In the Teahouse of Experience: Nine Talks on the Path of Sufism

"The one who tastes, knows; the one who tastesnot, knows not. . . . Close the shop of argumentand open the teahouse of experience."With these words, the reader is invitedinto the Sufi "tea-house of experience"where Sufi teacher Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez offers us an elegant and accessibletour of Sufi teachings and practices for alltastes. Full of parables and practicalexamples, Pir Netanel tells the "Story ofSufism" and introduces us to the "SufiPaths of Love" and the "Sufi Path ofKnowledge," as well as Sufi meditationpractices and the inner life of Sufism (andthe struggles we sometimes encounterthere). Whether reading about Sufism forthe first time, or an experiencedpractitioner, you will find something "Inthe Teahouse" to inform, surprise, anddelight you.