An account of the religion of the heart, its stories, teachings, history, illuminated masters and poets, from the time of the Prophet Muhammad to the beginning of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the Turkish Sufi legacy and particularly the path of the Halveti-Jerrahi dervishes.
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Gregory Blann has been an active student of Sufism and the world’s religions for over two decades. Some of his teachers in the Sufi tradition have been: Pir Vilayat Khan, Sheikh Nur al-Jerrahi (Lex Hixon), and Sefer Efendi. He has written numerous articles on spirituality and, for four years, worked closely with Sheikh Nur translating the traditional mystic hymns of the Jerrahis from Turkish into English, to be sung by dervishes in the West. He has been a frequent participant in ecumenical dialogues and panels, serving on the board of the Interfaith Alliance of Middle Tennessee.
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Journey in the Garden of Love,
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This book is a treasure house of inspiration and stories about many of the mystics of Turkey. It gives unprecidented insight into the hearts and minds of the saints of the Sufi path. If you wish to journey in the garden of love, this is the book for you. Inspiring and delightful!
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No ordinary book . . .,
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This is no ordinary book; it's more like something one would be handed silently on a far-flung mountain top or find in a hidden cave after long searching. Reading it, I found treasured but unrelated bits and pieces learned over many years' practice of Islam and Sufism unrolling coherently like an intricate carpet,1400 years of events and stories, history and personalities. (There are many beautiful pictures and photographs included as well.)
The Garden of Mystic Love takes us from the origin of Sufism with Muhammad and the first four imams through the development of the great teaching lineages, each with its own flavor and emphasis. The great Sufi saints and mystics appear against a background of emerging Islam, interactions with the west, the Ottoman Empire, and the rise of modern Turkey. Secrets and mysteries, Sunni and Shia, the schools of law, the role of women, scholars and wanderers, from sober ascetics to ecstatic mystics - it's all here, told by one who has walked this path as well as studying it and now acts as a guide to others.
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