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The Knowing Heart

A Sufi Path of Transformation

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The Knowing Heart

By: Kabir Helminski
Narrated by: Daliah Merzaban
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As 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.

In 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 life—and 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.

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 The Knowing Heart, 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.

©1999 Kabir Helminski (P)2022 Shambhala Publications
Eastern Islam Philosophy Spirituality Sufism Hinduism
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Sheikh Kabir Helminski gives a very in-depth and insightful overview of the essentials of the Sufi path for the modern era. He shows the possibility of what a spiritually integrated person could achieve in their life and for the service of others. Daliah Merzaban's reading of the text is just superb. I hope Audible uses her talents for more audio books.

excellent overview of Sufism for modern times

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I recommend this book to anyone who wants to kesrna bout the suffering path. well written and well read. beautiful book all the way around. and around. I read it again and again.

great book, great performance

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The content is good, but the performances seems stilted and very stylized. I find it impossible to listen to this person.

Content is good, performance unlistenable

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