, accessible introduction. This book not only provides that service but is more down-to-earth than most books on Sufism. It also has the advantage of being universalistic. “The Sufi Way is not a religion or a component of a religion but the heart of all religions and spiritualities,” Gowins says. Because it is non-dogmatic and offers no catechisms or creeds, its teachers are essential. Gowins emerges as a superb teacher, offering a user-friendly guide to the Sufi Way that is at once valuable to any seeker entering any spiritual path. Gowins is quick to emphasize that Sufism is not the only path or even the right path for everyone. His approach is full of engaging stories and specific practices that could be helpful in many circumstances. Readers will benefit from his gentle Sufi teachings of love, tolerance, unity, and consciousness, no matter what their chosen path.

The Mysticism of Sound and Music

The Mysticism of Sound and Music
Author: Hazrat Inayat Khan
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1996-09-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0834824922

The first teacher to bring Islamic mysticism to the West presents music’s divine nature and its connection to our daily lives in this poetic classic of Sufi literature Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony of the whole universe—and that is the secret of its amazing power to move us. The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927), the first teacher to bring the Islamic mystical tradition to the West, was an accomplished musician himself. His lucid exposition of music's divine nature has become a modern classic, beloved not only by those interested in Sufism but by musicians of all kinds.

Path of Lightning

Path of Lightning
Author: Barbara Schmitz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781936671113

Author and poet Barbara Schmitz offers a heartful, funny, and deeply moving “spiritual autobiography” that brings the reader along on each stage of her fervent inner quest for mystical experience. Beginning with a Catholic girlhood in Nebraska, she graduates to an unlikely apprenticeship with Allen Ginsberg at the Naropa Institute; a dedicated transcendental meditation practice; and finally to thirty years of joys and struggles with a Sufi teacher (Shahabuddin Less) with whom she travels to Bali, Turkey, India, Kashmir, and the Holy Land. Incisive as lightning—the meaning of her Sufi name, Vajra—her questions and yearnings are our own, and she doesn't let God, her teacher, or herself off the hook.