Hundred Tales of Wisdom
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Hundred Tales of Wisdom

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Hundred Tales of Wisdom

About this book

Traditionally known as The Hundred Tales of Wisdom, this collection comprises excerpts from the life, teachings and miracles of the Sufi teacher Jalaluddin Rumi, together with certain important stories from his works.As well as being part of the bedrock of classical Persian literature, these tales, anecdotes and narratives are believed, by Sufis, to aid in the development of insights beyond ordinary perceptions. Here, they are translated and presented by Idries Shah.

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Information

Publisher
ISF Publishing
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781784791407
Edition
0
Topic
Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Rumi’s Childhood and Youth
  6. The Green-Mantled Figures
  7. Sayed Burhanuddin Transmits Perceptions to Rumi
  8. The Monks of Cicilia
  9. Appearance of the Enigmatic Shams-i-Tabriz
  10. Sayed Bahauddin’s Teachings
  11. The Vision of Shamsuddin
  12. Assayer of Mystic Treasures
  13. The Tabriz Master Disappears
  14. The Six Apparitions and the Flowers
  15. The Spirits and the Lights
  16. The Secret Ride to Battle
  17. The Rich Merchant and the Dervish of the West
  18. Glistening Eyes
  19. Books and the Inner Meaning within Books
  20. The Mystic Dance
  21. The Path
  22. The Parrot and the Bald Man
  23. A Quarrel
  24. The Grammarian and the Well
  25. The Dervish and the Camel
  26. The Donkey
  27. Worldly Loss
  28. The Place of Honour
  29. Miracle of the Medicaments
  30. Miracle of the Blood
  31. Why Sages Speak of Saints
  32. Impervious to Cold
  33. The Unruly Self
  34. Admission of a Disciple
  35. Poor Quality of Disciples
  36. Telepathic Visit
  37. Rich and Poor
  38. The Name of a City
  39. The Ladder and the Rope
  40. The Monk and the Miracle
  41. Perfecting the Inner Being
  42. Stone Into Ruby
  43. Shoes of Iron
  44. If God Wills...
  45. Mystical Rapture
  46. Calling upon Moulana
  47. The Mysterious Flight
  48. Part of a Greater Whole
  49. Shocks
  50. Humility
  51. Courtesy
  52. Forgiveness
  53. The Inward Eye
  54. The Market-Place
  55. Self-Deception
  56. Wealth and Poverty
  57. The Radiance
  58. The Audience of Dogs
  59. The Miraculous Kohl
  60. Mind-Reading
  61. All Mankind
  62. Special Mystical Projection
  63. Parable of the Fruit-Trees
  64. Memory and Action
  65. That which is Apparent and that which is Hidden
  66. Miracle of the Pilgrimage
  67. The Last Discourse
  68. Remembering Death
  69. At the Hot Springs
  70. The Cow Takes Refuge from the Butchers
  71. Which way lies the Path
  72. Mother Earth
  73. Admit thy Work...
  74. The Wonder of the Candles
  75. The Meaning of Possessions
  76. The Perceiving Eye
  77. Seeing the Evil in the Man of Learning
  78. Dogs and Men
  79. The Coins of Gold
  80. The Hidden Dervish
  81. ‘Die before your Death...’
  82. Similar Effects must have Similar Causes
  83. Give me the Whole, not the Parts...
  84. The King and the Slave-Girl
  85. The Lovers
  86. The Stolen Snake
  87. Jesus and the Name
  88. The Sufi and the Donkey
  89. The Old Woman and the Hawk
  90. The Sage and the Halwa
  91. The Cow and the Lion
  92. The Sufi and the Servant
  93. The Bankrupt and the Camel
  94. The Thirsty Man and the Water
  95. The Insane Behaviour of Dhun’nun
  96. The Sage and the Man Asleep
  97. The Bear
  98. The Gardener and the Three Men
  99. The Dervish who Married a Prostitute
  100. The King’s Hawk and the Owls
  101. Manipulation of the Mind
  102. The Love-Poems
  103. The King’s Slave
  104. The Story of the Learned Teacher
  105. The Story of the Seeker from India