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Introduction to Sufism - Belief - Oprah Winfrey Network

2015

Varun Soni, dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California, shares the basics of Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam that seeks to connect the worshipper to the divine through singing, dancing or artistic expression.

02:33 min

Spiritual Gems of Islam: Insights & Practices from the Qur'an, Hadith, Rumi & Muslim Teaching Stories to Enlighten the Heart & Mind

Refine your heart and mind with the wisdom of Islamic spirituality "To live a meaningful life―one that brings us joy, contentment and fulfillment―we have to do the inner spiritual work of becoming a more complete human being.

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Imam Jamal Rahman
2013
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The Sufi Approach to Opening the Heart

My Sufi master taught that the goal of Sufism is to develop hearts that can pray.

Article
Robert Frager
2002
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The Masnavi, Book Four

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece.

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Rumi, Jawid Mojaddedi (translator)
2017
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Living Presence: The Sufi Path to Mindfulness and the Essential Self

With unique clarity, this book describes how presence can be developed to vastly improve our lives. Drawing on the work of the beloved Sufi poet, Rumi, as well as traditional material and personal experience, this book integrates the ancient wisdom of Sufism with the needs of contemporary life.

Book
Kabir Edmund Helminski
2017
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The Sufis

What is Sufism? The book follows the Sufi principle of "scatter" in answering this unanswerable question. It deliberately shies away from offering an ordered definition. Instead, it throws out ideas. Like fragments of light on dust particles, they reveal the shape of something intangible.

Book
Idries Shah
2018
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The Way of the Sufi

The Way of the Sufi presents an unparalleled cross-section of material from Sufi schools, teachings and classical writings, as a basic course of Sufi study. The author begins with the outward aspects of the teaching most likely to puzzle the student coming fresh to the subject.

Book
Idries Shah
2019
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Caravan of Dreams

Caravan of Dreams distills the essence of Eastern thought in a feast of stories, sayings, poems, and allegories, collected by one of the world’s leading experts in Oriental philosophy.

Book
Idries Shah
2018
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Tales of the Dervishes: Teaching-Stories of the Sufi Masters over the Past Thousand Years

Dervish tales are more than fable, legend, or folklore. For centuries dervish masters have instructed their disciples by means of these teaching stories, which are said to increase perception and knowledge and provide a better understanding of man and the world.

Book
Idries Shah
1993
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Love Is the Wine

Compiled and edited by psychologist and Sufi teacher Robert Frager, the chapters of this book were derived from talks given by Turkish Sufi master Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak during visits to America during the last years of his life.

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Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak, Robert Frager (editor)
1999
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Essential Sufism

Essential Sufism draws together more than three hundred fables, poems, and prayers that reveal the luminous spirit of Islamic mysticism.

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Robert Frager (editor), James Fadiman (editor), Huston Smith (foreword)
1999
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