The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Transformation Guide in Paperback

$ 12.97

Author: Kabir Helminski Type: book Format: Trade Paperback Publication Year: 2000 Narrative Type: book Intended Audience: General/trade Item Weight: 15.2 Oz Genre: Religion, Philosophy, Poetry, Fiction, Psychology Book Title: Knowing Heart : a Sufi Path of Transformation Item Height: 0.8 in Item Length: 8.9 in ISBN: 9781570625664 Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated gtin13: 9781570625664 Item Width: 6 in Topic: Middle Eastern, Buddhist, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Islam / Sufi, Islam / Rituals & Practice Language: English Number of Pages: 304 Pages

Description

An engaging study of Sufi teachings that presents the Sufi way as a universal means of gaining a greater understanding of ourselves, others, and the world

In Sufi teaching the human heart is not a fanciful metaphor but an objective organ of intuition and perception. It perceives all that is beautiful, lovely, and meaningful in life—and reflects these spiritual qualities in the world, for the benefit of others. Every human heart has the capacity and the destiny to bring that world of divine reality into this world of appearances.

The Sufis, mystics of Islam, have been educators of the heart for some fourteen centuries. Their teachings and methods are designed to help us awaken and purify the heart, to learn to listen to our deepest knowing. In The Knowing Heart, Kabir Helminski presents the Sufi way as a practical spirituality suitable for all cultures and times—and offers insights that are especially valuable for our life in today’s world. In cultivating a knowing heart, we learn to experience a new sense of self, transform our relationships, and enhance our creative capacities. Most important, we learn how to meet the spiritual challenge of our time: to realize our sacred humanness.