Of God and Madness is the story of Adam, an emotionally troubled young man who is on a captivating spiritual journey. In this intriguing saga, Adam comes of age during the tumultuous end of the Ottoman Empire while attempting to maintain his own precarious sanity. This is the story of a man who began searching for God and ended up finding himself...

Rags of My Soul is a remarkable first book of poetry from acclaimed New York psychiatrist, T. Byram Karasu. Writing a series of brief, glancing poems, Karasu draws on profound psychological insights and deep emotional desire to reveal much about contemporary relationships and how the individual is absorbed--and self-absorbed--in his response to the other. Evocative of Emily Dickinson's brief, direct manner of poetry, Karasu's work speaks to several generations of readers who seek fulfillment and meaning in their lives....

We all face adversity, both man-made and natural. How do we survive the loss of a loved one, a betrayal, illness, even impending death, and still find meaning in our lives? Even a "normal" life can seem empty, in spite of material possessions, success, power, and pleasure. In our search for fulfillment and meaning, we work through our past and present conflicts, cuddle our inner child, and redesign our outer adult. We attend workshops on life and secular spirituality and explore the comforts of traditional religion. We get married and divorced, experiment with drugs and alcohol, change jobs. And while our restlessness and unease may abate temporarily, the hollow feeling that there is something missing always returns.

In his profound and accessible work, The Art of Serenity: The Path to a Joyful Life in the Best and Worst of Times, Dr. T. Byram Karasu offers us the key to an extraordinary state of mind -- authentic, soulful happiness -- in the face of everything our life has to offer and take away. The door to this state of mind is opened by a combination of soul and spirit. It involves the soul through the love of others, love of work, and the love of community. It involves the spirit through belief in the sacred and belief in transformation. It culminates in the love of and belief in God. Brilliantly synthesizing psychology and spirituality, Dr. Karasu will guide you to explore the deepest yearnings of your heart.

There is no end to the journey to real happiness; there is no best place to start or best time to begin. So where and when to start? Start here, where you are, and start now....

"Of God And Madness" is the fictional story of Adam, an emotionally troubled young man, whose spiritual journey enables him to become a godly adult. Adam is a child of a Jewish woman, a palace concubine, and the last of the Ottoman sultans. Raised in palatial surroundings by a French Catholic governess, Adam was exposed to the teachings of all three of the religions of Abraham, as he was tutored by an Armenian Christian music teacher, a Muslim Imam, and a Jewish Rabbi. In this intriguing saga, which spans the first fifty years of the last century, Adam, while attempting to maintain his own precarious sanity, comes of age during the tumultuous end of the Ottoman Empire. Ensnared by the havoc created by World War I in Istanbul and World War II in Paris, as well as by the turmoil in Jerusalem during the final years of the British rule, Adam struggles to make sense of God. This is the story of a person who began searching for God and ended up finding himself, redeeming his spiritual journey. At the end of his quest, Adam sublimely affirms: 'God believes in me. I want to love.'...