Issue 96 explores the nature of the self and the Sufi path of transformation through love and the dissolution of ego. Alireza Nurbakhsh’s discourse shows how true self-knowledge reveals the illusory “I,” opening compassion and service to others. Essays and interviews widen the lens—from Rumi’s becoming human and the Baul path of song to conversations on consciousness beyond materialism—while CultureWatch and poetry offer immersive and lyrical meditations on longing, surrender, and unity.