M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. In this comprehensive collection of parables,
proverbs and words of wisdom, M.R.Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) provides
guidance about nearly every aspect of a spiritual life. Drawing on
examples from animal life and nature, M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral),
cautions the reader to avoid what is wrong and turn towards what is
right in every aspect of existence. Just open the book for
inspiration, reflection and truth. These words illuminate the life of
the soul and lead the reader towards God and unity with all lives.
About the Author
Muhammad
Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, a Sufi mystic, can best be remembered for his
efforts to bring unity through understanding to the faithful of all
religions.
Little is known of his early personal history.
Records of his life began in the early 1900's when religious pilgrims
traveling through the jungles of Sri Lanka first caught glimpse of a
holy man. They were overwhelmed by the depth of divine knowledge that
he imparted.
Sometime later a pilgrim invited him to a nearby village, and with that began his public life as a teacher of wisdom.
Throughout
Sri Lanka, people from all religious and ethnic traditions would listen
to his public discourses. Many consulted him on how to conduct life's
affairs, including public figures, politicians, the poor, and the
learned.
In 1971 Bawa Muhaiyaddeen accepted an invitation to
visit the United States. Here, once again, people from all religious,
social and ethnic backgrounds would join to hear him speak. Across the
United States, Canada and England, he won recognition from religious
scholars, journalists, educators and world leaders. The United Nation's
Assistant Secretary General, Robert Muller, asked for Bawa
Muhaiyaddeen's guidance on behalf of all mankind. Time Magazine turned
to him for clarification during the hostage crisis in 1980. Thousands
more were touched by his wise words when interviewed in Psychology
Today, the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and
the Pittsburgh Press.
