Previously published only as separate essays, Sufi Thought and Action assembled and introduced by Idries Shah covers an extraordinary diversity of Sufi ideas and activities in many countries and cultures.
Nasrudin is the greatest of all Arab folk heroes, and is found across the Islamic World, from Morocco to Pakistan, and beyond. He is said to have been the wisest fool who ever lived that is if he ever did live at all.
How can it be that the same story is found in Scotland and also in Pre-Columbian America? What can account for the durability and persistence of tales? Was the tale of Aladdin and his wondrous lamp really taken from Wales (where it has been found) to the...
Nasrudin is the greatest of all Arab folk heroes, and is found across the Islamic World, from Morocco to Pakistan, and beyond. He is said to have been the wisest fool who ever lived that is if he ever did live at all.
How can it be that the same story is found in Scotland and also in Pre-Columbian America? What can account for the durability and persistence of tales? Was the tale of Aladdin and his wondrous lamp really taken from Wales (where it has been found) to the...
The Sufis have been using carefully constructed stories for teaching purposes for thousands of years. Though on the surface these often appear to be little more than entertaining fairy tales or folk tales, they enshrine in their characters, plots, and...
According to the Sufis, human faculties, although perceptive, are limited: like a radio set, which can receive only certain electromagnetic waves and not other parts of this band. The inability to transcend the barrier of limited senses explains human...
Do you command it?. Or does it command you?. The commanding self is the bundle of conditioned responses that we need to survive but which holds most of us prisoner. Psychology and personal development are only just beginning to catch up with what the Sufi...
Do you command it?. Or does it command you?. The commanding self is the bundle of conditioned responses that we need to survive but which holds most of us prisoner. Psychology and personal development are only just beginning to catch up with what the Sufi...
Thinkers of the East is a collection of anecdotes and parables in action illustrating the eminently practical and lucid approach of Eastern Dervish teachers.
Thinkers of the East is a collection of anecdotes and parables in action illustrating the eminently practical and lucid approach of Eastern Dervish teachers.
Thinkers of the East is a collection of anecdotes and parables in action illustrating the eminently practical and lucid approach of Eastern Dervish teachers.
How can it be that the same story is found in Scotland and also in Pre-Columbian America? What can account for the durability and persistence of tales? Was the tale of Aladdin and his wondrous lamp really taken from Wales (where it has been found) to the...
A remarkable conspectus of philosophical contacts between East and West through the ages. This important monograph constitutes the whole text of Idries Shahâs Seminar at Sussex University, fully annotated, indexed and with a bibliography...
A remarkable conspectus of philosophical contacts between East and West through the ages. This important monograph constitutes the whole text of Idries Shahâs Seminar at Sussex University, fully annotated, indexed and with a bibliography...
A remarkable conspectus of philosophical contacts between East and West through the ages. This important monograph constitutes the whole text of Idries Shahâs Seminar at Sussex University, fully annotated, indexed and with a bibliography...
Assembled by Idries Shah, The World of the Sufi is a comprehensive collection of learned essays and papers on the subject of Sufi thought. One of the bookâs attractions is the way that it considers central questions and areas of study...
Assembled by Idries Shah, The World of the Sufi is a comprehensive collection of learned essays and papers on the subject of Sufi thought. One of the books attractions is the way that it considers central questions and areas of study from different angles...
The Idries Shah Anthology is a special collection of previously published work by Idries Shah, and was edited by Saira Shah. This title includes an Introduction by Saira Shah, as well as comments and annotations throughout the text. Each chapter includes...
The Idries Shah Anthology is a special collection of previously published work by Idries Shah, and was edited by Saira Shah. This title includes an Introduction by Saira Shah, as well as comments and annotations throughout the text. Each chapter includes...