The Book of Mirdad The Strange Story of a Monastery Which Was Once Called the Ark

Mikhail Naimy's timeless classic an allegory often compared to the works of his friend Khalil Gibran presents the teachings of Mirdad abbott of a monastery that stands where Noah's Ark came to rest after the Flood. In a series of dialogues with his disciples Mirdad offers lessons on themes such as love obedience borrowing and lending repentance old age and the cycle of life and death. Reissued for a new generation this prophetic work calls on humankind to prepare for another deluge greater than Noah's when Heaven will be revealed on Earth. Includes a new foreword by Andrew Harvey author of the bestselling A Journey in Ladakh and several other seminal works of spirituality!""