Remembering Cat Stevens and Salman Rushdie

In 1976 Stevens nearly drowned off the coast of Malibu, California and claims to have shouted: “Oh God! If you save me I will work for you.” He says that right afterward a wave appeared and carried him back to shore. This brush with death intensified his long-held quest for spiritual truth. He had looked … Continue reading Remembering Cat Stevens and Salman Rushdie