The Story of Fire from Tales of the Dervishes

The Story of Fire from Tales of the Dervishes

From the Idries Shah Sufi Studies and Middle Eastern Literature More stories Buy now Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, Dervish tales were never presented merely on the level of a fable, legend or folklore. They stand in comparison in wit, construction and piquancy with the finest stories of any culture, yet their true function as Sufi … Read More

Nothing for Man Except What He Has Earned from Wisdom of the Idiots

Nothing for Man Except What He Has Earned from Wisdom of the Idiots

From the Idries Shah Traditional Psychology More stories Buy now ‘Because what narrow thinkers imagine to be wisdom is often seen by the Sufis to be folly, the Sufis in contrast sometimes call themselves “The Idiots.”’ — Idries Shah. Sufi stories contain several levels of meaning and work like psychological mirrors in which the reader … Read More

The Sultan Who Became an Exile from Tales of the Dervishes

The Sultan Who Became an Exile from Tales of the Dervishes

From the Idries Shah Sufi Studies and Middle Eastern Literature More stories Buy now Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, Dervish tales were never presented merely on the level of a fable, legend or folklore. They stand in comparison in wit, construction and piquancy with the finest stories of any culture, yet their true function as Sufi … Read More

The Glance of Power from Wisdom of the Idiots

The Glance of Power from Wisdom of the Idiots

From the Idries Shah Traditional Psychology More stories Buy now ‘Because what narrow thinkers imagine to be wisdom is often seen by the Sufis to be folly, the Sufis in contrast sometimes call themselves “The Idiots.”’ — Idries Shah. Sufi stories contain several levels of meaning and work like psychological mirrors in which the reader … Read More

The Three Truths from Tales of the Dervishes

The Three Truths from Tales of the Dervishes

From the Idries Shah Sufi Studies and Middle Eastern Literature More stories Buy now Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, Dervish tales were never presented merely on the level of a fable, legend or folklore. They stand in comparison in wit, construction and piquancy with the finest stories of any culture, yet their true function as Sufi … Read More

Food and Pens from Wisdom of the Idiots

Food and Pens from Wisdom of the Idiots

From the Idries Shah Traditional Psychology More stories Buy now ‘Because what narrow thinkers imagine to be wisdom is often seen by the Sufis to be folly, the Sufis in contrast sometimes call themselves “The Idiots.”’ — Idries Shah. Sufi stories contain several levels of meaning and work like psychological mirrors in which the reader … Read More

The Ancient Coffer of Nuri Bey from Tales of the Dervishes

The Ancient Coffer of Nuri Bey from Tales of the Dervishes

From the Idries Shah Sufi Studies and Middle Eastern Literature More stories Buy now Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, Dervish tales were never presented merely on the level of a fable, legend or folklore. They stand in comparison in wit, construction and piquancy with the finest stories of any culture, yet their true function as Sufi … Read More

How to Catch Monkeys from Tales of the Dervishes

How to Catch Monkeys from Tales of the Dervishes

From the Idries Shah Sufi Studies and Middle Eastern Literature More stories Buy now Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, Dervish tales were never presented merely on the level of a fable, legend or folklore. They stand in comparison in wit, construction and piquancy with the finest stories of any culture, yet their true function as Sufi … Read More

Bahaudin and the Wanderer from Wisdom of the Idiots

Bahaudin and the Wanderer from Wisdom of the Idiots

From the Idries Shah Traditional Psychology More stories Buy now ‘Because what narrow thinkers imagine to be wisdom is often seen by the Sufis to be folly, the Sufis in contrast sometimes call themselves “The Idiots.”’ — Idries Shah. Sufi stories contain several levels of meaning and work like psychological mirrors in which the reader … Read More

The Dog, the Stick and the Sufi from Tales of the Dervishes

The Dog, the Stick and the Sufi from Tales of the Dervishes

From the Idries Shah Sufi Studies and Middle Eastern Literature More stories Buy now Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, Dervish tales were never presented merely on the level of a fable, legend or folklore. They stand in comparison in wit, construction and piquancy with the finest stories of any culture, yet their true function as Sufi … Read More