{"product_id":"desert-wisdom-neil-douglas-klotz-9781456516475","title":"Desert Wisdom: A Nomad's Guide to Life's Big Questions from the Heart of the Native Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart oracle, part meditation book, and part Aladdin's cave of Middle Eastern myth and sacred story, \u003cb\u003eDesert Wisdom\u003c\/b\u003e offers a fresh way to hear the ancient visionary voices of the Middle East that generated three (or more) of the world's great religions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned Sufi scholar and teacher Neil Douglas-Klotz, author of \u003cb\u003eThe Sufi Book of Life\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePrayers of the Cosmos\u003c\/b\u003e, has revisioned his acclaimed 1995 classic for the 21st century. Praised by scientists, poets and mystics alike for its ecological approach to \"hearing\" the native wisdom of the Middle East on its own terms, \u003cb\u003eDesert Wisdom\u003c\/b\u003e takes us on a journey from ancient Egypt throughout the Middle East to Sufi poets like Rumi and Hafiz. In between, we spend time hearing Genesis the way a storyteller might have told it and sit at the feet of the Aramaic-speaking prophet, Yeshua of Nazareth. Through it all, \u003cb\u003eDesert Wisdom\u003c\/b\u003e presents us with ancient wisdom about life's biggest questions like: \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy am I here? Who am I? And how do I love?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Middle Eastern enchantment for the soul. Bravo!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Fred Alan Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., featured in the film \"What the Bleep Do We Know?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Read this book aloud. Let the sounds wrap around your heart. These are translations so unhampered by reduction, stiffness and religiosity that the modern window opens quiet on the ancient garden.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Carolyn McVickar Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller's Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A prophetic and mystical accomplishment of the first order!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Dr. Matthew Fox\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eOriginal Blessing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reinvention of Work\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Open the book anywhere, and you will discover delightful inner openings and insights.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSufi Links\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpectrum of Reality\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlready have the first (1995) edition?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's New in Desert Wisdom 2.0: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Seven new translations from the Aramaic words of Jesus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Ten new translations from the Hebrew (Genesis, Zohar and Dead Sea Scrolls). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Three new translations from the Qur'an. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Book reorganized for better use as an oracle in a similar format to \u003ci\u003eThe Sufi Book of Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Meditations rewritten and keyed to \"Life's Big Questions.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*All notes and commentary revised and updated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*New \"Quick Start Guide\" and Preface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Complete indexes to meditations and textual strands, plus a new general index \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Plus: all translations from the first edition revised and updated, with improved transliteration of original texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Douglas-Klotz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1456516477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781456516475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.95d","brand":"Neil Douglas-Klotz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047073083647,"sku":"9781456516475","price":18.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91b298c2-6d49-4fef-89ec-f422072ad715.jpg?v=1684988098","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desert-wisdom-neil-douglas-klotz-9781456516475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}