The Essential Mystics, Poets, Saints, and Sages: A Wisdom Treasury

"A first-rate collection of multifaith prose and poetry by sages and seers on the mystical path . . . [an] extraordinary resource." —Spirituality and Practice
The Essential Mystics, Poets, Saints, and Sages is a treasury of quotes and passages from the great Sufi mystics, Buddhists, Hindus, Taoists, Jews, and Christians throughout the centuries.

This collection, curated by religious scholar Richard Hooper, stresses the beauty of religious language and mystical experience, including hundreds...