The Merciful Door

Living with a Sufi Teacher in India

Scott Siraj Al-Haqq Kugle

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Beacon Books
31 March 2022

Autobiography: religious & spiritual; Memoirs; Sufism & Islamic mysticism

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"""Wherever it may be, the candle burns, and in burning it gives others light. That is the way you must be."" When the soul burns with love, the ego softens like wax and dissolves, and others benefit by the light it transmits. So taught Pir Rasheed Kaleemi, a Sufi master who lived in Hyderabad, India. The Merciful Door narrates what his American disciple learned from him over a decade of living in India and translating his teachings into practice in America.

This book, born out of a direct request from Pir Rasheed himself, records the intimate conversations, mystical teachings, spiritual practices, and Qawwali songs that they shared. How is the soul related to the spirit? What is the body and how do we discover its hidden treasures? What is the eternal sound and how do we listen of it in music and in nature? How can we navigate interpersonal challenges, gender difference, sexual desire, political conflict and religious fundamentalism? The Sufi teacher offers his disciple insights from the Quran, the Prophet Muhammad's example, and the rich depths of Sufi poetry in Persian and Urdu to illuminate these questions and other guidance. The book also reveals teachings of the Kaleemi Order, which combines Chishti and Qadiri initiations, with ancient roots in Arabia and India and modern global branches."

By: Scott Siraj Al-Haqq Kugle
Imprint: Beacon Books
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 449g
ISBN: 9781912356669
ISBN 10: 191235666X
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 31 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active