Questions of Life Answers of Wisdom (Volume 1) - Softcover

R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0914390430 ISBN 13: 9780914390435

Publisher: The Fellowship Press, 1991

Synopsis

In this first of a series of books, titled, Questions and Answers the questions are asked by disciples of a Sufi Master, and answered by this teacher of wisdom, love and compassion.

They asked questions that ranged from the mundane issues of their work lives and relationships, to the spiritual yearnings that were within their hearts. Questions like, Does disease come from God? What should we do when we see faults in others? How can I live a life surrendered to the will of God? and Is it true that no two snowflakes are alike? He explains that there is an answer to every question, and encourages us to bring our questions to light.

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About the Author

Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, a Sufi mystic, can best be remembered for his efforts to bring unity through understanding to the faithful of all religions.

Little is known of his early personal history. Records of his life began in the early 1900's when religious pilgrims traveling through the jungles of Sri Lanka first caught glimpse of a holy man. They were overwhelmed by the depth of divine knowledge that he imparted.

Sometime later a pilgrim invited him to a nearby village, and with that began his public life as a teacher of wisdom.

Throughout Sri Lanka, people from all religious and ethnic traditions would listen to his public discourses. Many consulted him on how to conduct life's affairs, including public figures, politicians, the poor, and the learned.

In 1971 Bawa Muhaiyaddeen accepted an invitation to visit the United States. Here, once again, people from all religious, social and ethnic backgrounds would join to hear him speak. Across the United States, Canada and England, he won recognition from religious scholars, journalists, educators and world leaders. The United Nation's Assistant Secretary General, Robert Muller, asked for Bawa Muhaiyaddeen's guidance on behalf of all mankind. Time Magazine turned to him for clarification during the hostage crisis in 1980. Thousands more were touched by his wise words when interviewed in Psychology Today, the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Pittsburgh Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Fellowship Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0914390430
• ISBN 13: 9780914390435
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 378