Knowing the Spirit
Ostad Elahi'sKnowing the Spiritprovides a concise and  remarkably illuminating philosophic account of our unique place in the  universe: of the creative expressions of the divine Spirit throughout  nature, and of the process of the soul's deepening perfection through all  the challenges and lessons of our existence in this world and beyond. This  revealing book draws together in a single vision those symbolic teachings  and spiritual insights familiar to many Western readers today through the  classical mystical poetry of Rumi, Hafez, and Attar. The historical context  and language of this study are marked by the confluence of classical  Islamic philosophy and spirituality, including Sufi thought, and their  scriptural sources. But Elahi's thought integrates those influences and  marks them with the magisterial imprint of his own profound spiritual  experience and characteristic simplicity, openness, and directness of  expression. This volume offers a singular masterpiece of recent spiritual  thought, opening up fundamental human perspectives and possibilities too  often clouded by the distractions of current events. The emphatic  universality of both the subject and presentation ofKnowing the  Spiritpoints the way to unsuspected bridges between different  civilizations and religious traditions, indeed to the prospect of an  inclusive "science of spirituality" based on the common ground of each  person's spiritual life and experience.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.