Dear Friends,
Thank you to all who participated in Sunday’s launch of No God or Only God by W. H. S. Gebel. Thanks to an attentive crowd of participants, two wise speakers, and an insightful book on which to focus, Sunday’s discussion was successful and memorable. In the words of Pir Zia Inayat Khan as he introduced the book “his approach is nuanced, rather than polemical. So many times a writer picks one side of an issue and argues the case. But what Suhrawardi does here is to listen carefully to all sides of the conversation on God. And so, he takes seriously the writings of atheistic philosophers but he also profoundly investigates the history of theological conceptions, and he effects a reconciliation between atheism and theism—which takes us to a deeper understanding than either of these paradigms can provide alone.”
And as is written in that same inviting, intriguing book “The God ideal is necessary for the alchemy of the heart and the magic of love to bring forth Self-realization. This kind of realization is not earmarked by impressive accomplishments in the world. Its sign is not what makes one exceptional. Its sign is the way it unites one with others. Its sign is through harmony, love, and unity. It can be read in the eyes when the quality of the heart shows through. The true maturity of the human being is found in the heart, not in the mind.”
—W. H. S. Gebel from No God or Only God
Study The Alchemy of Happiness with Pir Zia Inayat Khan Starting This Sunday
You have the opportunity to study The Alchemy of Happiness with Pir Zia Inayat Khan at his course with the same name that starts this Sunday, October 6, and runs for six consecutive Sundays until November 10. The latest volume of the Centennial Edition Sufi Message Series is now shipping in both hardcover and paperback. Register here.
Reissue of Gayan Vadan Nirtan
You will soon see a reissue of Gayan Vadan Nirtan that is nearing completion. After being out of print for several years, we are at long last bringing back this popular black and gold hardcover volume. The sayings are being minimally edited for inclusive language, following the practices carried out in the Centennial Edition Sufi Message volumes.
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