The Map of the Journey to God: Lessons from the School of Grace - Softcover

R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0914390775 ISBN 13: 9780914390770

Publisher: The Fellowship Press, 2008

Synopsis

In the dark ages, maps were inscribed with the words, non plus ultra nothing beyond this to delineate uncharted territory which led to the edge of the world. These areas were left blank. They represented the unknown. Now we have satellite maps that show us the weather outside and even the colors of our homes. The outer world is so familiar to us, intensively mapped and studied in minute detail. What about the inner world? How many oceans are found inside of us? How many mountain ranges? How many continents? How many galaxies look down upon us there? This book is a map of previously uncharted territory a map of the realms within the innermost heart of man. These are realms of wonder for any reader who has come to the non plus ultra of the mind's ability to understand the self and its place in the universe. Plus ultra there is more beyond. The divinely inspired words in this book come from a place the mind has never seen. The words in this book are a map for anyone who yearns for more. For those who want to set sail, the words in this book reveal the way how to reach the Creator of both the inner and the outer worlds. For all those who undertake this journey, Godspeed!

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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: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0914390775
• ISBN 13: 9780914390770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228