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The Soul's Journey

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This edition has been updated and expanded from the previously-published work, entitled "The Soul: Whence and Whither" (great title). What has been done is to use the original stenographer scripts of Inayat Khan's lectures, the source of the book's content, rather than to rely on edited renditions of his words produced later. What's nice about the original is that Inayat Khan's unique style shines through; at times the edited version is overly anglicized, erasing some of the charm of Khan's occasional unconventional grammar or use of a new word he may have created. Some of these seem to have entered the popular culture, such as "attunement".

This book reveals a great deal about the life of the soul before life and after death. It seems to be the product of Khan's inner mystical revelations; one cannot help but be struck by the clarity of his vision and the conviction of his presentation. Many times when reading this I was struck by the thought, it all seems so simple and straightforward. It's like a light has been turned on. Topics discussed include reincarnation, the planes of reality, and what happens to the soul after death. One might think it would be disturbing, but Khan's literary voice and manner of expression come across as wise and comforting.

Another nice addition to this work is the questions from students and Khan's answers, which give a bit more of the flavor of the original lectures, while providing more detail on some of the points discussed.

A beautiful review, by a master, of the soul's journey from God through incarnation and back to the Beloved (God).

The talks of Hazarat Inayat Khan, given in English, present the Sufi perspective of this journey.

This author is a Sufi Muslim. I see the Sufis as the intellectual and spiritual Muslims, as opposed to the lunatics who keep killing. I was hoping for some deep new wisdom from the Sufis because I understand that they were instrumental in developing the enneagram, a system of understanding the various types of people in the world.

However, I really don't think this book is any big deal.