It is inward glow that makes the Sufi, not the religious habit." SA’D UD DIN MAHMUD SHABISTARI was born at Shabistar, near Tabriz, about A.D. 1250. He wrote the Gulshan i Raz, or Secret Rose Garden, as a reply to questions put forth by a Sufi doctor of Herat named Dmir Syad Hosaini. Very little is known of Mahmud Shabistari's life. He wrote beside the Gulshan i Raz two treatises on Sufiism called Hakk ul Yakin and Risala i Shadid. We learn he had a very favourite disciple called Shaikh Ibr...

Dive into the spiritual wisdom of the 14th century with The Secret Rose Garden by Mahmud Shabistari, a distinguished Persian Sufi poet. Crafted in 1311, this profound mystic text responds to twenty-six queries on Sufi metaphysics, posed by the esteemed Rukh Al Din Amir Husayn Harawi.Through eloquent rhyming couplets, Shabistari explores the intricate layers of Sufi thought, illuminating the path to divine understanding and spiritual enlightenment. The poem delves into themes of uni...

The Secret Rose Gardenof Sa'd Ud Din Mahmud Shabistari, Translated by Florence LedererIt is nearly seven hundred years since Mahmūd planted his garden with roses of Love and Adoration, of Reason and of spiritual Illumination. Since then many have wandered there, lingering in the secret paths and plucking the scented blossoms to carry back into the world of shadows and unreality. What is the fadeless colour of these Roses? What is their lasting grace of form, and what perfume...

The present compilation is aimed at turning Buddhism to account as a moral force by bringing together a selection of its beautiful sentiments, and lofty maxims, and particularly including some of those which inculcate mercy to the lower animals.

Being one of James Allen's earliest works, this book leads you on the essential road to financial wealth. This is the annotated edition including a rare essay about James Allen, a Prophet of Meditation. Contents: 1. The lesson of evil 2. The world a reflex of mental states 3. The way out of undesirable conditions 4. The silent power of thought: controlling and directing one's forces 5. The secret of health, success and power 6. The secret of abounding happiness 7. The realization of prospe...

Two seminal works by one of our greatest thinkers. Let this book show you how the way you think affects your daily life. You'll learn how to be happier, wealthier, and lead a fuller life. Millions of people have found the pathway to wealth and fulfillment with these two books; and you can have them both in one binding.

First written in the 12th century, Conference of the Birds is an allegory of extreme measures for extreme times -- the story of birds seeking a king is the story of all of us seeking God. Like the birds, we may be excited for the journey, until we realize that we must give up our fears and hollow desires, that our journey will be long and hard. Like the duck, we may not wish to leave the water. Like the nightingale, we may want to stay close to our roses.Direct and to the ...

The Path of Light is Barnett's 1909 translation of an important text to Mahayana Buddhism. It is the treatise of the Bodhicharyavatara of Santideva--part of the Wisdom of the East series. Barnett gives a detailed introduction to Mahayana Buddhism and its significance.

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Man's principal business in life-- the toil and worry, the wearisome grind and the back-breaking work-- will go on in the future as in the past to those who will not use their minds. The less they use them, the more they will sweat. And the more they work only from the neck down, the less they will be paid and the more hopeless their lot will become. It is Mind that rules the world.

Indifference! My most intimate friend, I am sorry I have always to act against thee as thy opponent. My modesty! Thou art the veil over my vanity. My humility! Thou art the very essence of my vanity. Vanity! Both saint and sinner drink from thy cup. Vanity! Thou art the fountain of wine on the earth, where cometh the King of Heaven to drink. Peacock! Is it not thy vanity that causeth thee to dance? My bare feet! Step gently on life's path, lest the thorns lying on the way should murmur at ...

The Prophet represents the acme of Kahlil Gibran's achievement. Writing in English, Gibran adopted the tone and cadence of King James I's Bible, fusing his personalised Christian philosophy with a spirit and oriental wisdom that derives from the richly mixed influences of his native Lebanon.His language has a breath-taking beauty. Before returning to his birthplace, Almustafa, the 'prophet', is asked for guidance by the people of Orphalese. His words, redolent with love an...