The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi by Andrew Harvey-Hardcover

Englishman Andrew Harvey was born in South India, where be lived until the age of nine when he was sent to England to be educated. He attended Oxford, and at age twenty-one received England's highest academic honor, becoming the youngest Fellow of All Soul's College in its history. A prolific writer, Harvey is the author of over ten books, including Journey to Ladakh (1983). He collaborated with Sogyal Rinpoche on the bestselling Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (1991), which presents the Tibetan Buddhist view of death and the nature of the mind.
Despite his success as a scholar, educator, writer, and poet, Harvey experienced intense dissatisfaction at the disparities and inequities of the patriarchal, rationalist Western tradition and longed for the spiritual richness of his boyhood in India. In 1977 he returned to India and immersed himself in its culture, philosophy, and spirituality, studying at the ashram of the Bengali mystic Sri Aurobindo. The next year Harvey traveled to Pondicherry to meet Kamala Reddy (Mother Meera), an Indian woman then only seventeen years old who her followers believe is an avatar, a living incarnation of the Divine Presence. With Mother Meera Harvey underwent a series of profound mystical experiences, but remained reticent to commit to her as his spiritual mentor. He returned to the West and taught in the United States for the next seven years while continuing to make regular pilgrimages to India. There, Harvey studied with the Tibetan Buddhist Master Thuksey Rinpoche. In 1986 he presented himself to Mother Meera and lived for a year at her home in Germany. His critically acclaimed Hidden Journey: A Spiritual Awakening (1991) describes his work with the Divine Mother, and brought international attenion to master and disciple. Based now in Paris, Harvey is the subject of a 1993 documentary, The Making of a Mystic.
The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi follows Harvey's Love's Fire (1988) and Speaking Flame (1989), two re-creations of the poems of Jalal-ud-Din Rumi that have helped to revive popular awareness of the Sufi mystical tradition through the work of this great thirteenth-century mystic and poet. The Way of Passion is adapted from an extraordinary series of lectures Harvey delivered at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco in Spring 1993, presenting Rumi's ecstatic vision of spiritual surrender and union as a guide to the contemporary spiritual and ecological crisis. Harvey emphasizes that we must transform the spiritual barrenness at the heart of modern Western life to change its devastating global consequences. This visionary and vital work transmits the urgency, passion, and intensity of Rumi's message to our times.

 

Product details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frog Ltd
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1994
• Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 319 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 188331920X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1883319205
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
• Condition: Used Very Good

Has a remainder mark at the bottom edge, else in excellent condition.

 

About the Author

Andrew Harvey is a renowned spiritual teacher, writer, and scholar of mysticism whose work bridges the world’s great spiritual traditions. Educated at Oxford University and recognized as a Fellow of All Souls College, Harvey is celebrated for his passionate and poetic voice that unites intellect and devotion. He is the author of more than 40 books on spirituality and transformation, including The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi, The Direct Path, and The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism.

In The Way of Passion, Harvey brings the teachings of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī to life with rare insight and emotional depth, revealing Rumi’s message of divine love as a path to inner awakening and compassionate action. Throughout his career, Harvey has sought to awaken the heart through what he calls Sacred Activism—a fusion of spiritual wisdom and practical service to humanity.

His work continues to inspire readers worldwide to live with passion, authenticity, and reverence for the divine presence in all things.

 

About  Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273)

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, known in the West simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and mystic whose works have transcended languages, cultures, and centuries. Born in Balkh (in present-day Afghanistan) and later settled in Konya (modern-day Turkey), Rumi became one of the most beloved and influential voices of Sufi spirituality.

Rumi’s poetry, written primarily in Persian, expresses the yearning of the soul for union with the Divine and celebrates love as the essence of all creation. His masterpiece, the Mathnawī-i Ma‘nawī (The Spiritual Couplets), is considered one of the greatest works of mystical literature ever written. Alongside it, his Dīwān-e Shams-e Tabrīzī, dedicated to his spiritual guide Shams of Tabriz, captures the ecstasy and intensity of divine love.

Through his verses and teachings, Rumi calls readers to move beyond mere form to the living reality of love, faith, and transformation. His influence extends far beyond Islam, inspiring poets, philosophers, and seekers around the world. Today, Rumi remains a timeless bridge between East and West, intellect and heart, poetry and revelation.