{"title":"Pir Elias Amidon","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781591813057_loves-drum","title":"Love's Drum","description":"\u003cb\u003eLove's Drum is an exquisite reflection on the nature of reality. With essays, practices and stories, the Sufi teacher Pir Elias Amidon leads us into the mysteries of nondual awareness, making clear its essence of unconditional acceptance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove's Drum is an exquisite reflection on the nature of reality. With essays, practices and stories, the Sufi teacher Pir Elias Amidon leads us into the mysteries of nondual awareness, making clear its essence of unconditional acceptance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eleventh century Sufi Abdullah Ansari suggested that Sufism is simply another word for love. In Amidon's words, it is ”what unites us with all being and becoming, and yet no matter how vast and inconceivable love is, it's still the most intimate nature of our present experience.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he recounts events from his life, Amidon shows us the “open path” he follows—one of inclusion, lack of dogma, experiential understanding, and love in action. His life has been one of global activism in the areas of environmentalism, peace, and indigenous rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough quotes from mystics, poets, philosophers, and spiritual teachers; simple practices for everyone; uncommon perspectives on human life; and wonderful stories illustrating depths of wisdom, readers can have their own experience of limitless awareness and hear the subtle beating of love's drum.","brand":"By Pir Elias Amidon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42628786815185,"sku":"9781591813057","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/1622\/5233\/files\/9781591813057.jpg?v=1751014509"},{"product_id":"9781591812852_free-medicine","title":"Free Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eFree Medicine is a collection of forty intimate meditations written by Sufi teacher Pir Elias Amidon. Whether describing a naked dive into a pond in the middle of the night, or a confrontation with soldiers in a Burmese temple, these meditations can serve as companions for those whose deepest desire is to know first-hand “the good news at the heart of reality.” Human, accessible, and tender, Free Medicine has the power to open us up in ways we never expected.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFree Medicine is a collection of forty intimate meditations written by Sufi teacher Pir Elias Amidon. Whether describing a naked dive into a pond in the middle of the night, or a confrontation with soldiers in a Burmese temple, these meditations can serve as companions for those whose deepest desire is to know first-hand “the good news at the heart of reality.” Human, accessible, and tender, Free Medicine has the power to open us up in ways we never expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the words of Keith Dowman, author of Natural Perfection, “Although it comes packaged in different languages, cultures and religions, deep mystical insight spirals around a single heart-core: here is Elias Amidon’s inspired Sufi reflection of that ineffable nondual reality.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidon’s close connection with nature; his compassion for people in distress; his simple, clear observation of the mysteries of life and death; and his calm sense of humor combine in intriguing ways to reveal the uncaused happiness that is our essence. “Reading this book is a wonderful experience, full of brilliant insights, stories, images, lots of free medicine,” says Coleman Barks, author of The Essential Rumi.","brand":"By Pir Elias Amidon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42628786323665,"sku":"9781591812852","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/1622\/5233\/files\/9781591812852.jpg?v=1751014509"}],"url":"https:\/\/sentientpublications.com\/collections\/pir-elias-amidon.oembed","provider":"Sentient Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}