ÇeviriJourney to the Lord of Power A Sufi Manual on Retreat Ibn Arabi
Sufism / Mysticism Journey to the Lord of Power A Sufi Manual on Retreat Ibn Arabi Journey to the Lord of Power is the first English translation of Ibn Arabi's twelfth-century text dealing with spiritual ascent. Arabi, whose metaphysical teachings have had a profound influence on both the Muslim and Christian worlds, is known as one of the greatest writers of mystical love poetry of all time. Written in answer to the questions of a friend, this illuminating guide describes the evolutionary path of our higher spiritual aspirations - the quest for the ultimate reality, the journey toward God. It is chiefly concerned with spiritual retreat, an advanced and potentially dangerous Sufi practice that aims at the attainment of the Presence of God through absolute abandonment of the world. Realizing the imagination's deceptive power, 'Arabi warns that this form of retreat should not be undertaken except at the order of a sheikh or by one who has mastered the self. Each