Six Contemporary Sufi Themes
“Sufis are aiming to introduce ideas and manners of thinking which are novel for this culture and which will enable humankind to find a way through this extraordinary complex morass and to survive and to survive intelligently.”
– Leonard Lewin
The Use of Analogy in Understanding New Ideas – Part I
Recorded in Boulder, CO on February 17, 1985.
Reality Behind Appearance – Part II
Recorded in Boulder, CO on March 3, 1985.
Conditioning & the Artificial Self – Part III
Recorded in Boulder, CO on March 17, 1985.
Enhanced Perceptions – Part IV
Recorded in Boulder, CO on March 31, 1985.
The Sufi Function in Society – Part V
Recorded in Boulder, CO on April 14, 1985.
Sufi Studies & Human Service – Part VI
Recorded in Boulder, CO on May 5, 1985.
Interviewed by David Barsamian.
The entire series was recorded at KGNU.
Speaker
Leonard Lewin
Leonard Lewin taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado for many years. He studied Sufism with the renowned teacher Idries Shah. He is the editor of The Elephant in the Dark and The Diffusion of Sufi Ideas in the West. He passed away in 2007.
Bob Pignatti (verified owner) –
Excellent description of Sufi ideas. For the beginning student or more experienced seeker, this series helps to provide direction and useful information.