{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-bayazid-bastami-sapientia-mundi-press-9798294516819","title":"The Wisdom of Bayazid Bastami: Ecstatic Surrender, Divine Annihilation, and the Shout of the Self","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Rumi, before Hallaj, there was a flame in the desert. His name was Bayazid Bastami, and his words were a fire that burned away the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book for the timid. This is a journey into the heart of one of history's most audacious and uncompromising mystics. Bayazid Bastami was the father of the \"drunken\" school of Sufism, a man who dared to speak of a union with God so complete, so total, that the self is not just humbled-it is annihilated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wisdom of Bayazid Bastami is an invitation to encounter the raw, unfiltered power of the ecstatic path. It is a guide to understanding the shocking and paradoxical \"shouts\" of a saint who was so completely empty of himself that God alone could speak. This is not a path of gentle comfort, but of fierce, liberating truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this transformative guide, you will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitness the Cry of Ecstasy: \u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the mystery of Bastami's most famous utterance, \"Subhani!\" (\"Glory to Me!\"), and understand why it is a cry not of ego, but of its complete obliteration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalk the Ladder of Annihilation (Fana'): \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the stages of the soul's \"death before death,\" learning how to surrender the false self and awaken to the one, true Reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAscend with the Soul's Mi'raj: \u003c\/b\u003e Journey with Bayazid on his visionary ascent to the Divine Presence, a blueprint for your own inner flight beyond limitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmbrace the Way of the Gnostic ('Arif): \u003c\/b\u003e Move beyond mere belief into the realm of direct, experiential \"tasting\" of the Divine, the ultimate goal of the mystic path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBayazid's wisdom is a potent medicine for the modern world, a radical call to move beyond the superficial ego and into the silent, majestic, and glorious reality of the True Self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you are ready to move beyond conventional spirituality and into the fire of pure, unmediated experience, your guide has arrived.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapientia Mundi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294516819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Sapientia Mundi Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136763707647,"sku":"9798294516819","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67ccedb9-e4a5-45ed-a993-038c4a8f9ec2.jpg?v=1755024251","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wisdom-of-bayazid-bastami-sapientia-mundi-press-9798294516819","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}