“A book for the ever increasing number of spiritual seekers who are looking for 'a path with heart.”

—Brother David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B,
author Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer

“... a clear and perceptive introduction to the practices, mind, and heart of the great teaching on the realization of the self as Self ... of great use both to practitioners of the Sufi way and to anyone seeking to develop an understanding of the essential life.”

—Jane Hirshfield, poet and editor,
Women in Praise of the Sacred

Sufism: The Transformation of the Heart gives a clear and accessible outline of Sufism: its basic principles, historical background, and recent development in the West. While exploring the spiritual and psychological processes of transformation, this book offers practical guidelines to help the seeker. Sufism, the Transformation of the Heart is a valuable introduction to a dynamic spiritual path that is attracting growing interest in the West.