This is a translation of the Gathas, the Sacred Readings of Sufism. They contain a condensed expression of the wisdom of the mystic Inayak Khan, and guidance of the seven most important subjects in Sufism.

Recounts how Buddha came once as a monkey among the monkeys and gave his life to save them, and nineteen other Jataka stories which recount events in his different lives.

All known talks compiled from original sources.

This volume contains a set of addresses on varying subjects by the founder of the Sufi Movement, given at different times during his stay in the West and covering a wide field of his teaching. The second part of the book consists of Inayat Khan's Confessions or reminiscences which he dictated around 1918, while in the third part the reader will find four short plays, written principally to be performed by his pupils in the course of their training.

Spiritual biography of Inayat Khan who came to the West with a message of love, harmony and beauty that was both quintessence of Sufi teachings and a revolutionary approach to the harmonising of Western and Eastern spirituality.

The Ecstasy Beyond Knowing offers detailed explanationsof meditation techniques along with the principles behind them. The Sufi process and stages of transformation are interwoven with those of Hinduism, Buddhism, the Jewish Kabbalah, the glorification of the Christian Mass, and the alchemical process of self-transfiguration, integrated with the insights of psychology and contemporary scientific discoveries. Pir Vilayat reveals the way to develop a deep connection with the soul and spirit, and offers advice on maintaining the awareness and integrity of that connection through the joys and sorrows, challenges and adventures of everyday life.

As head of the Sufi Order in the West, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan has been conducting workshops and giving personal counseling for over thirty years. Introducing Spirituality into Counseling and Therapy sums up Pir Vilayat's experience in applying spiritual principles to everyday life situations, problem solving, and personal growth. Among the topics explored are spiritualizing emotion, personality and the divine inheritance, relationship, creativity, awakening and cause and purpose. Pir Vilayat gives detailed instructions for many meditation practices that can be used to bring fresh insights to bear on specific problems. Everyone concerned with human growth, whether professionally or on a more personal level, will find inspiration in this book.