Patrick J. D'Silva -- "Breathtaking Revelations"
Category: Literary
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Thursday, Sep 12, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
Patrick J. D'Silva will speak about and sign his new book, "Breathtaking Revelations: The Science of Breath from the "Fifty Kamarupa Verses" to Hazrat Inayat Khan," on Thursday, September 12th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite.
About the Book:
For centuries, mystics and seekers in the region of South Asia have pursued techniques of watching the breath, bodily disciplines of yoga, and visionary experiences. The two texts presented in Breathtaking Revelations illustrate how adepts of Sufism internalized and explained these practices, starting with an anonymous Persian translation of the Fifty Kamarupa Verses in the fourteenth century, and concluding with Science of Breath composed in English by Hazrat Inayat Khan in the twentieth century. The long tradition of Sufi engagement with yoga, illustrated by these writings, reveals surprising intersections between Hindu and Muslim spiritual practices, and it poses a fascinating challenge to conventional assumptions about interreligious boundaries.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
*A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "Breathtaking Revelations," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
