SKU: 1585421804

• 2003
• Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
• ISBN: 1585421804
• Book (Hardcover)
• Penguin Putnam
• 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
• 1.8 lbs
• 210 pages

In Search of the Hidden Treasure is an initiation into the path of the heart represented by Sufism. Pir Vilayat takes us on a journey in search of the treasure of Sufi wisdom by entering realm upon realm of spiritual experience, and meeting at crucial points enlightened teachers from Ibn 'Arabi to Jalal ud-Din Rumi.

Written in language that is between prayer and poetry, In Search of the Hidden Treasure is a fascinating journey into the initiative secrets of Sufism, and in reading it we discover spiritual physics and a dimension of the soul that are rarely found in any other spiritual practice. We are drawn inward and, paradoxically, find renewed value in ordinary life and our place of existence.

Punctuated by stunning and seldom seen Islamic art, In Search of the Hidden Treasure is the ultimate book of Sufi wisdom that will open up for Western audiences dimensions and teachings previously hidden within the centuries of Sufi history. Like a sacred book of unimaginable richness, we find in it courage, beauty, integrity, respect, and the ultimate treasure, wholeness.

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, (19 June 1916 - 17 June 2004) was the eldest son of Sufi Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, head of the Sufi Order International. Pir Vilayat’s mother, Ora Ray Baker, was a cousin of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Christian Science movement.

Born in London, England, Pir Vilayat was a teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Order of sufism. His teaching derived from the mystical tradition of the East brought to the West by his father combined with his knowledge of the esoteric heritage and scholarship of western culture.

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan was educated at the Sorbonne, Oxford, and L'Ecole Normal de Musique de Paris. During World War II he served in the British Royal Navy and was assigned the duties of mine sweeping during the invasion at Normandy. His sister, Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan served in the French Resistance as a radio operator.

After the war, Pir Vilayat pursued his spiritual training by studying with masters of many different religious traditions throughout India and the Middle East. While honoring the initiatic tradition of his predecessors, Pir Vilayat continually adapted traditional Eastern spiritual practices in keeping with the evolution of Western consciousness.

Pir Vilayat initiated and participated in many international and interfaith conferences promoting understanding and world peace

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