This new book on the Sufi tradition expands upon the basis for an inner access to and understanding of Islam laid down by my previous book, Heart of the Koran. It has already gathered warm praise from the spiritual community, Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Coming from eleven years of my immersion in this ancient tradition –as lover, initiated practitioner, and spiritual leader to several dervish communities throughout North America – Atom offers the Western reader and/or student of spirituality the opportunity to experience Islam as a doorway to the fusion of human and Divine. The book ranges from comprehensive explanations, from the point of view of a practical mysticism, of the basic practices of Islam - including a seminal essay on the practice of the five times daily prayer which every devout Muslim cherishes -- to the most rarified, poetic, luminous, mystical teachings.