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This classic work by Reshad Feild, one of today's best-known Sufi teachers in the West, tells the compelling story of his journey into an ancient and powerful spiritual path. Starting as a London antique dealer, Feild comes into contact with the enigmatic Hamid, a Sufi teacher who leads him into a world of mystery, knowledge, and limitless love. On his journey, which takes him to the mystical sites of Turkey, Feild is forced to confront his own inner weaknesses and falsehoods. Hamid and the events of his search take him again and again into confrontation with the limits of his own being, enabling him to shed the false conditioning that lies between himself and his true nature. This hard-to-put-down adventure is a travelogue in more ways than one. It tells of Feild's exhilarating explorations into mystical Turkey, a land of whirling dervishes and the tombs of great saints, but also a world that opens into the divine love that lies at the heart of all.… (meer)
This tale of an Englishman's gradual induction into Sufism in Turkey provides an engaging, mystery-ridden narrative, and some convincing descriptions of mystical states. The angle is highly experiential, with little explanation of Sufi doctrine, and only a modicum regarding practices. The author-aspirant is eventually received into the Mevlevi Order, but it is unclear whether Hamid, his principal teacher throughout the account, is himself of the Mevleviye. Important social subtexts include the outsider status of Feild (not an orthodox Muslim) and the proscribed status of Sufism in Turkey. This latter item suggests that the story--which offers no specific dates--took place prior to the Turkish government's lifting of its ban on the Mevlevi Order in the 1950's.
It is a quick read, and I found myself pretty sympathetic to its ideals--despite its invocation of the "New Age" in the last chapter. The indicia note that "Portions of this book have appeared in New Age Journal." The "last barrier" of the title doesn't even occur until the epilogue, but it involves a pristine example of spiritual development by magical means.
Perhaps this book would be a good pick for those who savored the initiatory mechanics in Fight Club. It has that abusive (yet illuminating!) guru groove.
"I read many books about Sufism and this one is a personal journey of a student with his mentor who guides him into the world of Sufism. The main insight is that to live you have to die, and by dying they mean that you should abandon your ambitions and everything that you want to achieve."
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Come, come whoever you are, Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving, It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a thousand times. Come, come yet again, come
~Mevlana Jelalu'ddin Rumi
Whoever had heard of me, let him prepare to come and see me; whoever desires me, let him search for me. He will find me - then let him choose none other than I. ~Shams-i Tabriz
He who knows not, and knows not what he knows not, is a fool - shun him. He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child - teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep - wake him. But he who knows, and knows he knows, Is a wise man - follow him
~ Proverb
Opdracht
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
This book is dedicated to Jessie Wood my friend and editor, and to my beloved wife Enisa both of whom have helped make it possible for the book to come into print.
And it is dedicated to the man I call "Hamid" without whose wisdom and guidance I would have nothing to say So be it!
Eerste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
One autumn day as I was making my rounds of London's antique stores, I came upon a shop that was new to me.
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Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
This classic work by Reshad Feild, one of today's best-known Sufi teachers in the West, tells the compelling story of his journey into an ancient and powerful spiritual path. Starting as a London antique dealer, Feild comes into contact with the enigmatic Hamid, a Sufi teacher who leads him into a world of mystery, knowledge, and limitless love. On his journey, which takes him to the mystical sites of Turkey, Feild is forced to confront his own inner weaknesses and falsehoods. Hamid and the events of his search take him again and again into confrontation with the limits of his own being, enabling him to shed the false conditioning that lies between himself and his true nature. This hard-to-put-down adventure is a travelogue in more ways than one. It tells of Feild's exhilarating explorations into mystical Turkey, a land of whirling dervishes and the tombs of great saints, but also a world that opens into the divine love that lies at the heart of all.
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It is a quick read, and I found myself pretty sympathetic to its ideals--despite its invocation of the "New Age" in the last chapter. The indicia note that "Portions of this book have appeared in New Age Journal." The "last barrier" of the title doesn't even occur until the epilogue, but it involves a pristine example of spiritual development by magical means.
Perhaps this book would be a good pick for those who savored the initiatory mechanics in Fight Club. It has that abusive (yet illuminating!) guru groove.