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The Four Pillars of Spiritual Transformation: The Adornment of the Spiritually Transformed (Ḥilyat al-abdāl)
Objective and illuminating, this treatise, written by Sufi leader Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, presents a fundamental analysis of spiritual practice. Underscoring the importance of silence, seclusion, hunger, and vigilance, this guide demonstrates that…
The Foundations of Mysticism
"Bernard McGinn, considered by experts to be the best scholar of Western Christian mysticism in the world, became known far beyond academia with the 1991 publication of The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century. The initial volume in…
The Formative Period of Islamic Thought
A clear picture of the main lines of philosophical development from the death of Muhammad in 632, to 950.
The Five Sons of King Pandu: the Story of the Mahabharata, adapted from the English translation of Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Retells in prose the epic Mahabhárata, which for over 2,000 years has formed an intregal part of the spiritual teaching of Hinduism. The stories evolve around the trials and misfortunes of King Pandu's five sons, incorporating events that took…
The First Poets: Lives of the Ancient Greek Poets
"In The First Poets, Schmidt rescues the lives of classical Greek poets from their relative obscurity. Here is Orpheus, the first of the first poets, healer, mystic, and magical fixer; and Homer, about whom almost nothing is known for certain except…
The first Miss Black San Diego, April 1967
The first African American San Diego to win Miss San Diego posing with flowers.