An intoxicating mix of essays to satisfy the spiritual thirst of those with long experience in Islam, as well as those encountering Sufism and the meaning of spiritual love for the first time. Themes including generosity, faith, self-knowledge, patience, and love are developed with stories and teachings by Turkish Sufi master Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak.

A mesmerizing storyteller, master teacher, and prolific author in his native country, Sheikh Muzaffer was ideally suited to bring the richness of the Sufi tradition to the West. The chapters of this book were skillfully edited and compiled by the psychologist and Sufi teacher Dr. Robert Frager. (This volume is the reprint of a second edition.)

Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak Al Jerrahi Al Halveti (1916-1985) was one of the head sheikhs (spiritual teachers) of the Halveti-Jerrahi order of dervishes, a traditional Muslim Sufi order from Istanbul. Well known in Europe & the US for conducting “dzikrs” (public services in remembrance of God and in Turkey for his Sufi hymns. Born in Istanbul, he was educated by a succession of wise teachers in both traditional Islam & Sufism. He became Imam (religious leader) at several mosques, then left to run an antique/rare bookshop in the famous Istanbul book market. Sheikh Muzaffer is  prolific author in the Turkish language.

Robert Frager, Ph.D., a Harvard-trained psychologist is the past president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the founder of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, where he is currently Director of the Spiritual Guidance program and professor of Psychology. Frager is also a Sufi teacher in the Halveti-Jerrahi Order, initiated by Muzaffer Ozak. A practitioner of Aikido since 1964, Dr. Frager currently holds the rank of 7^th dan. He personally trained with the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, while living in Tokyo.