The Essence of Sufism

Religion & Spirituality

Baldock, John

Islam

Chartwell Books

The Essence of Rumi

Looks at the life and works of the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic.

Literature & Fiction

In many ways this book is both a guide for living as well as a how to consciously move on after death. The book has been extremely popular in Central Asia among Buddhists. The Tibetan Book of the Dead contains especially written guidance and practices related to transforming our experience of daily life, on how to address the process of dying in the after-death states, and on how to help those who are dying. Some of these teachings include: methods for investigating and cultivating our experience of the ultimate nature of mind in our daily practice, guidance on the recognition of the science of impending death and a detailed description of the mental and physical processes of dying, rituals for the avoidance of premature death, the now famous great liberation by hearing that is read to the dying and the dead, special prayers are read at the time of death, and allegorical masque play that lightheartedly dramatizes the journey through the intermediate state, and a translation of the sacred mantras that are attached to the body after death and are said to bring liberation by wearing.

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD

The Tibetan Book of the Dead by John C. Baldock.

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

Arcturus Publishing, Ltd.

Get drunk on Love, for Love is all that exists. Unless you make Love your business, you will not be admitted to the Beloved. (Divan-i Shams-i Tabriz 455:A1:54) The thirteenth-century saint Jalaluddin Rumi has been called the greatest mystical poet of any age, and his work compared to that of Dante and Shakespeare. Over a period of 25 years he composed over 70,000 verses of poetry on the subjects of divine love, mystic passion and ecstatic illumination. Rumi was also a master story-teller, as this comprehensive exploration of his work so rewardingly reveals. Primarily an introduction to Rumi and the path of self-surrender, it is arranged in such a way that it guides the reader from the poet's outer, historical world to the inner, spiritual essence of his teaching. The Essence of Rumi offers us the opportunity to overcome the limitations of our human view of the world and transform our sensory eye into the poet's all-seeing Ocean of Reality.

Arcturus

The Sufis have been using carefully constructed stories for teaching purposes for thousands of years. Though on the surface these often appear to be little more than fairy or folk tales, the Sufis hold that they enshrine-in their characters, plots and imagery-patterns and relationships that nurture a part of the mind not reachable in more conventional ways, thus increasing our understanding, flexibility and breadth of vision. Familiarization with this body of material can eventually provide answers to questions about our origins and our destiny. In this book John Baldock explores the rich body of literature the Sufis have produced to guide spiritual travellers. While explaining the significant teachings and emphasizing their significance for us, he sheds a timely light on the Sufis' fascinating perception of life, revealing it to be a process of the heart and not of the head, and offers intriguing pathways to further study and reflection.

ARCTURUS PUBLISHING LIMITED

John Baldock begins this introduction with chapters on the life of the Prophet Mohammad, the Quran, the principal tenets of Islam and the emergence of Sufism, before discussing the Sufis themselves, their literature, and the path of transformation and fulfilment that frees the individual from the dictates of ego.

This is a very accessible book that has been designed to appeal to the general reader and the specialist alike. Well argued and well balanced, it covers a great number of important questions about the role of women in religion and society. It includes fascinating stories ranging from accounts of miraculous births to tales of scheming intrigue and bloodlust. There are but a few women in the Bible who have similar standing to their more famous male counterparts. This dismal state of affairs mirrors the position of women generally in Western society over the last two thousand years. John Baldock is at pains to rescue the reputation of women in the Bible, revealing that they were once on an equal footing with men - even that women were once personified as wisdom. Packed with tales of true love, incest, adultery, polygamy, exploitation and abuse by men, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in how women have been represented through the ages.

Women in the Bible

Christian Books & Bibles

Women in the Bible are often eclipsed by their more famous male counterparts. This state of affairs not only mirrors the general standing of women in Western Society in the past 2,000 years, it also reflects the patriarchal nature of both Jewish and Christian religions. And yet, a closer study of the Bible reveals that women were once regarded as equals of men rather than subjects to them. We read of women who were priests in the Near East and women who served as judges and prophets in Israel. Even Wisdom was personified in the old testament as a woman. From Abi to Zipporah, this book retells the stories of the women, both great and humble, of the Old and New Testaments as well as those found in the Apocrypha. This book's illustrations features many of the great masters and is designed for ease of access and is written in a clear, straightforward style. These are stories of true love, devotion, piety, incest, lust, prostitution, adultery, polygamy, necromacy, decapitation, treachery and violence: of women's exploitation and abuse by men and how women gained their revenge.

Women in the Bible (miracle births, heroic deeds, bloodlust, and jealousy)

The Little Book of Sufi Wisdom (The Little Book Of...series)

History

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The Essence of Sufism

The Essence of Rumi

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Essence of Rumi

The Essence of Sufism

The Essence of Sufism

Women in the Bible

Women in the Bible (miracle births, heroic deeds, bloodlust, and jealousy)

The Little Book of Sufi Wisdom (The Little Book Of...series)