“Devoteeship (bandagi or ‘ubudiyat)” excerpt from The Crucible of Light Sufi Terms Illuminated Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh (Page 48)

“Loving-kindness (mahabbat) and Friendship (dusti)” excerpt from The Crucible of Light Sufi Terms Illuminated Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh (Page 240)

Excerpt from Bestower of Light Jeffrey Rothschild (Page 33)

“Spiritual Combat” excerpt from Discourses on the Sufi Path Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh (Page 71)

“Go!” excerpt from Divan-e Nurbakhsh Poems of a Sufi Master Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh (Page 163)

Excerpt from Masters of the Path A History of the Masters of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh (Page 27)

“The Path” excerpt from Discourses on the Sufi Path Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh (Page 37)

“The Necessity of Having a Master” excerpt from The Path Sufi Practices Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh (Page115)