Teaching Stories and Fables
The Tale of Four Dervishes This traditional tale, translated
by Amina Shah into English for the first time, contains multiple
allegorical dimensions. The 13th century Sufi teacher Nizamuddin
Awilyya placed a benediction on the book and it is widely believed
in the East that the recitation of this story will restore health
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The Dermis Probe The title of the book refers
to a traditional Sufi tale 'The Elephant in the Dark.' This collection
of entertaining teaching stories, like the title tale, examines
human assumptions and the impediments in current thought which
prevent higher understanding. |
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Kalila and Dimna This humorous and wise collection
of fables originally appeared in Sanskrit nearly 1700 years ago
and has since been translated through the centuries everywhere
from Ethiopia to China. Ramsay Wood provides a highly acclaimed
contemporary English translation. |
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Thinkers of the East Distilled from the teachings
of more than one hundred sages on three continents, the book is
a collection of entertaining anecdotes and 'parables in action'
illustrating the practical approach of Sufi teachers. |
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Tales of Afghanistan Amina Shah presents a wonderful
collection of traditonal folktales carefully selected from her
ancestral homeland Afghanistan.
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The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin Mulla Nasrudin, who plays
the role of the wise fool in these anecdotes, is an enduring part
of the world's cultural heritage with his perceptive insights
into human nature. |
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The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin The appeal of Nasrudin is
as universal and timeless as the truths he illustrates. This collection
of teaching stories is both an anthology of humour and a book
of Sufi wisdom.
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The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin This third collection of
Mulla Nasrudin tales by Idries Shah presents some of the most
amusing anecdotes currently in use all over the world today.
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Caravan of Dreams Idries Shah's highly acclaimed
volume presents traditonal teaching stories, jokes, contemplation
themes and proverbs drawn from oral sources and storytellers in
the Middle East and Central Asia.
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Tales of the Dervishes For centuries Sufi teachers
have instructed their pupils by means of teaching tales. This
anthology, compiled by Idries Shah, is drawn from the repertoires
of dervish masters over a period of more than a thousand years.
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The Book of the Book This book was regarded as
a literary joke when it was first published. Based on a traditional
Sufi teaching tale, it acts as a psychological test that, in the
words of one reviewer, "predicts the complete range of responses
to itself."
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Wisdom of the Idiots This collection of instructional
teaching tales from the Sufi tradition provides both entertainment
value and a blueprint for understanding human psychological processes.
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The Magic Monastery The book contains traditional
and contemporary stories illustrating the teaching methods employed
by Middle Eastern sages during the last thousand years, gathered
from both written and oral sources.
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Arabian Fairy Tales Amina Shah has travelled
widely among Arabic speaking peoples collecting tales from living
oral traditions. These haunting tales recreate the mystery, magic
and enchantment of the Orient.
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Zen Flesh, Zen Bones Paul Reps has compiled an
important collection of Zen and pre-Zen writings from original
sources. The classic stories illustrate the experiences of Zen
masters in their search for spiritual enlightenment.
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World Tales This anthology of folktales
is international in scope, representing virtually every culture
in the world. The book demonstrates that certain important stories
are found at every time and place in the world: one of the tales
presented in the book is an Algonquin Indian version of 'Cinderella.'
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Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart This collection of teaching
stories draws from many diverse sources including Christian, Buddhist,
Sufi, Zen, Hasidic, African and North American spiritual traditions.
The stories portray the challenges of the spiritual journey in
a wise and engaging manner.
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Zen Antics: 100 Stories of Enlightenment For countless centuries the stories and
anecdotes of Zen masters and their students have been used as
teaching devices to exemplify the enlightened spirit. Thomas Cleary
has collected these stories from a wide variety of sources including
renowned Zen teachers, poets ands artists.
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Tales from the Bazaars This collection of traditional folklore,
gathered from Central Asia and India, Arabia, Europe, and the
Americas, is compiled by Amina Shah, widely recognized as one
of the finest storytellers of the twentieth century.
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The World of Nasrudin This is the fourth title in the Nasrudin
series by acclaimed Sufi author and teacher Idries Shah. Once
again, Nasrudin's humorous adventures contain a hidden wisdom
which helps us understand our world and ourselves.
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