Mikhail Naimy's timeless classic, an allego r y often compared to the wo r ks of his friend Khalil Gibran, presents the teachings of Mirdad, abbott of a monastery that sta nds wh ere 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, bo r rowing a nd lending, repentance, old age, a nd the cycle of life a nd death. Reissued fo r a new generation, this prophetic wo r k calls on humankind to prepare fo r another deluge, greater than Noah's, when Heaven will be revealed on Earth. Includes a new fo r ewo r d by a ndrew Harvey, autho r of the bestselling A Journey in Ladakh a nd several other seminal wo r ks of spirituality!