Burhanuddin received the direct transmission of the Sufi Naqshbandi order, one of the most authoritative and ancient one among the forty traditional existing Sufi orders. Known through the ages under different names, like the School of the Masters of Wisdom, or the Path of Love, it is called nowadays Naqshbandi. It derives its name from the great Sufi saint, active in Central Asia, in the area of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, Shah Baha’uddin Naqshbandi (1317-1389), may God sanctify his secret. He was the seventeenth in the direct uninterrupted line of descent originated from the heart of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, through Sayyisdina Abu Bakr the acknowledged heir of his mystic teachings, instead of sayyidina Ali, may God be pleased with them, as it is the case for all the other Sufi orders.

Naqshbandi etymologically is composed by the terms “impression, print” (naqsh) and “to bind, to fasten” (band), referring to the divine Name that is imprinted in the heart of the disciple. It may happen through one glance of the Sheikh, the master, and through the practise that will keep alive that connection.

Burhanuddin used to travel in the East to deepened his studies and to receive the teachings of the Way. He started walking on the Sufi path when he was very young. At the age of nineteen, after seeing one of his picture, he decided to invite to his town his future teacher, Grand Master Maulana Sheikh Nazim al Haqqani, the present world guide of the Naqshbandi Sufi order and the fortieth in the direct descent line. When he saw him the first time, he was so overwhelmed by his majesty and power, that he simply fainted in the middle of the street. From that day on he was at his side, accompanying him in his frequent travelling all over the world spreading the Sufi touch of grace and love.

In the Sufi tradition when the master sees that the disciple is ready, he puts him through the hardest test: a period of forty days seclusion. Burhanuddin received his first retreat when he was thirty-five years old. Under the guidance of the master, the disciple is locked into a tiny cell, and follows an extremely hard practise program in a constant praising state of the Divine, with no pause for forty days, and forty nights. The food is almost in-existing and very little sleep. This is how through the constant practice it is possible to sharpen your intention to reach God, facing and fighting the manifold aspects of your ego.

Burhanuddin is a deep soul reader, and has an innate sensitivity and capacity of understanding, and helping people in their psychological or physical problems. Since over twenty years, he travels around the world under instruction of his master: he leads seminars of spiritual growth accepting invitations to many countries, where he is also leading local Sufi communities. It is possible to meet him in seminars in Europe, South America and India. Burhanuddin Herrmann published two book and the third one is in preparation:

THE CAMEL ON THE ROOF. Sufi Discorses
A mystical-practical guide to the Way of the Dervishes
Armenia, Milano 2006

THE METROPOLITAN DERVISH
To live today the Sufi Tradition
Armenia, Milano, 2007