The Sufi Book of Life
99 Pathways of the Heart for the Modern Dervish
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99 Pathways of the Heart for the Modern Dervish
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Part meditation book, part oracle, and part collection of Sufi lore, poetry, and stories, The Sufi Book of Life offers a fresh interpretation of the fundamental spiritual practice found in all ancient and modern Sufi schools—the meditations on the 99 Qualities of Unity. Unlike most books on Sufism, which are primarily collections of translated Sufi texts, this accessible guide is a handbook that explains how to apply Sufi principles to modern life. With inspirational commentary that connects each quality with contemporary concerns such as love, work, and success, as well as timeless wisdom from Sufi masters, both ancient and modern, such as Rumi, Hafiz, Shabistari, Rabia, Inayat Khan, Indries Shah, Irina Tweedie, Bawa Muhaiyadden, and more, The Sufi Book of Life is a dervish guide to life and love for the twenty-first century. On the web: http://sufibookoflife.com
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When you read on a book for four months, you know that something good is there.
If you are anything like me, you probably know nothing about Sufism. Perhaps you have heard of dervishes, but see them as some sort of odd practitioner.
Look again.
Let's let the author define it for us: “Sufism, is, first of all, a series of ‘not's'—not a religion, not a philosophy, not even a mysticism....It's best to call Sufism a way of experiencing reality as love itself.”
The book is a series of short essays illustrated by short stories or poems. The essays are wise and thoughtful and can be read over and over for more and more wisdom and thoughtfulness.
I'm very happy I received and read this book. I will keep it and read on it again from time to time.
