Small in size, but with a powerful punch, Idries Shah's Reflections is a collection of fables, aphorisms, and statements that challenge the conditioned mind. The book confronts the reader with unaccustomed perspectives and ideas, in an attempt to set...
Caravan of Dreams distills the essence of Eastern thought in a feast of stories, sayings, poems and allegories, collected by one of the world's leading experts in Oriental philosophy. Idries Shah builds up a complete picture of a single consciousness,...
Warning: when you pop, you canât stop!. Like a famous brand of crisps, these stories are addictive. Read one, the saying goes, and youâll be stuck reading seven. In fact, Mulla Nasrudin jokes function like memes â...
Warning: when you pop, you canât stop!. Like a famous brand of crisps, these stories are addictive. Read one, the saying goes, and youâll be stuck reading seven. In fact, Mulla Nasrudin jokes function like memes â...
When it came out in 1964 it was incredibly influential, attracting admirers such as Robert Graves (who wrote the introduction), Ted Hughes and Doris Lessing.
The appeal of Nasrudin is as universal and timeless as the truths he illustrates. This delightful collection of teaching stories in which Mulla Nasrudin is the main actor is both an outstanding anthology of humor and a book of Sufi wisdom.