Little did Irina Tweedie know that her trip to India in 1959, at the age of fifty-two, would mysteriously lead her to a Sufi Master, and set her upon a journey to the "heart of hearts," the Sufi path of realization.Her teacher's first request of her was to keep a complete diary of her spiritual training--everything, all the difficult parts, even all the doubts. He predicted that one day it would become a book and would benefit people around the world.This diary spans five years, making up an amazing record of spiritual ...
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Little did Irina Tweedie know that her trip to India in 1959, at the age of fifty-two, would mysteriously lead her to a Sufi Master, and set her upon a journey to the "heart of hearts," the Sufi path of realization.Her teacher's first request of her was to keep a complete diary of her spiritual training--everything, all the difficult parts, even all the doubts. He predicted that one day it would become a book and would benefit people around the world.This diary spans five years, making up an amazing record of spiritual transformation ... the agonies, the resistance, the long and frightening bouts with the purifying forces of Kundalini, the perseverance, the movements towards surrender, the longing, and finally the all-consuming love.From a psychological viewpoint, the diary maps the process of ego dissolution, gradually unveiling the openness and love that reside beneath the surface of the personality.Mrs. Tweedie is the first Western woman to be trained in this ancient yogic lineage. Her story and experience testify that this teaching system can still be powerfully transformative today in our modern world.First published in its abridged form as Chasm of Fire (which has sold over 100,000 copies and has been translated into six languages), Daughter of Fire is a unique account of a spiritual training with a Sufi Master and is the most detailed account of the relationship between disciple and teacher that exists in Western Literature. Written in diary form, this title has already sold over 30,000 copies worldwide and is now being published through The Golden Sufi Center.
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I read Chasm of Fire several times years ago. So grateful to be reading this now, all 800 pages... just can't put it down.
It's a spiritual classic, as many say... a journey of the dissolution of ego from the inside out, with all its joys and pains, of the guru-disciple relationship.
It's also a teacher to me in my current situation, living at an ashram in India.
Can' say enough about this book!
taanrikaa
May 1, 2010
Highly recommended
Very useful book for those practicing a spiritual path.
ExpatTom
May 2, 2007
Spiritual Autobiography
There are few genuine spiritual autobiographies, and fewer still that are an interesting read in their own right. Irina Tweedie's 'Daughter of Fire' must surely rank as a classic. It is almost brutally frank and leaves the reader with a sense of awe at what one woman of great strength was willing to endure to achieve her spiritual goals. At once both personal and incisive, Ms. Tweedie manages to convey in rare detail what it was like to have a day-to-day relationship with a great spiritual master (of the Sufi tradition). The reader is left both uplifted to have been given access to the nature of the guru/disciple relationship and at the same time with a profound respect for Ms. Tweedie's aspiration and dedication. I would certainly recommend this book for any sincere seeker of higher spiritual knowledge, but I warn you, it is a big read. One will need stamina to match the authors to get through it, but the effort will certainly be rewarded.
jigme
Apr 10, 2007
This are the complete diaries of the author, which had been previously published in highly expurgated form as "Chasm of Fire." In a journal spanning five years, Tweedie sets down a meticulous and fascinating account of her spiritual transformation. Through her writing, you get a clear sense of just how difficult it is to make the changes necessary to become a true master. Her writing is disarmingly humble - not prettied up for smooth consumption by the reader. Her style is direct, sometimes stark and filled with pain. She holds nothing back, and therein lies the book's extraordinary value. She never says who her teacher was, and details about Sufic philisopy are almost entirely absent, so readers needing a general background should look elsewhere. This book is only incidentally about Sufism - Tweedie's experiences are universal to all spiritual realizers, and should thus be required reading for anyone undertaking the journey to ultimate truth.
