{"product_id":"the-secret-garden-paperback-85","title":"The Secret Garden - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheikh Mahmud Shabistari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShaykh Fadhlalla Haeri\u003c\/b\u003e (Producer), \u003cb\u003eAsadullah Yate\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaykh Sa'd ud-Dīn Mahmūd Shabistārī was born around 1250 CE in Shabistār, near Tabrīz, in Iran. 'The Secret Garden' (\u003cem\u003eGulshan-e Rāz\u003c\/em\u003e), one of two works of mystical poetry he produced, was composed in 1317 CE in response to questions on profound Sufi metaphysics sent to him by a contemporary Sufi Master, Shaykh Rukn ad-Dīn Husaynī Harawī, himself a renowned Sufi master from Azerbayjan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this short, didactical poem of one thousand rhyming lines, Shabistari skillfully references the body of poetic imagery used by previous Sufi masters in their works and contributes significantly to the codification of the terms used by Sufis to signify the facets and realities of the journey to awakening to Reality. Shabistārī's penetrating answers cover a variety of themes on the Sufi path and the progress of the human soul and reflect the influence of the doctrine of the Unity of Being represented in the work of Ibn 'Arabi, among others. His exposition elucidates the interconnectedness of reason, revelation and unveiling in the symbolic garden that offers both the thorns as well as the heady perfume of spiritual awakening. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecognized as a classic of medieval philosophy and theosophy, '\u003cem\u003eThe Secret Garden'\u003c\/em\u003e was first brought to western attention in Europe in the 17\u003csup\u003eth \u003c\/sup\u003ecentury, and continues to be appreciated as a masterpiece in the canon of Sufi literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou ask me to explain to you what thinking is, as you are\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003estill confused as to its meaning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinking is travelling inwardly from illusory nonexistence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eto the Real -- that is leaving the separation of\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003emultiplicity for the gathered whole.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGo and sweep out the house of your heart -- prepare a\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eplace for the Beloved.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen you leave, He comes in and shows His majesty to\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eyour 'you', purified of yourself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike the growth of the seed into the form of the tree, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ea line of movement develops from the inner point of truth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003einto the outward form.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the traveller on the path has completed the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ecircuit of return to separation, then his last point as man is\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ejoined to the first of the Real.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348538802425,"sku":"9781919826875","price":12.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pYJvJ62HcF9781919826875.webp?v=1769774570","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-secret-garden-paperback-85","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}