The Wisdom of the Sufis

Deepak Chopra, M.D. · Hidayat Inayat-Khan

Feb 2000 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Hidayat Inayat-Khan

About this audiobook

In this remarkable dialogue between Hidayat Inayat-Khan and Deepak Chopra, M.D., the wisdom of the Sufis is appraised. Hidayat defines the word Sufi as "wisdom and purity." He explains that "any person whose heart is attuned to the Divine presence is a Sufi, because Sufism means purifying oneself and one's mind from preconceived ideas."These two great teachers discuss the fact that the spiritual message of the Sufis has always found its way to express itself through music and poetry-illuminations of life's expression-and Sufism is now gathering a great deal of popularity in the West. The Sufi Universe is the home of all religions, all beliefs, and all lovers of truth-without distinction between race, color, or nationality!

About the author

A world renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, Deepak Chopra MD is the founder of the Chopra Foundation, cofounder of Jiyo.com and the Chopra Center for Wellbeing. TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 1 heroes and icons of the century."Deepak Chopra is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Clinical Professor in Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego, Researcher, Neurology and Psychiatry, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Executive Management at Northwestern, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University and Professor of Consciousness Studies at Sofia University. The World Post and The Huffington Post global internet survey ranked Chopra #17 influential thinker in the world and #1 in Medicine. Learn more at: http://www.discoveringyourcosmicself.com/ Hidayat Inayat-Khan is the son of Pir O Murshid Inayat Khan. Born in England and raised in France, he is a distinguished composer of symphonic music which blends the ancient Indian raga technique, which is the birthright of his father's family, and modern Western harmony, studied in Paris under the famous composition instructor Nadia Boulanger. In addition, as leader of the International Sufi Movement, Hidayat also devotes tremendous energy to continuing the spiritual work commenced by his father. He is a tireless worker in the cause of the Message of Love, Harmony and Beauty, imparting his own unique perspective on the meaning of these ideals. At the same time he offers a rare glimpse of the sacred atmosphere of Sufi mysticism embodied by his father.