Rumi: Gazing at the Beloved: The Radical Practice of Beholding the Divine
“In these most troubled of times, Johnson makes available for any and all the secret of beholding the divine in sacred friendship. This makes for sensitive and intriguing reading that goes right to your heart.” (José Argüelles, author ofTime and the Technosphere)“A fascinating and quite plausible account of what may have transpired between Jallaludin Rumi and Shams-i-Tabriz behind the closed door of their retreat room. It should be read by all serious students of Rumi.” (W. M. Thackston, Jr., Professor of the Persian Language, Harvard University, translator ofRumi’s discourses, Signs of the Unseen)“Instead of recycling old information, Will Johnson brings new light to the understanding of Rumi with this book. This is how we can bring Rumi to our life rather than bury him in scholarly libraries.” (Nevit O. Ergin, translator ofRumi’s Divan-i Kebir)"For seekers who wish to push the boundaries and explore the deepest, perhaps the most challenging of of pathways. I highly recommend this book."(Lesley Crossingham,New Dawn, July-Aug 2007)