In this book, Muneera Haeri recounts the lives of six early Sufis of the Chishti order. Along the way, she provides rich historical descriptions and examines aspects of folklore. Her book is essential for anyone seeking deeper knowledge of Sufism, or for those concerned with their own spiritual enrichment.

The Chishtis: A Living Light

Religion & Spirituality

Haeri, Muneera

Islam

Oxford University Press

An unparalleled exploration of Sufism as it is practised around the world, describing meetings with today's enlightened teachers as well as including wonderfully inspiring translations of the great Sufi masters of the past. Ultimately, this book acts as a guide to the Sufi path and offers wise insight into the meaning and purpose of life. A compelling view of Sufi history together with vivid personal remembrances of living mystics. This is an inspiring and at the same time beautifully subtle book, with light-filled insights on every page." – Saadi Shakur Chishti, author of The Sufi Book of Life The Sufi path described in this book leads the seeker past ordinary states of consciousness towards a new experience of infinitude that is the source of the universe. In this stage there is no duality or otherness, but instead infinitude, the Original Oneness, from which all dualities and attributes emanate. The book is at once an autobiography, a didactic treatise and a literary opus full of wonderful translations of the words of earlier Sufis, as well as the author's own poetry. It describes Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri’s life quest to connect today’s world with classical times, especially through his meetings with enlightened Sufis all over the globe. Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri also addresses profound Sufi teachings concerning the nature of humankind, the cosmos and God, using clear and simple language to address difficult doctrinal issues as only a master who has digested fully such knowledge could do. The book also reveals much about the present-day Islamic world where, despite the tragedies that are to be seen everywhere, tradition and spirituality survive. This is a metaphysical and spiritual guide to the Sufi path that ultimately offers insight into the meaning and purpose of life.

Sufi Encounters: Sharing the Wisdom of Enlightened Sufis

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Haeri, Shaykh Fadhlalla

Regional & International

Watkins Publishing

More than 2,500 years ago, an Indian prince achieved enlightenment and became the Buddha, "the Awakened One". However extraordinary he was, he was no divinity, but a self-perfected human being, one who brought a radical message to mankind. Walter Nelson shows why the Buddha and his teaching remain of vital importance to all who search beyond materialism for a goal in life, and for a way towards attaining that goal.In our modern world we are as drowned in ready answers as we are starved of real questions. Yet many recognise the horror of living mainly to work more, so as to earn more in order to spend more; it is to such people that this book is offered. Unlike academic books written for Buddhist scholars, Nelson's uniquely accessible and authoritative life of Buddha and his teaching is an essential, gripping and inspiring introduction for the general reader.Buddhism itself developed into many forms since Gautama Buddha died almost 500 years before the birth of the Christ. Since then, supernatural accretions have transformed a simple if profound story of one man's struggle into an elaborate if beautiful religious myth. Ancient legends, many included here, are meant to inspire devotion, but the modern reader of course does not need to accept them as literally true. This book recounts the thrilling story of a prince who renounced worldly luxury to find the way to self-perfection; in these pages, the light of the compassionate Buddha shines as brightly as ever. A helpful glossary, explaining foreign terms, as well as extensive bibliography are essential aids.

The Chishtis, a Living Light

Luzac Oriental

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