Wisdom of the Idiots
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Wisdom of the Idiots

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eBook - ePub

Wisdom of the Idiots

About this book

In Idries Shah's Wisdom of the Idiots, the 'idiots' are Sufis, called this because their wisdom penetrates to a depth which renders it inaccessible to the merely intelligent or academically-knowledgeable. The exercise-stories of the Sufis are tools prepared for a specific purpose.On this level the movements of the characters in a story portray psychological processes, and the story becomes a working blueprint of those processes.Wisdom of the Idiots has been awarded many prizes, including two gold medals, one for being 'Best Book', in conjunction with UNESCO's World Book Year.

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Information

Publisher
ISF Publishing
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781784790387
Edition
0
Topic
Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. The Fruit of Heaven
  6. Haughty and Generous
  7. The Casket of Jewels
  8. Ahrar and the Wealthy Couple
  9. Bahaudin and the Wanderer
  10. Food and Pens
  11. The Glance of Power
  12. Nothing for Man Except What He Has Earned
  13. Milk and Buttermilk
  14. Talisman
  15. Dispute with Academics
  16. Story of Hiravi
  17. Something to Learn from Miri
  18. The Mad King’s Idol
  19. Two Sides
  20. Welcomes
  21. Ajmal Hussein and the Scholars
  22. Timur and Hafiz
  23. Full Up
  24. Charkhi and His Uncle
  25. The Prisoner of Samarkand
  26. The Book in Turki
  27. Beggars and Workers
  28. Unaltered
  29. Diagnosis
  30. The Kashkul
  31. The Cow
  32. Individuality and Quality
  33. Paradise of Song
  34. The Treasure of the Custodians
  35. The Attachment Called Grace
  36. Correction
  37. The Saint and the Sinner
  38. The Sheikhs of the Skullcaps
  39. The Secret of the Locked Room
  40. The Miracle of the Royal Dervish
  41. Ishan Wali’s Test
  42. Hidden Miracles
  43. Entry into a Sufi Circle
  44. A Story of Ibn Halim
  45. The Woman Sufi and the Queen
  46. The Cook’s Assistant
  47. Why Is Wet Not Dry?
  48. Books
  49. When a Man Meets Himself
  50. The Sufi and the Tale of Halaku
  51. Fish on the Moon
  52. Kilidi and the Gold Pieces
  53. Wheat and Barley
  54. The Wine Flask
  55. Said Bahaudin Naqshband
  56. The Sponge of Troubles
  57. The Crystal Fish
  58. The Seal Bearer
  59. Full
  60. Voice in the Night
  61. Perception
  62. Scraps
  63. The Golden Fly
  64. Tavern Pledge
  65. The Knife
  66. Caravanserai
  67. Fantasies
  68. Irrelevance
  69. Fidelity
  70. The Sanctuary of John the Baptist
  71. The Meaning
  72. The Method
  73. Abu Tahir
  74. Containment
  75. Sifting
  76. The Perfect Master
  77. Give and Take
  78. The Fox’s Proof
  79. Opportunity
  80. The Loan
  81. Light-Weaving
  82. Explanation
  83. Day and Night
  84. Source of Being
  85. Stained
  86. Wahab Imri
  87. The Rogue and the Dervish
  88. Hope
  89. Wanting
  90. The Archer
  91. Mahmud and the Dervish
  92. Stages
  93. What Is in It
  94. Sound and Unsound
  95. Lamb Stew
  96. Finding Fault
  97. Hearing
  98. The Baby Elephant
  99. A Request