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A moving personal history of how Sufism and Zen came to America.... The story of meetings with remarkable beings like Swami Papa Ramdas, Nyogen Senzaki, Sokeian Sasaki, Mother Krishnabai, Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, the Rev. M.T. Kirby and others who sought to bring East and West together through the universality of genuine mystical experience... A sweeping and prophetic view of the last half-century of international relations with the East.... Political and religious turmoil in faraway Iands, organic agriculture and seed exchange for peace, the great mystics and sages of the 20th century--all play a part in this story of an American scholar and scientist's search for truth. "I have no fonder memory of the 60's than the appearance of this strange-looking man, who said things which made me first laugh, then smile, then later pause in appreciation of a spiritual original, a pioneer." - Dr. Jacob Needleman, author of The New Religions "Everytime I remember Sam, I end up laughing at myself. That's pretty good work for a dead-rascal-saint." - Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now "By being spiritual, Samuel Lewis expanded the range of being human; and by being human he deepened the meaning of being spiritual." -Moineddin Jablonski, spiritual successor of Murshid Samuel Lewis

Prayerful recitation of the 99 Names of Allah has been a sacred practice by Sufis and by the various Sufi Orders, since the time of the Prophet Muhammad. Through active remembrance of these divine qualities, travellers on the spiritual path can overcome narcissism, resolve their issues of separation from God and from humanity and awaken to God''s presence manifesting in all their relationships, inner and outer, earthly and heavenly.This book takes you into the heart of the mystery of these sacred Names. It is a vehicle for understanding the infinite nature of God and for discovering the divine potential in every soul. It does this through a wide variety of methods. The Names are best understood in relational clusters and that is how the book is organised, into families like the family of Abundance or Ecstasy or Forgiveness. Or the modalities of Omnipotence or how the opposites combine.It is a guidebook for progressing through the stages of the spiritual path and an instruction manual for teachers on how to work with students wisely, as physicians of the heart. In the process of this voyage of discovery, the reader is systematically exposed to the universal mysticism encoded in the Qur''an and in the classical Sufi traditions, as well as to a modern psychological approach that works with the Names to achieve individuation and wholeness.