
The Inner Beloved
The Heart's Journey to Divine Unity
A. H. Almaas(Author)
Shambhala Publications Inc (Publisher)
Published on 17. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-64547-431-9 (ISBN)
Description
An exploration of the spiritual journey as a path of love, where the heart’s discontent becomes the doorway to ultimate fulfillment.
Although the heart seeks fulfillment in people, possessions, and experiences, no external love can truly satisfy our deepest longing. Our discontent is an opportunity, a sacred invitation to turn inward. True fulfillment arises only when we empty our hearts to make space for the formless and intangible inner Beloved that is our true nature.
In The Inner Beloved, A. H. Almaas guides us on a transformative journey of the heart. With poetic insight, personal reflection, and practical exercises, he shows how the search for love leads us through emptiness and into a luminous darkness—a place where the mind is confounded, but the heart awakens to a passionate love for the unknown. As we surrender to this mystery and discover the unity of lover and Beloved, we feel a complete intimacy with the fundamental truth of reality, allowing us to rest in the deepest fulfillment possible.
Although the heart seeks fulfillment in people, possessions, and experiences, no external love can truly satisfy our deepest longing. Our discontent is an opportunity, a sacred invitation to turn inward. True fulfillment arises only when we empty our hearts to make space for the formless and intangible inner Beloved that is our true nature.
In The Inner Beloved, A. H. Almaas guides us on a transformative journey of the heart. With poetic insight, personal reflection, and practical exercises, he shows how the search for love leads us through emptiness and into a luminous darkness—a place where the mind is confounded, but the heart awakens to a passionate love for the unknown. As we surrender to this mystery and discover the unity of lover and Beloved, we feel a complete intimacy with the fundamental truth of reality, allowing us to rest in the deepest fulfillment possible.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64547-431-9 (9781645474319)
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Persons
A. H. Almaas; foreword by Ram Dass