Masnavi Ravayeh

This poem, elegant as a string of perfect pearls, is one of the most easily accessible books of the Sufi Master, Hazrat Pir. Born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran, Hazrat Pir succeeded his father Molana Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha as the forty-second Sufi Master in a long lineage of Sufi Masters. In this text, the key to the seeker's journey is presented. Knowledge, devotion, & love constitute the fabric for the spiritual experience to be complete. MASNAVI RAVAYEH is a primer for the study of this spiritual cognition of the Beloved, as the Divine is known in Sufi terms. One of the metaphors used throughout this poem is the cup of wine from which comes the ecstasy desired by the Sufi. But instead of producing an impotent drunkenness, this spiritual "cup of wine" opens the senses, clears the mind, & liberates the spirit. This texts points us to the one eternal truth: the human soul longs to be united with God. Written in Persian with translations in English, French, Arabic & Italian, MASNAVI RAVAYEH invites the reader into the innermost sanctuary of the Ka'be, the true Self. Ordering information: M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi Publications, 5225 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 502, Washington, D.C. 20015 or phone (800) 820-2180.