The Book of Mirdad: strange story a monastery which was once called Ark

In a timeless allegory set at a legendary monastery where Noah’s Ark once rested, a wise abbott shares transformative insights on love, obedience, and the cycle of life and death through profound dialogues with his disciples. Prophetic lessons call humankind to prepare for an imminent, greater deluge. Mikhail Naimy's timeless classic, an allegory often compared to the works of his friend Khalil Gibran, presents the teachings of Mirdad, abbott of a monastery that stands where Noah's Ark came to rest after the Flood. In a series of dialogues with his disciples, Mirdad offers lessons on themes such as love, obedience, borrowing and lending, repentance, old age, and the cycle of life and death. Reissued for a new generation, this prophetic work calls on humankind to prepare for another deluge, greater than Noah's, when Heaven will be revealed on Earth. Includes a new foreword by Andrew Harvey, author of the bestselling A Journey in Ladakh and several other seminal works of spirituality!