Table of Contents
Spring 1989
Issue 2 emphasizes sincerity as the foundation of the Sufi path, with Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh describing it as the unification of inner and outer life through love and attention to God.
Essays by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Jeffrey Rothschild, Carol Baldwin, and Muhammad Isa Waley explore the evolution of Sufi expression, the role of art and guidance, and the legacy of Najm al-Din Kubra.
Stories and poetry evoke themes of remembrance, humility, and longing, while a sketch of Rabe‘a highlights the timeless devotion of one of Sufism’s earliest saints.
Together, the issue portrays Sufism as a tradition that integrates ethics, creativity, and spiritual practice.
Discourse
- The Sincerity of the Sufi — Text of a Speech by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
Articles
- From Poem to Narrative in Sufism — Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- The Spiritual in Art: The Odyssey of Wallace Putnam — Jeffrey Rothschild
- The Spiritual Journey — Carol Baldwin
- Najmo’d-Din Kobra and the Kobrawiya Order — Muhammad Isa Waley
Stories
- The Veiled One — Kristina Una Amadeus
- The Poor Old Goat — Bill Winters
- The Goldsmith — Ali A. Mazhari
Poetry
- The Remembrance of God — Javad Nurbakhsh
- Short Search for Truth — Kathleen Raine
- The Answer — Anne Harris
- A Woman’s Path — Pamela Travers
Biographical Sketches
- Rabe’a — The Lover of God — Caroline McCutcheon
Symbols of the Path
- The Kashkul — Terry Graham