Bulent Rauf
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Bulent Rauf was a Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator and author. From 1945 to the early sixties, he was married to Princess Faiza, sister of King Farouk of Egypt
.
Bulent Rauf dedicated many years of his life to teaching the knowledge of the one Absolute Unity of all existence (tawhid
). Among other things, the British mystic and author Reshad Feild
, who portrayed him as "Hamid" in his well-known book The Last Barrier, considered him to be his 'teacher'. However, it was very important to Bulent Rauf for people to understand that era of 'teachers' is now over, and that each person is taught directly by their Reality with no intermediary. Rauf himself stated many times to those who spent many years with him, that he was not a teacher in the traditional sense. There is only one Teacher. Rauf's chief literary work was the complete rendering into English of Ibn 'Arabi's Fusûs al-Hikam (The Bezels of Wisdom), incorporating the four volume Ottoman
commentary attributed to Ismail Hakki Bursevi.
Bulent Rauf was instrumental in founding the Beshara School for Esoteric Education in Scotland
in 1975, where hundreds of students from all over the world have received training in the basics of spirituality. He lived at Chisholme and Turkey from 1975 until his death and was Consultant to the School throughout that period.
Bulent Rauf was the first President of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi
Society, which is dedicated to fostering and making known the huge work of this influential Sufi, and has played an important part encouraging translation and publication of his writings. He led the Society until his death in 1987.
Farouk of Egypt
Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....
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Bulent Rauf dedicated many years of his life to teaching the knowledge of the one Absolute Unity of all existence (tawhid
Tawhid
Tawhid is the concept of monotheism in Islam. It is the religion's most fundamental concept and holds God is one and unique ....
). Among other things, the British mystic and author Reshad Feild
Reshad Feild
Reshad Feild is an English mystic, author, spiritual teacher, and musician. He is the author of more than a dozen books about Sufism and spirituality and has exercised a huge influence amongst western seekers over the last forty years.-Life and career:As a young, upper-class Englishman, he was...
, who portrayed him as "Hamid" in his well-known book The Last Barrier, considered him to be his 'teacher'. However, it was very important to Bulent Rauf for people to understand that era of 'teachers' is now over, and that each person is taught directly by their Reality with no intermediary. Rauf himself stated many times to those who spent many years with him, that he was not a teacher in the traditional sense. There is only one Teacher. Rauf's chief literary work was the complete rendering into English of Ibn 'Arabi's Fusûs al-Hikam (The Bezels of Wisdom), incorporating the four volume Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
commentary attributed to Ismail Hakki Bursevi.
Bulent Rauf was instrumental in founding the Beshara School for Esoteric Education in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 1975, where hundreds of students from all over the world have received training in the basics of spirituality. He lived at Chisholme and Turkey from 1975 until his death and was Consultant to the School throughout that period.
Bulent Rauf was the first President of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi
Ibn ʿArabī was an Andalusian Moorish Sufi mystic and philosopher. His full name was Abū 'Abdillāh Muḥammad ibn 'Alī ibn Muḥammad ibn `Arabī .-Biography:...
Society, which is dedicated to fostering and making known the huge work of this influential Sufi, and has played an important part encouraging translation and publication of his writings. He led the Society until his death in 1987.
Published works
- Addresses ISBN 0-904975-12-6
- Addresses II ISBN 0-904975-30-4
- Ismail Hakki Bursevi's Translation of and Commentary on Fusus al-Hikam by Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Four volumes (ISBN 0-9509527-1-0 etc.)
- The Kernel of the Kernel ISBN 0-904975-08-8
- The Last Sultans ISBN 0-9525173-0-2