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Who is this Nasreddin or Nasrudin? There are several spellings out there. Fantastic book about him. Read, apply, enjoy :-)
Who is this Nasreddin or Nasrudin?
- there are several spellings out there -
Nasreddin or Nasrudinis a legendary satirical
sufi figure who lived during the Middle Ages
(around 13th century), in Ak%u015Fehir,
and later in Konya, under the Seljuq rule.
Many nations of the Near, Middle East and
Central Asia claim the Nasreddin as their own
(i.e. Afghans, Iranians, Turks,and Uzbeks)
His name is spelled differently in various
cultures and is often preceded or followed
by titles "Hodja", "Mullah", or "Effendi"
Nasreddin was a populist philosopher and
wise man, remembered for his funny stories
and anecdotes.
Much of Nasreddin's actions can be described
as illogical yet logical,
rational yet irrational,
bizarre yet normal,
foolish yet sharp, and
simple yet profound.
What adds even further to his uniqueness is
the way he gets across his messages
in unconventional yet very effective methods
in a profound simplicity.
====> 1996-1997 was declared
====> International Nasreddin Year
====> by UNESCO.
Famous book about Mulla Nasrudin:
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The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin
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- there are several spellings out there -
Nasreddin or Nasrudinis a legendary satirical
sufi figure who lived during the Middle Ages
(around 13th century), in Ak%u015Fehir,
and later in Konya, under the Seljuq rule.
Many nations of the Near, Middle East and
Central Asia claim the Nasreddin as their own
(i.e. Afghans, Iranians, Turks,and Uzbeks)
His name is spelled differently in various
cultures and is often preceded or followed
by titles "Hodja", "Mullah", or "Effendi"
Nasreddin was a populist philosopher and
wise man, remembered for his funny stories
and anecdotes.
Much of Nasreddin's actions can be described
as illogical yet logical,
rational yet irrational,
bizarre yet normal,
foolish yet sharp, and
simple yet profound.
What adds even further to his uniqueness is
the way he gets across his messages
in unconventional yet very effective methods
in a profound simplicity.
====> 1996-1997 was declared
====> International Nasreddin Year
====> by UNESCO.
Famous book about Mulla Nasrudin:
The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin /
The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin
(Paperback)
by Idries Shah (Author)
Learn more about this fantastic
book here on this lens :-)
Keywords:
great books, must read for you
and your beloved ones
---------
Plus:
you will get
tons and tons of viral traffic for
free
free leads
listbuilding secrets
and - last, but not least,
lots of residual income 4 free :-)
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Invitation:
AFTER reading THIS lens -
click the link below
to read my other lenses, too.
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and advantages for free!
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Who is this Nasreddin or Nasrudin? Part 1. Read and enjoy :-)
Who is this Nasreddin or Nasrudin?
- there are several spellings out there -
Nasreddin or Nasrudinis a legendary satirical
sufi figure who lived during the Middle Ages
(around 13th century), in Ak%u015Fehir,
and later in Konya, under the Seljuq rule.
Many nations of the Near, Middle East and
Central Asia claim the Nasreddin as their own
(i.e. Afghans, Iranians, Turks,and Uzbeks)
His name is spelled differently in various
cultures and is often preceded or followed
by titles "Hodja", "Mullah", or "Effendi"
Nasreddin was a populist philosopher and
wise man, remembered for his funny stories
and anecdotes.
Much of Nasreddin's actions can be described
as illogical yet logical,
rational yet irrational,
bizarre yet normal,
foolish yet sharp, and
simple yet profound.
What adds even further to his uniqueness is
the way he gets across his messages
in unconventional yet very effective methods
in a profound simplicity.
====> 1996-1997 was declared
====> International Nasreddin Year
====> by UNESCO.
Nasreddin's origin & legacy
Nasreddin lived in Anatolia; he was born
in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eski%u015Fehir
in the 13th century, then settled in Ak%u015Fehir,
and later in Konya, where he died.
The "International Nasreddin Hodja Festival"
is held annually in Ak%u015Fehir between July 5-10.
As generations went by, new stories were added,
others were modified, and the character
and his tales spread to other regions.
The themes in the tales have become part
of the folklore of a number of nations
and express the national imaginations
of a variety of cultures.
Although most of them depict Nasreddin
in an early small-village setting,
the tales (like Aesop's fables) deal with
concepts that have a certain timelessness.
They purvey a pithy folk wisdom
that triumphs over all trials and tribulations.
Today, Nasreddin stories are told in a wide
variety of regions, and have been translated
into many languages.
Some regions independently developed
a character similar to Nasreddin,
and the stories have become part
of a larger whole.
In many regions, Nasreddin is a major part
of the culture, and is quoted or alluded to
frequently in daily life.
Since there are thousands of different
Nasreddin stories, one can be found
to fit almost any occasion.
Nasreddin often appears as a whimsical
character of a large Albanian, Arab, Azeri,
Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hindi,
Italian, Pashto, Persian, Romanian, Serbian,
Turkish and Urdu folk tradition of vignettes,
not entirely different from
zen koans (!)
He is also very popular in Greece
for his wisdom and his judgment
he is also known in Bulgaria,
although in a different role.
--------------------------------------
Nasreddin's tales
The Nasreddin stories are known throughout
the Middle East and have touched cultures
around the world.
Superficially (!)
most of the Nasreddin stories may be told
as jokes or humorous anecdotes.
They are told and retold endlessly in the
teahouses and caravanserais of Asia
and can be heard in homes and on the radio.
But it is inherent in a Nasreddin story
that it
====> may be understood
====> at many (!) levels.
There is the joke, followed by a moral -
and usually the little extra which brings
the consciousness of the potential mystic
a little further on the way to realization.
The anecdotes attributed to him reveal
a satirical personality with a biting tongue
that he was not afraid to use even against
the most tyrannical rulers of his time.
He is the symbol of Middle-Eastern satirical
comedy and the rebellious feelings of people
against the dynasties that once ruled
this part of the world.
Some mystic traditions use jokes, stories
and poetry to express certain ideas,
allowing
the bypassing (!)
of the normal
discriminative thought patterns.
The rationality that confines and objectifies
the thinking process is the opposite
to the intuitive, gestalt mentality
that the mystic is attempting to engage,
enter and retain.
By developing a series of impacts that reinforce
certain key ideas, the rational mind is occupied
with a surface meaning whilst other concepts
are introduced.
Thus paradox, unexpectedness, and alternatives
to convention are all expressed.
Although there are several books
that attempt to put together the many jokes
attributed to him, most people encounter
his jokes in the context of their daily lives.
Often, a Nasreddin joke is told by one party
when the other party makes the kind
of mistake that Nasreddin had parodied.
Some tales of Nasreddin are also adapted
and used as teaching stories
by followers of Sufism.
This is such a common practice that,
given the nature of many of Nasreddin's jokes,
multiple interpretations
(or several 'layers' of meaning)
are to be expected.
Idries Shah, a well-known Sufi and writer,
published a number of collections of Nasreddin
stories
and suggested that the stories' various layers
of meaning have a teaching-effect (!)
In some Bulgarian folklore tales that originated
during the Ottoman, the name appears as
an antagonist to a local wise man,
named Hitar Petar (meaning "cunning Peter").
In Sicily the same tales involve a man
named Giufà .
While Nasreddin is mostly known as a character
from anecdotes, whole novels and stories
have later been written and an animated
feature film was almost made.
The oldest manuscript of Nasreddin was
found in 1571.
In Europe, Nasreddin can be compared
with the German 14th century figure
Till Eulenspiegel, published in 1510.
------------
- there are several spellings out there -
Nasreddin or Nasrudinis a legendary satirical
sufi figure who lived during the Middle Ages
(around 13th century), in Ak%u015Fehir,
and later in Konya, under the Seljuq rule.
Many nations of the Near, Middle East and
Central Asia claim the Nasreddin as their own
(i.e. Afghans, Iranians, Turks,and Uzbeks)
His name is spelled differently in various
cultures and is often preceded or followed
by titles "Hodja", "Mullah", or "Effendi"
Nasreddin was a populist philosopher and
wise man, remembered for his funny stories
and anecdotes.
Much of Nasreddin's actions can be described
as illogical yet logical,
rational yet irrational,
bizarre yet normal,
foolish yet sharp, and
simple yet profound.
What adds even further to his uniqueness is
the way he gets across his messages
in unconventional yet very effective methods
in a profound simplicity.
====> 1996-1997 was declared
====> International Nasreddin Year
====> by UNESCO.
Nasreddin's origin & legacy
Nasreddin lived in Anatolia; he was born
in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eski%u015Fehir
in the 13th century, then settled in Ak%u015Fehir,
and later in Konya, where he died.
The "International Nasreddin Hodja Festival"
is held annually in Ak%u015Fehir between July 5-10.
As generations went by, new stories were added,
others were modified, and the character
and his tales spread to other regions.
The themes in the tales have become part
of the folklore of a number of nations
and express the national imaginations
of a variety of cultures.
Although most of them depict Nasreddin
in an early small-village setting,
the tales (like Aesop's fables) deal with
concepts that have a certain timelessness.
They purvey a pithy folk wisdom
that triumphs over all trials and tribulations.
Today, Nasreddin stories are told in a wide
variety of regions, and have been translated
into many languages.
Some regions independently developed
a character similar to Nasreddin,
and the stories have become part
of a larger whole.
In many regions, Nasreddin is a major part
of the culture, and is quoted or alluded to
frequently in daily life.
Since there are thousands of different
Nasreddin stories, one can be found
to fit almost any occasion.
Nasreddin often appears as a whimsical
character of a large Albanian, Arab, Azeri,
Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hindi,
Italian, Pashto, Persian, Romanian, Serbian,
Turkish and Urdu folk tradition of vignettes,
not entirely different from
zen koans (!)
He is also very popular in Greece
for his wisdom and his judgment
he is also known in Bulgaria,
although in a different role.
--------------------------------------
Nasreddin's tales
The Nasreddin stories are known throughout
the Middle East and have touched cultures
around the world.
Superficially (!)
most of the Nasreddin stories may be told
as jokes or humorous anecdotes.
They are told and retold endlessly in the
teahouses and caravanserais of Asia
and can be heard in homes and on the radio.
But it is inherent in a Nasreddin story
that it
====> may be understood
====> at many (!) levels.
There is the joke, followed by a moral -
and usually the little extra which brings
the consciousness of the potential mystic
a little further on the way to realization.
The anecdotes attributed to him reveal
a satirical personality with a biting tongue
that he was not afraid to use even against
the most tyrannical rulers of his time.
He is the symbol of Middle-Eastern satirical
comedy and the rebellious feelings of people
against the dynasties that once ruled
this part of the world.
Some mystic traditions use jokes, stories
and poetry to express certain ideas,
allowing
the bypassing (!)
of the normal
discriminative thought patterns.
The rationality that confines and objectifies
the thinking process is the opposite
to the intuitive, gestalt mentality
that the mystic is attempting to engage,
enter and retain.
By developing a series of impacts that reinforce
certain key ideas, the rational mind is occupied
with a surface meaning whilst other concepts
are introduced.
Thus paradox, unexpectedness, and alternatives
to convention are all expressed.
Although there are several books
that attempt to put together the many jokes
attributed to him, most people encounter
his jokes in the context of their daily lives.
Often, a Nasreddin joke is told by one party
when the other party makes the kind
of mistake that Nasreddin had parodied.
Some tales of Nasreddin are also adapted
and used as teaching stories
by followers of Sufism.
This is such a common practice that,
given the nature of many of Nasreddin's jokes,
multiple interpretations
(or several 'layers' of meaning)
are to be expected.
Idries Shah, a well-known Sufi and writer,
published a number of collections of Nasreddin
stories
and suggested that the stories' various layers
of meaning have a teaching-effect (!)
In some Bulgarian folklore tales that originated
during the Ottoman, the name appears as
an antagonist to a local wise man,
named Hitar Petar (meaning "cunning Peter").
In Sicily the same tales involve a man
named Giufà .
While Nasreddin is mostly known as a character
from anecdotes, whole novels and stories
have later been written and an animated
feature film was almost made.
The oldest manuscript of Nasreddin was
found in 1571.
In Europe, Nasreddin can be compared
with the German 14th century figure
Till Eulenspiegel, published in 1510.
------------
Who is this Nasreddin or Nasrudin? Part 2. Read and enjoy :-)
The Russian composer Shostakovich celebrates
Nasreddin, among other figures,
in the second movement (Yumor, 'Humor')
of his Symphony No. 13 (!)
The text, by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, portrays
====> humor as a weapon
against dictatorship and tyranny.
Shostakovich's music shares many of the
'foolish yet profound' qualities of Nasreddin's
sayings listed above.
Uzbek Nasriddin Afandi
For Uzbek people Nasriddin is theirs.
In gatherings, family meetings, parties
they tell each other stories about him
that are called "latifa" of "afandi".
There are at least two collections of stories
related to Nasriddin Afandi.
Books on him:
"Afandining qirq bir passhasi" -
(Forty-one flies of Afandi) - Zohir A'lam, Tashkent
"Afandining besh xotini" - (Five wives of Afandi)
Even a film was produced by Uzbekistan SSR
called "Nasriddin Buxoroda"
("Nasriddin in Bukhara")
Delivering a Khutba eg a sermon
Once, Nasreddin was invited to deliver a khutba.
When he got on the minbar (pulpit), he asked
"Do you know what I am going to say?"
The audience replied "NO", so he announced
"I have no desire to speak to people
who don't even know what I will be talking about" and he left.
The people felt embarrassed and called him back again the next day.
This time when he asked the same question,
the people replied "YES".
So Nasreddin said,
"Well, since you already know what I am going to say, I won't waste any more of your time"
and he left.
Now the people were really perplexed.
They decided to try one more time and once again invited the Mullah to speak the following week.
Once again he asked the same question -
"Do you know what I am going to say?"
Now the people were prepared and so half of them answered "YES" while the other half replied "NO".
So Nasreddin said
"The half who know what I am going to say,
tell it to the other half"
and he left!
----
Two sides of a river
Nasreddin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side:
- "Hey! how do I get to the other side?"
- "You are on the other side!"
Nasreddin shouted back.
-----
Whom do you trust
A neighbour comes to the gate of Mulla Nasreddin's yard. The Mulla goes out to meet him outside.
"Would you mind, Mulla," the neighbour asks, "lending me your donkey today?
I have some goods to transport to the next town."
The Mulla doesn't feel inclined to lend out the animal to that particular man, however;
so, not to seem rude, he answers:
"I'm sorry, but I've already lent him to somebody else."
Suddenly the donkey can be heard braying loudly behind the wall of the yard.
"You lied to me, Mulla!" the neighbour exclaims. "There it is behind that wall!"
"What do you mean?" the Mulla replies indignantly.
"Whom would you rather believe,
a donkey or your Mulla?"
-----
Taste the same
Children saw Hodja coming from the vineyard
with 2 basketfuls of grapes on his donkey, gathered around him and asked him to give them some.
Hodja picked up a bunch of grapes, cut it up into pieces and gave each child a piece.
"You have so much, but you gave us so little,"
the children complained.
"There is no difference
whether you have a basketful or a small piece.
They all taste the same," Hodja remarked.
-----
Collections
600 Mulla Nasreddin Tales,
collected by Mohammad Ramazani
(Popular Persian Text Series: 1) (in Persian).
The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla
Nasrudin, by Idries Shah
The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin,
by Idries Shah
The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mullah Nasrudin,
by Idries Shah
Mullah Nasiruddiner Galpo
(Tales of Mullah Nasreddin) collected and
retold by Satyajit Ray, in Bengali
The Wisdom of Mulla Nasruddin,
by Shahrukh Husain
Name variants
Nasreddin's name is also commonly spelled
Nasrudeen, Nasrudin, Nasr ud-Din, Nasredin,
Naseeruddin, Nasruddin, Nasr Eddin,
Nastradhin, Nasreddine, Nastratin,
Nusrettin, Nasrettin, Nostradin and Nastradin
(lit.: Victory of the Deen).
His name is sometime preceded or followed
by a title of wisdom used in the
corresponding cultures:
"Hoxha", "Khwaje", "Hodja", "Hojja",
"Hodscha", "Hod%u017Ea", "Hoca",
"Hogea", "Hodza".
In Arabic speaking countries this character
is known as "Djoha", "Djuha", "Dschuha",
"Giufà ", "Chotzas", "Mullah", "Mulla",
"Molla", "Maulana", "Efendi",
"Ependi", "Hajji.
In several cultures his name is just the title.
In the Swahili culture many of his stories
are being told under the name of "Abunuwasi",
though this confuses Nasreddin
with an entirely different man -
the poet Abu Nuwas,
known for homoerotic verse.
------------
Mulla Nasrudin stories: Read, apply, enjoy :-)
There is a story about a Sufi mystic,
Mulla Nasruddin.
From the very beginning it was thought
that he was upside down.
His parents were in trouble.
If they would say, "Go to the right,"
he would go to the left.
Finally his old father thought that rather than bothering with him, it is better, if they want him to go to the left, to order him to go to the
right -- and he is bound to go to the left.
One day they were crossing the river.
On their donkey they had a big bag of sugar,
and the bag was leaning more towards right
so there was a danger that it may slip
into the river;
it had to remain balanced on the donkey.
But to tell to Nasruddin,
"Move the bag towards the left," will mean losing the sugar -- he will move it towards the right.
So he said to Nasruddin,
"My son, your bag is slipping;
move it towards the right."
And Nasruddin moved it towards the right.
The father said,
"This is strange, for the first time you have been obedient!"
Nasruddin said,
"For the first time you have been cunning.
I knew you wanted this to be moved towards the
left;
I could see with my eyes where it needs to be moved.
Even in such a subtle way you cannot make me obedient."
-------
There is a Sufi story that
Mulla Nasruddin wanted to learn swimming.
But as he went close to the river with the teacher who was going to teach him, he slipped and fell into the river -- and it was a deep river.
He was saved by the teacher, but he went a few times under the water;
and as he was taken out, he took his shoes
and ran away.
The teacher said,
"Where are you going?
You have come to learn swimming."
He said,
"Now, first I will learn swimming and then I will come near the water; otherwise I am not going to come near the water -- it is too dangerous.
First I will learn swimming."
But where is he going to learn swimming?
You cannot learn swimming in your bedroom.
There is no other way...
but unfortunately he entered the river from the
wrong end.
The teacher would have taken him to where the water was shallow, and slowly would have encouraged him to go towards deeper waters.
As he would have become more proficient,
the teacher would have encouraged him to
go farther and farther.
Just a little trust is enough.
-----------
A Sufi story...
Mulla Nasruddin is appointed as the prime minister of a king because he was known to be very wise;
somewhat weird was his wisdom,
but still, wisdom is wisdom.
The first day when they went to have their dinner
together, a certain vegetable called bindhi was made by the cook, stuffed with Eastern spices.
It is a delicacy.
The king appreciated the cook, and after that Mulla said, in appreciation of the bindhi,
"This is the most precious vegetable in the world. It gives you long life, it keeps you healthy, it gives you resistance against diseases,"
and so on and so forth.
The king said,
"I never knew that you know so much about vegetables."
The cook heard about it, so he thought if bindhi is such a thing that our king can live long and healthy and young... Next day again bindhi was made, and again Mulla praised it, going even higher than the first day.
The third day bindhi was made and Mulla went still higher. The fourth day bindhi was made and Mulla was going higher and higher.
The fifth day Mulla even said that bindhi is a divine food -- God eats only bindhi.
But the king was bored.
He threw the plate of bindhi and told Mulla
Nasruddin,
"You are an idiot. Bindhi... and God eats bindhi every day? You will drive me mad!"
Mulla said, "Lord, you are getting unnecessarily hot. I am your servant; you said bindhi was good,
I simply followed you, and when I do something
I do it perfectly.
I am not a servant to bindhi, I am your servant.
The truth is that bindhi is the worst thing in the world -- even devils don't eat it.
You did well that you threw it."
He threw his plate farther away than the king.
He said, "You should always remember that I am your servant, and you are always right.
And I am a consistent man;
I will remain consistently your servant,
whatever happens."
--------
The Sufi story is....
Mulla Nasruddin is chosen an honorary magistrate.
The first case appears. He hears one side and declares to the court,
"Within five minutes I will be back with the judgment."
The court clerk could not believe it -- he has not heard the other side! The clerk whispered in his ear,
"What are you doing? Don't you see a simple thing? You have heard only one party, one side.
The other side is waiting, and without hearing them you cannot give any judgment."
Mulla Nasruddin said,
"Don't try to confuse me.
Just now I am absolutely clear.
If I hear the other side too,
then there is bound to be confusion."
-------------
These Sufi stories are not just ordinary stories, they are extraordinary.
It is saying that every judge is listening
only to one side because he already has a prejudiced mind;
he is not capable of listening to both sides.
For that a totally different kind of man
is needed -- which no educationalist concerning law and jurisprudence has even thought about.
-------
One Sufi story is
that Mulla Nasruddin was chosen by the Shah of Iran to go to the king of India as his messenger, to make a friendship between two great countries.
All the other important people in the court of the Shah of Iran were very jealous.
They were trying in every way to spoil Nasruddin's
journey, to create in the mind of the king antagonism against Nasruddin, and they were spying on Nasruddin to find out what he was doing.
What Nasruddin did was this:
he went to the emperor of India, and before the
whole court of the emperor he said,
"Seeing you is a great privilege to me.
My king, the Shah of Iran is just a young moon -- just two days old.
You are a full moon."
The emperor was certainly very much impressed -- that the ambassador of Iran is comparing him not with a two-day old moon, which is rarely visible for a few minutes, but with the full moon!
He gave him many presents to give to his king and said,
"Let him know that I am very much pleased
with his messenger."
But the spies of the Shah's court, the conspirators against Nasruddin, had reached the Shah's court before him.
They told everyone that Nasruddin had insulted the Shah of Iran, calling him just a young moon,
two days old, and had compared him with the emperor of India by saying that the emperor of India is a full moon, perfect in its glory!
Naturally the Shah of Iran was very much offended.
He said,
"Let that Nasruddin come!
I used to think that he is a wise man, but he seems to be very cunning."
Nasruddin came with big, valuable presents, but the Shah was angry.
He said,
"I don't want any presents. First you have to give the explanation to me: is it right that you compared me with the emperor, saying that I am just a two-day old moon, and he is as the perfect full moon?"
Nasruddin said,
"Yes, and the emperor is a fool!
He did not understand my meaning."
The Shah said, "What is your meaning?"
He said,
"My meaning is that the full moon is on its deathbed, from tomorrow it will start declining.
The two-day old moon is on the increase: tomorrow
it will be bigger, the day after tomorrow it will be even bigger!
So my Shah of Iran is expanding, becoming bigger and bigger.
The emperor does not have any future -- my Shah has a future;
he has only past, and his future is death."
The Shah of Iran was very impressed.
He gave all the presents that were given by the emperor of India for him to Nasruddin, and he gave many more presents to Nasruddin, and told him,
"You are really a wise man."
And the whole court was silent,
seeing that the whole thing had changed completely:
"This Nasruddin is really a strange fellow;
we had never thought that he would interpret it in such a way."
That night they went to see him,
because now he had become the most important man
in the court, second only to the Shah,
and they all praised him.
He said,
"Don't be bothered --
I am just an incurable liar!
Whatever the situation is,
I manage somehow to interpret it
in such a way
that it appeals to the party concerned:
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Mullah Nasruddin Jokes
DEDUCTIVE REASONING
"HOW OLD ARE YOU, MULLA? SOMEONE ASKED,
'THREE YEARS OLDER THAN MY BROTHER.
'HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
'REASONING.
LAST YEAR. I HEARD MY BROTHER
TELL SOMEONE THAT I WAS TWO YEARS
OLDER THAN HIM.
A YEAR HAS PASSED.
THAT MEANS THAT I AM OLDER BY ONE YEAR.
I SHALL SOON BE OLD ENOUGH
TO BE HIS GRANDFATHER.'
----
TIT FOR TAT
NASRUDDIN WENT INTO A SHOP
TO BUY A PAIR OF TROUSERS.
THEN HE CHANGED HIS MIND
AND CHOSE A CLOAK INSTEAD,
AT THE SAME PRICE.
PICKING UP THE CLOAK HE LEFT THE SHOP.
"YOU HAVE NOT PAID,"
SHOUTED THE MERCHANT.
"I LEFT YOU THE TROUSERS,
WHICH WERE OF THE SAME VALUE
AS THE CLOAK."
"BUT YOU DID NOT PAY FOR
THE TROUSERS EITHER.
OF COURSE NOT,
SAID MULLAH ;
WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING
THAT I DID NOT WANT TO BUY?"
----
MORE USEFUL
ONE DAY MULLAH NASRUDDIN ENTERED
HIS FAVORITE TEAHOUSE AND SAID:
'THE MOON IS MORE USEFUL
THAN THE SUN'.
AN OLD MAN ASKED
'WHY MULLA?'
NASRUDDIN REPLIED
'WE NEED THE LIGHT MORE
DURING THE NIGHT
THAN DURING THE DAY.'
-----
PROMISES KEPT
A FRIEND ASKED THE MULLA HOW
OLD ARE YOU?
FORTY REPLIED THE MULLAH.
THE FRIEND SAID
BUT YOU SAID THE SAME THING
TWO YEARS AGO !
YES REPLIED THE MULLAH,
I ALWAYS STAND BY WHAT I HAVE SAID.
-----
WHEN YOU FACE THINGS ALONE
YOU MAY HAVE LOST YOUR DONKEY,
NASRUDDIN, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO GRIEVE OVER IT MORE
THAN YOU DID ABOUT THE LOSS
OF YOUR FIRST WIFE.
AH, BUT IF YOU REMEMBER,
WHEN I LOST MY WIFE,
ALL YOU VILLAGERS SAID:
WE'LL FIND YOU SOMEONE ELSE.
SO FAR,
NOBODY HAS OFFERED
TO REPLACE MY DONKEY."
-----
OBLIGATION
NASRUDDIN NEARLY FELL INTO A POOL
ONE DAY.
A MAN WHOM HE KNEW SLIGHTLY
WAS NEARBY, AND SAVED HIM.
EVERY TIME HE MET NASRUDDIN
AFTER THAT HE WOULD REMIND HIM
OF THE SERVICE
WHICH HE HAD PERFORMED.
WHEN THIS HAD HAPPENED
SEVERAL TIMES
NASRUDDIN TOOK HIM TO THE WATER,
JUMPED IN,
STOOD WITH HIS HEAD JUST ABOVE WATER
AND SHOUTED:
"NOW I AM AS WET AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN
IF YOU HAD NOT SAVED ME!
LEAVE ME ALONE.
-----------
http://www.afghan-web.com/culture/jokes.html
Mullah Nasruddin Jokes
DEDUCTIVE REASONING
"HOW OLD ARE YOU, MULLA? SOMEONE ASKED,
'THREE YEARS OLDER THAN MY BROTHER.
'HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
'REASONING.
LAST YEAR. I HEARD MY BROTHER
TELL SOMEONE THAT I WAS TWO YEARS
OLDER THAN HIM.
A YEAR HAS PASSED.
THAT MEANS THAT I AM OLDER BY ONE YEAR.
I SHALL SOON BE OLD ENOUGH
TO BE HIS GRANDFATHER.'
----
TIT FOR TAT
NASRUDDIN WENT INTO A SHOP
TO BUY A PAIR OF TROUSERS.
THEN HE CHANGED HIS MIND
AND CHOSE A CLOAK INSTEAD,
AT THE SAME PRICE.
PICKING UP THE CLOAK HE LEFT THE SHOP.
"YOU HAVE NOT PAID,"
SHOUTED THE MERCHANT.
"I LEFT YOU THE TROUSERS,
WHICH WERE OF THE SAME VALUE
AS THE CLOAK."
"BUT YOU DID NOT PAY FOR
THE TROUSERS EITHER.
OF COURSE NOT,
SAID MULLAH ;
WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING
THAT I DID NOT WANT TO BUY?"
----
MORE USEFUL
ONE DAY MULLAH NASRUDDIN ENTERED
HIS FAVORITE TEAHOUSE AND SAID:
'THE MOON IS MORE USEFUL
THAN THE SUN'.
AN OLD MAN ASKED
'WHY MULLA?'
NASRUDDIN REPLIED
'WE NEED THE LIGHT MORE
DURING THE NIGHT
THAN DURING THE DAY.'
-----
PROMISES KEPT
A FRIEND ASKED THE MULLA HOW
OLD ARE YOU?
FORTY REPLIED THE MULLAH.
THE FRIEND SAID
BUT YOU SAID THE SAME THING
TWO YEARS AGO !
YES REPLIED THE MULLAH,
I ALWAYS STAND BY WHAT I HAVE SAID.
-----
WHEN YOU FACE THINGS ALONE
YOU MAY HAVE LOST YOUR DONKEY,
NASRUDDIN, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO GRIEVE OVER IT MORE
THAN YOU DID ABOUT THE LOSS
OF YOUR FIRST WIFE.
AH, BUT IF YOU REMEMBER,
WHEN I LOST MY WIFE,
ALL YOU VILLAGERS SAID:
WE'LL FIND YOU SOMEONE ELSE.
SO FAR,
NOBODY HAS OFFERED
TO REPLACE MY DONKEY."
-----
OBLIGATION
NASRUDDIN NEARLY FELL INTO A POOL
ONE DAY.
A MAN WHOM HE KNEW SLIGHTLY
WAS NEARBY, AND SAVED HIM.
EVERY TIME HE MET NASRUDDIN
AFTER THAT HE WOULD REMIND HIM
OF THE SERVICE
WHICH HE HAD PERFORMED.
WHEN THIS HAD HAPPENED
SEVERAL TIMES
NASRUDDIN TOOK HIM TO THE WATER,
JUMPED IN,
STOOD WITH HIS HEAD JUST ABOVE WATER
AND SHOUTED:
"NOW I AM AS WET AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN
IF YOU HAD NOT SAVED ME!
LEAVE ME ALONE.
-----------
Mulla Nasrudin Book by Idries Shah. Read this fantastic book. Apply the stories to your personal and business life AND tell your
The Exploits of the Incomparable
Mulla Nasrudin /
The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin
(Paperback)
by Idries Shah (Author)
Editorial Reviews
Review
"... a rare gift: healing laughter."
-- New Society, November 10, 1966
"... the vitality of this figure is shown
by his capacity to spawn new tales
in whatever culture..."
-- Critics' Choice, Observer, December 16, 1973
"Extremely useful in teaching students
about management and computers." --
Thomas Malone, MIT
"It presents a blueprint of the human
mental structure."
-- Robert Ornstein, Ph.D.
Product Description
Today we find him in a high-level physics report,
illustrating phenomena that can't be described
in ordinary technical terms.
He appears in psychology textbooks,
illuminating the workings of the mind
in a way no straightforward explanation can.
In three definitive volumes
(The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin,
The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin
and The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin)
Idries Shah takes us to the very heart
of this mysterious mentor, the Mulla Nasrudin.
Skillful contemporary retellings of hundreds
of collected stories and sayings bring
the unmistakable--often backhanded--wisdom,
wit and charm of the timeless jokester to life.
The Mulla and his stories appear in literature
and oral traditions from the Middle East to Greece,
Russia, France--even China.
Many nations claim Nasrudin as a native son,
but nobody really knows
who he was or where he came from.
According to a legend dating from at least
the 13th century, Nasrudin was snatched
as a schoolboy from the clutches
of the "Old Villain"
--the crude system of thought that ensnares man
--to carry through the ages the message of h
ow to escape.
He was chosen because he could make people
laugh, and humor has a way of slipping
through the cracks of the most rigid
thinking habits.
Acclaimed as humorous masterpieces,
as collections of the finest jokes, as priceless
gift books, and for hundreds "enchanted tales,"
this folklore figure's antics have also been divined
as
"mirroring the antics of the mind."
The jokes are, as Idries Shah notes,
"perfectly designed models for isolating
and holding distortions of the mind
which so often pass for reasonable behavior."
Therefore they have a double use:
when the jokes have been enjoyed,
their psychological significance starts to sink in.
In fact, for many centuries they have been
studied in Sufi circles for their hidden wisdom.
They are used as teaching exercises,
in part to momentarily "freeze" situations
in which states of mind can be recognized.
The key to the philosophic significance
of the Nasrudin jokes is given in Idries Shah's
book
The Sufis
and a complete system of mystical training
based upon them was described
in the Hibbert Journal.
In these delightful volumes,
Shah not only gives the Mulla
a proper vehicle for our times,
he proves that the centuries-old stories
and quips of Nasrudin are still
some of the funniest jokes in the world.
About the Author
As the urgency of our global situation
becomes apparent, more and more readers
are turning to the books of writer Idries Shah
as a way to train new capacities and
new ways of thinking.
Shah has been described as
"the most significant worker adapting
classical spiritual thought to the modern world."
His lively contemporary books have sold
more than
====> 15 million copies
====> in 12 languages
====> worldwide.
They have been reviewed positively by
The New York Times,
The New Yorker,
The Times (London),
The Tribune,
The Telegraph, and numerous other
international journals and newspapers.
"The most interesting books in the English language."
Saturday Review
"A major psychological and
cultural event of our time."
Psychology Today
"One is immediately forced
to use one's mind in a new way."
New York Times
The instrumental function of Shah's work
is now well established among people
from all walks of life.
Stockbrokers, scientists, lawyers, managers,
writers, physicians, and diplomats
have found Shah's literature for human
development
"extraordinary."
"It presents a blueprint
of the human mental structure."
Robert Ornstein, psychologist and author
"Extremely useful in teaching
students about management and computers."
Thomas Malone, MIT
"Idries Shah provides the unique perspective
that allows us to assess real motivations
and social biases in a more accurate light."
E. Neilsen, attorney at law
-------------------------------------
I MIGHT DO YOU A FAVOUR
Nasrudin was penniless, but did not want
his friend Aslam to know it.
Unfortunately Aslam asked him for change
for a gold coin.
"It is rather worn," said Nasrudin.
"How worn, Mulla?"
"So worn that it is worth less
than the rate of exchange.
Try someone else."
"No, I trust you. Give me just
what you think it is worth."
"Well," said the Mulla,
"it seems to me to be worth so little
that you would have to pay me
something to take it off your hands."
----
THE ELECTION MEETING
It was before the elections.
The town had invited all the candidates
to address the citizens in the city hall.
Nasrudin was invited, as an exotic
local character, to entertain.
When all three candidates had spoken,
the Mulla mounted the platform and said:
"I have come here to offer you my own,
special recipe.
Make a note of this,
and try it on yourselves."
He went on to say that certain quantities
of honey, garlic and fish were to be boiled
together and then eaten.
Quite a number of people tried the recipe.
The taste was horrible.
Several of them stormed Nasrudin's house,
wanting to know what he meant by such a trick.
"Well," said Mulla Nasrudin, "I didn't say
that I liked it, in fact I had not tried it on myself.
But it seemed such a good idea to me,
I wanted to see whether it would work.
That's what election candidates do, isn't it?"
------------------
Mulla Nasrudin /
The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin
(Paperback)
by Idries Shah (Author)
Editorial Reviews
Review
"... a rare gift: healing laughter."
-- New Society, November 10, 1966
"... the vitality of this figure is shown
by his capacity to spawn new tales
in whatever culture..."
-- Critics' Choice, Observer, December 16, 1973
"Extremely useful in teaching students
about management and computers." --
Thomas Malone, MIT
"It presents a blueprint of the human
mental structure."
-- Robert Ornstein, Ph.D.
Product Description
Today we find him in a high-level physics report,
illustrating phenomena that can't be described
in ordinary technical terms.
He appears in psychology textbooks,
illuminating the workings of the mind
in a way no straightforward explanation can.
In three definitive volumes
(The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin,
The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin
and The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin)
Idries Shah takes us to the very heart
of this mysterious mentor, the Mulla Nasrudin.
Skillful contemporary retellings of hundreds
of collected stories and sayings bring
the unmistakable--often backhanded--wisdom,
wit and charm of the timeless jokester to life.
The Mulla and his stories appear in literature
and oral traditions from the Middle East to Greece,
Russia, France--even China.
Many nations claim Nasrudin as a native son,
but nobody really knows
who he was or where he came from.
According to a legend dating from at least
the 13th century, Nasrudin was snatched
as a schoolboy from the clutches
of the "Old Villain"
--the crude system of thought that ensnares man
--to carry through the ages the message of h
ow to escape.
He was chosen because he could make people
laugh, and humor has a way of slipping
through the cracks of the most rigid
thinking habits.
Acclaimed as humorous masterpieces,
as collections of the finest jokes, as priceless
gift books, and for hundreds "enchanted tales,"
this folklore figure's antics have also been divined
as
"mirroring the antics of the mind."
The jokes are, as Idries Shah notes,
"perfectly designed models for isolating
and holding distortions of the mind
which so often pass for reasonable behavior."
Therefore they have a double use:
when the jokes have been enjoyed,
their psychological significance starts to sink in.
In fact, for many centuries they have been
studied in Sufi circles for their hidden wisdom.
They are used as teaching exercises,
in part to momentarily "freeze" situations
in which states of mind can be recognized.
The key to the philosophic significance
of the Nasrudin jokes is given in Idries Shah's
book
The Sufis
and a complete system of mystical training
based upon them was described
in the Hibbert Journal.
In these delightful volumes,
Shah not only gives the Mulla
a proper vehicle for our times,
he proves that the centuries-old stories
and quips of Nasrudin are still
some of the funniest jokes in the world.
About the Author
As the urgency of our global situation
becomes apparent, more and more readers
are turning to the books of writer Idries Shah
as a way to train new capacities and
new ways of thinking.
Shah has been described as
"the most significant worker adapting
classical spiritual thought to the modern world."
His lively contemporary books have sold
more than
====> 15 million copies
====> in 12 languages
====> worldwide.
They have been reviewed positively by
The New York Times,
The New Yorker,
The Times (London),
The Tribune,
The Telegraph, and numerous other
international journals and newspapers.
"The most interesting books in the English language."
Saturday Review
"A major psychological and
cultural event of our time."
Psychology Today
"One is immediately forced
to use one's mind in a new way."
New York Times
The instrumental function of Shah's work
is now well established among people
from all walks of life.
Stockbrokers, scientists, lawyers, managers,
writers, physicians, and diplomats
have found Shah's literature for human
development
"extraordinary."
"It presents a blueprint
of the human mental structure."
Robert Ornstein, psychologist and author
"Extremely useful in teaching
students about management and computers."
Thomas Malone, MIT
"Idries Shah provides the unique perspective
that allows us to assess real motivations
and social biases in a more accurate light."
E. Neilsen, attorney at law
-------------------------------------
I MIGHT DO YOU A FAVOUR
Nasrudin was penniless, but did not want
his friend Aslam to know it.
Unfortunately Aslam asked him for change
for a gold coin.
"It is rather worn," said Nasrudin.
"How worn, Mulla?"
"So worn that it is worth less
than the rate of exchange.
Try someone else."
"No, I trust you. Give me just
what you think it is worth."
"Well," said the Mulla,
"it seems to me to be worth so little
that you would have to pay me
something to take it off your hands."
----
THE ELECTION MEETING
It was before the elections.
The town had invited all the candidates
to address the citizens in the city hall.
Nasrudin was invited, as an exotic
local character, to entertain.
When all three candidates had spoken,
the Mulla mounted the platform and said:
"I have come here to offer you my own,
special recipe.
Make a note of this,
and try it on yourselves."
He went on to say that certain quantities
of honey, garlic and fish were to be boiled
together and then eaten.
Quite a number of people tried the recipe.
The taste was horrible.
Several of them stormed Nasrudin's house,
wanting to know what he meant by such a trick.
"Well," said Mulla Nasrudin, "I didn't say
that I liked it, in fact I had not tried it on myself.
But it seemed such a good idea to me,
I wanted to see whether it would work.
That's what election candidates do, isn't it?"
------------------
"Everything is Good as it is"
"Everything is Good as it is"
Just explaining this to you:
that there is no goal,
that there is nothing to achieve,
that everything is good as it is.
I will tell you a Sufi story:
There is a story told by Sufis about a man
who read that certain dervishes,
on the orders of their Master,
never touched meat and did not smoke.
Since this tends to fit in with certain
well-established beliefs, especially in the West,
this man made his way to the ZAWIA
-- assembly place -- of the illuminated ones,
to sit at their feet.
They were all over ninety years old.
Sure enough, there they were, not a spot
of nicotine or shred of animal protein
among them, and our hero gasped
with delight as he sat drinking
in the unpolluted air and tasting the
bean-curd soup which they provided.
He hoped that he would at least
live to a hundred.
Suddenly one of them whispered,
"Here comes the great Master!"
And all stood up as the venerable
sage came in.
He smiled benignly and went into the house,
heading for his quarters.
He did not look a day over fifty.
"How old is he, and what does he eat?"
asked the enraptured visitor.
"He is one hundred and fifty years old,
and I don't suppose any of us will reach
that venerable age and station,"
wheezed one of the ancients.
"But, of course, he is allowed twenty cigars
and three steaks a day,
since he is now beyond being affected
by frivolities and temptations!"
It is a beautiful story.
There comes a moment when a man goes
beyond all duality --
then he is allowed everything.
I can talk about the future
because I live in the present --
it is allowed!
And I can talk about saving the world
from the third world war
because I have no desires left --
it is allowed.
I can go on teaching you day in,
day out, year in, year out,
saying continuously,
hammering continuously:
"There is no goal,
no purpose,
nothing to achieve."
Still it is allowed to me to teach you.
-----------------
Just explaining this to you:
that there is no goal,
that there is nothing to achieve,
that everything is good as it is.
I will tell you a Sufi story:
There is a story told by Sufis about a man
who read that certain dervishes,
on the orders of their Master,
never touched meat and did not smoke.
Since this tends to fit in with certain
well-established beliefs, especially in the West,
this man made his way to the ZAWIA
-- assembly place -- of the illuminated ones,
to sit at their feet.
They were all over ninety years old.
Sure enough, there they were, not a spot
of nicotine or shred of animal protein
among them, and our hero gasped
with delight as he sat drinking
in the unpolluted air and tasting the
bean-curd soup which they provided.
He hoped that he would at least
live to a hundred.
Suddenly one of them whispered,
"Here comes the great Master!"
And all stood up as the venerable
sage came in.
He smiled benignly and went into the house,
heading for his quarters.
He did not look a day over fifty.
"How old is he, and what does he eat?"
asked the enraptured visitor.
"He is one hundred and fifty years old,
and I don't suppose any of us will reach
that venerable age and station,"
wheezed one of the ancients.
"But, of course, he is allowed twenty cigars
and three steaks a day,
since he is now beyond being affected
by frivolities and temptations!"
It is a beautiful story.
There comes a moment when a man goes
beyond all duality --
then he is allowed everything.
I can talk about the future
because I live in the present --
it is allowed!
And I can talk about saving the world
from the third world war
because I have no desires left --
it is allowed.
I can go on teaching you day in,
day out, year in, year out,
saying continuously,
hammering continuously:
"There is no goal,
no purpose,
nothing to achieve."
Still it is allowed to me to teach you.
-----------------
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Nasrudin Jokes
Nasrudin Jokes
Mulla Nasrudin was saying to me,
'Love is blind
and marriage is an eye-opener.'
-----
One day Mulla Nasrudin was catching flies.
He caught a few, and he told his wife,
'I have found two female flies and two male flies.'
The woman said,
'This is surprising.
How could you discover the sex of the flies?'
He said,
'Two were sitting on the mirror
and two were reading the newspaper!'
-----
Mulla Nasrudin was saying to me one day that he never quarrels with his wife.
I asked him,
'How do you manage it?
It is almost impossible, or next to impossible.'
He said,
'We have managed it perfectly well for many years.
On the first night we decided a single principle, and we have followed it.
And the principle is:
she decides about small things
and I decide about big things.'
I asked,
'What do you mean by small things and big things?'
He said,
'For example, what car to purchase, what house to live in, what school the children have to be sent to, what food has to be eaten, what clothes have to be purchased
-- all these small things she decides.'
And I said, 'What do you decide?'
He said,
'Whether God exists or not, whether there is a hell and heaven or not.
All the great problems --
that is for me.
And the principle has worked out perfectly well.
She never interferes in the great things,
I never interfere in the small things.
I am master of my own world,
she is master of her own world.
We never overlap.'
---
Mulla Nasruddin was sitting,
very sad, in front of his house.
A neighbor asked,
"Mulla, why are you looking so sad?"
And Mulla said,
"Look! Fifteen days ago my uncle died
and he left me fifty thousand rupees."
The neighbor said,
"But this is no reason to be sad!
You should be happy."
Mulla said,
"First you listen to the whole story.
And seven days ago my other uncle died
and left me seven thousand rupees.
And now, nothing....
Nobody is dying,
nothing is happening.
The week is passing by,
and I am really sad."
-------
Mulla Nasruddin went to a doctor,
told him to check him and said,
"Please, tell me in plain language.
I don't want any of the abracadabra
of medical science.
You simply tell me plainly what the problem is
with me.
Don't use big names in Latin and Greek.
Simply say in plain language
what exactly is the matter with me."
The doctor checked and he said,
"If you want to know exactly, in plain language --
there is nothing wrong with you,
you are simply lazy."
He said,
"Good.
Thank you.
Now give it a fancy name to tell
my wife.
And the bigger the name,
the better.
Make it as difficult as you can.
-------------
Mulla Nasrudin was saying to me,
'Love is blind
and marriage is an eye-opener.'
-----
One day Mulla Nasrudin was catching flies.
He caught a few, and he told his wife,
'I have found two female flies and two male flies.'
The woman said,
'This is surprising.
How could you discover the sex of the flies?'
He said,
'Two were sitting on the mirror
and two were reading the newspaper!'
-----
Mulla Nasrudin was saying to me one day that he never quarrels with his wife.
I asked him,
'How do you manage it?
It is almost impossible, or next to impossible.'
He said,
'We have managed it perfectly well for many years.
On the first night we decided a single principle, and we have followed it.
And the principle is:
she decides about small things
and I decide about big things.'
I asked,
'What do you mean by small things and big things?'
He said,
'For example, what car to purchase, what house to live in, what school the children have to be sent to, what food has to be eaten, what clothes have to be purchased
-- all these small things she decides.'
And I said, 'What do you decide?'
He said,
'Whether God exists or not, whether there is a hell and heaven or not.
All the great problems --
that is for me.
And the principle has worked out perfectly well.
She never interferes in the great things,
I never interfere in the small things.
I am master of my own world,
she is master of her own world.
We never overlap.'
---
Mulla Nasruddin was sitting,
very sad, in front of his house.
A neighbor asked,
"Mulla, why are you looking so sad?"
And Mulla said,
"Look! Fifteen days ago my uncle died
and he left me fifty thousand rupees."
The neighbor said,
"But this is no reason to be sad!
You should be happy."
Mulla said,
"First you listen to the whole story.
And seven days ago my other uncle died
and left me seven thousand rupees.
And now, nothing....
Nobody is dying,
nothing is happening.
The week is passing by,
and I am really sad."
-------
Mulla Nasruddin went to a doctor,
told him to check him and said,
"Please, tell me in plain language.
I don't want any of the abracadabra
of medical science.
You simply tell me plainly what the problem is
with me.
Don't use big names in Latin and Greek.
Simply say in plain language
what exactly is the matter with me."
The doctor checked and he said,
"If you want to know exactly, in plain language --
there is nothing wrong with you,
you are simply lazy."
He said,
"Good.
Thank you.
Now give it a fancy name to tell
my wife.
And the bigger the name,
the better.
Make it as difficult as you can.
-------------
Blog Posts from Google Sufi wisdom
- Rumi, Hafiz, & the Truth of the Mystic Poets: Wisdom of Sufi ...
- According to the great Persian Sufi Poet Rumi (1207-1273), love is the most difficult concept to define, "My pen splinters when I write Love,"* he writes.
- sufi wisdom
- dsc02681. "only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being." - rumi. "remember for just one minute of the day, it would be best to try looking upon yourself more as god does, ...
- Its My Life: Sufi Wisdom
- Sufi Wisdom. When the great Sufi mystic, Hasan, was dying, somebody asked "Hasan, who was your master?" He said, "I had thousands of masters. If I just relate their names it will take months, years and it is too late. ...
- Sufism: Love and Wisdom « Sufi Books
- These essays by such contemporary writers on Sufism as Seyyed Hossein Nasr, William Chittick, Titus Burckhardt, Martin Lings, René Guénon, and Frithjof Schuon, allow the reader to understand the language, the wisdom, and the beautiful ...
Blog Posts from Google Wisdom from American Indians
- Wisdom from Tom Sowell - Maggie's Farm
- A recent study by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights showed that, after the housing boom and bust, blacks, whites, Hispanics, Asian Americans and American Indians all reduced their subprime mortgage loans. Only politicians seem not to ...
- Press release: Public invited to participate at AIM 40 year ...
- Press Release AIM-WEST, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco cordially invites you to attend The 40 Year Anniversary and Reunion of the American Indian Movement. ... This great revival has also helped to restore spiritual leaders and elders to their former positions of esteem for the wisdom and the history they can teach. All of these actions are in concert with the principles of AIM and came into being at this time in history because Indian people have ...
- For Friday, November 13th, 2009
- It's National Indian Pudding Day. A day to enjoy puddings created by native American Indians. It seems appropriate to hold this day in mid November, as we approach Thanksgiving. Native American Indians were very much a part of the first ...
- Native American Heritage Month: Powwows!
- Kavanagh in Frederick Hoxie's Encyclopedia of North American Indians. Additionally, in her essay, ?Does Euro-Think Become Us? in Daughters of Mother Earth: The Wisdom of Native American Women, Paula Gunn Allen offered another definition ...
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