Awakening: A Sufi Experience - Hardcover

Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat; Peay, Pythia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087477974X ISBN 13: 9780874779745

Publisher: Tarcherperigree, 1999

Synopsis

A renowed Sufi master explores the principles of the ancient mystical traditions of Islam in terms of modern life and human understanding of the world, offering a step-by-step journey toward a new form of consciousness and enlightenment in which our perception expands in concentric circles. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

The retreat looms large in the spiritual universe of Sufi master Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. Away from mundane concerns, the retreatant takes steps to see through the eyes of God, or in Inayat Khan's words, "to think like the Universe." Inayat Khan's synthesis of Indian and Islamic mysticism creates an attractive and palatable spiritual program, couched in the modern language of the new spirituality--Jungian archetypes, Cosmic Christ, spectrum of consciousness, Being of light. Through human beings, Inayat Khan says, the universe itself is alive, and as human beings, we can participate actively in the evolution of the universe. Awakening is a handbook for revisioning God as the universe and transforming our own consciousness. Collected from transcripts of his retreat talks, Awakening guides the reader beyond the self through meditative practices, visualization, whirling, and dhikr, the traditional Sufi ritual of remembrance for inviting the Divine Presence into the heart. At the same time, Pir Vilayat insists that we be awakened in life by loosening the ties of conditioning, challenging deep-seated assumptions, and living a life of simplicity and service. Although its roots are in age-old traditions, Awakening is at the cutting edge of mysticism. --Brian Bruya

About the Author:

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan is the eldest son of and spiritual successor to Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, who founded the Sufi Order in the West in 1910. His work has been universally celebrated and has continued to evolve since he became head of the Sufi Order in 1956. He lives in Paris and the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tarcherperigree
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 087477974X
• ISBN 13: 9780874779745
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 221