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The Sufi Art of Letting Go
On Attachment, Surrender, and What RemainsBy Dr. Sam Irani
Length1h 27m
About this audiobook
The hardest things to release are often the things we believe define us.
A relationship. A regret. An expectation. An old wound. The need to be understood, remembered, loved, or right.
We hold on because letting go feels like losing a part of ourselves. But what if the very things we cling to are keeping us from experiencing life more fully?
In The Sufi Art of Letting Go: On Attachment, Surrender, and What Remains, Dr. Sam Irani explores one of the most profound questions at the heart of Sufi wisdom: How can we love deeply, live fully, and still remain free?
Through the teachings of Rumi, Attar, and centuries of Sufi thought, this contemplative book examines attachment, the ego, surrender, impermanence, and the transformative nature of love.
Rather than offering quick solutions or familiar self-help formulas, it opens a quieter, more searching conversation about the forces that shape our desires, fears, and identities.
This is not a book about giving up on life. It is about discovering the difference between holding something with love and holding it out of fear.
For readers drawn to Sufi philosophy, spiritual reflection, and the timeless wisdom of letting go, this book offers a thoughtful exploration of what it means to live with an open heart.
You may not need to become someone new. You may simply need to release what has been standing in your way.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion, Self-Help
Length1 hr 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 7, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
12The Fire of Love
2Why We Hold On
13To Vanish and Remain
3The Things We Call Ours
14The World That Passes
4The Self That Refuses to Disappear
15Nothing Was Ever Meant to Stay
5The Fear Beneath Desire
16The Wisdom of Loss
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6Surrender Without Defeat
17Beyond Hope and Fear
7The Meaning of Surrender
18What Remains
8Trusting What Cannot Be Seen
19The Silence Beyond Wanting
9The Freedom of Having Less
20Returning to the World
10The Veil and the Fire
21The Open Hand
11The Veil of the Ego
22A Note on the Sources
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