{"product_id":"the-knowing-heart-a-sufi-path-of-transformation-paperback","title":"The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKabir Helminski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging study of Sufi teachings that presents the Sufi way as a universal means of gaining a greater understanding of ourselves, others, and the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Sufi teaching the human heart is not a fanciful metaphor but an objective organ of intuition and perception. It perceives all that is beautiful, lovely, and meaningful in life--and reflects these spiritual qualities in the world, for the benefit of others. Every human heart has the capacity and the destiny to bring that world of divine reality into this world of appearances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Sufis, mystics of Islam, have been educators of the heart for some fourteen centuries. Their teachings and methods are designed to help us awaken and purify the heart, to learn to listen to our deepest knowing. In \u003ci\u003eThe Knowing Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Kabir Helminski presents the Sufi way as a practical spirituality suitable for all cultures and times--and offers insights that are especially valuable for our life in today's world. In cultivating a knowing heart, we learn to experience a new sense of self, transform our relationships, and enhance our creative capacities. Most important, we learn how to meet the spiritual challenge of our time: to realize our sacred humanness.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs human beings, we stand on the threshold between two realities: the world of material existence and the world of spiritual Being. The \"knowing heart\" is the sacred place where these two dimensions meet and are integrated. \u003cbr\u003eIn Sufi teaching the human heart is not a fanciful metaphor but an objective organ of intuition and perception. It is able to perceive all that is beautiful, lovely, and meaningful in life3\/4and to reflect these spiritual qualities in the world, for the benefit of others. Every human heart has the capacity and the destiny to bring that world of divine reality into this world of appearances. \u003cbr\u003eThe Sufis, mystics of Islam, have been educators of the heart for some fourteen centuries. Their teachings and methods are designed to help us awaken and purify the heart, to learn to listen to our deepest knowing. In The Knowing Heart, Kabir Helminski presents the Sufi way as a practical spirituality suitable for all cultures and times3\/4and offers insights that are especially valuable for our life in today's world. In cultivating a knowing heart, we learn to experience a new sense of self, transform our relationships, and enhance our creative capacities. Most important, we learn how meet the spiritual challenge of our time: to realize our sacred humanness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKabir Helminski is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiving Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness and the Essential Self, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as the translator of numerous books of Sufi literature and especially Rumi. He is the codirector, with his wife, Camille Helminski, of the Threshold Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge and practice of Sufism. As the publisher of Threshold Books for some twenty years, he was largely responsible for making Rumi the most widely read poet of our time. As a producer and writer of Sufi music, he has gained recognition for numerous recordings, including his own \u003ci\u003eGarden within the Flames. \u003c\/i\u003e He is a representative of the Mevlevi tradition founded by Jalaluddin Rumi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.01 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771466580256,"sku":"9781570625664","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9c64d58aecc53497d79db2e0537d13d7.webp?v=1780387071","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-knowing-heart-a-sufi-path-of-transformation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}