Journey Through Ten Thousand Veils: The Alchemy of Transformation on the Sufi Path Book

1 Impressions Which Formed Me 1

2 UC Berkeley-Flying into the Open Sky 17

3 Setting Out on the Path 33

4 Entrance to India 39

5 In Search of Maharaj-Ji 43

6 Waiting for the Sheikh 57

7 Saved by Grace 67

8 Who Am I? In the City Flowing with Light 71

9 Life in the Monasteries 79

10 Short Stay in America, Culture Shock, Longing to Return to Sanctified Land 89

11 Embracing Islam in El Khalil, the Place of Abraham (a.s.), Friend of God 97

12 Praying in the Dome of the Rock 107

13 Building the Adobe Mosque 117

14 Meeting the Ancient Sage 121

15 The Resonance of Allah, the Deepening Experience of Prayer 135

16 The Vale of Kashmir, Crown Jewel of the World, Imprisoned but Free 157

17 Mecca, Medina, and the Mountain of Light 165

18 Return to the Continent of Origin, Allahu Wahidun! 185

19 Walking in the Footsteps of the Friends of God 203

20 The Therapy of Liberation, a Journey of Consecration 215

21 Repel What Is Evil With What Is Better. Travelling to Places in Peril on a Mission of Healing, Solidarity, and Peace 229

22 In the Time Allotted Before, in the Blinking of an Eye, We Must Go. How Can We Reach the Goal? 249

23 The Circle Is Complete 277

24 The Way of Muhammad, Mercy for All the Worlds 285