Seeker after truth idries shah pdf

You will be left with questions to pursue. A few examples of this that illustrate for me a strikingly different way of approaching truth: Things nominally opposed may be working together.

Yes and they may also may not. Further that co-operation of seemingly opposed things may or may not involve you. You fear tomorrow; yet yesterday is just as dangerous. But why is there no way of seeking Knowledge without opinion, Truth without obsession, fact without personal attachment to it? There are twelve intriguing stories at the end of the book that are given without commentary. It has been suggested by an acquaintance that one may benefit if they are memorised.

Then, when you have the experience the symbolism can be recognised. This geography of the self is important to know because unless we understand and are able to see the patterns of our inner nature, personal development may be difficult or limited.

As Shah emphasizes throughout, the desire for spiritual development can be genuine, or it can be the expression of a more shallow impulse, such as, for instance, the need for attention. I think these are really important distinctions to make and Seeker After Truth helps create a basis to do that in ways that are intriguing and often entertaining.

Jun 03, Ita Marquess rated it it was amazing. Bitter peaches are spurned, yet it is those which help in the acceptance of the sweet. Truth exists, not only in the world of the senses but also in the invisible realm beyond.

It can shock you to the core, but also allows you to glimpse, in the hope of one day experiencing, an uplifting reality the existence of which is unsuspected by mainstream culture. This is another collection of teaching stories and other assorted material intended as a specialized teaching instrument but it also makes for engrossing entertainment!

Like Shah's other works, it repays careful attention and repeated reading. What else can I say about this book that others have not already said so well?

Dec 07, John Handforth rated it it was amazing. An entertaining and epic 'handbook' of sorts for seekers of truth and what the Sufis term higher development. Filled with stories, jokes, quotes, short essays and question and answer sessions, the book illustrates the tendency of the mind to assumptions and its tendency to automatic responses.

Fascinating and stimulating. Sep 15, Toni rated it it was amazing. Seeker after Truth This book is a mountain range and one is an ant. There is a story called Sweets for the Wise. Can not be recommended enough. Sweets for the Wise Page One three seven.

Octagon Press hardback. Apr 15, John Bell rated it it was amazing. This odd collection of stories, lectures and commentary is a composite that adds up to a mirror for any sincere seeker of greater understanding. Like many of Shah's books, it is also yet another facet of a full corpus of understanding. Shah insists that stories such as those found within this book, can store and convey many things, and that despite their popularity or un-popularity they remain pertinent - durable.

The Heretics It is related that Imam al-Ghazali was invited one day to an assembly of juri Shah insists that stories such as those found within this book, can store and convey many things, and that despite their popularity or un-popularity they remain pertinent - durable. The Heretics It is related that Imam al-Ghazali was invited one day to an assembly of jurists, whose chief said to him: 'You are a learned man, as we are also from among the learned.

Therefore humbler folk come to you to seek interpretations of the Sharia,the Holy Law. It has been reported to us that you have advised some of these people not to observe the fast during the month of Ramadan. You are also said to have stated that certain people should not make the pilgrimage to Mecca. Others have averred that you have reprimanded people for saying ''There is no God but Allah''. Such mischievous words, if true, are proof to us of infidelity.

Only your reputation has so far protected you from death for apostasy. The people have a right to be protected from such as you. These include children and imbeciles, but must also include those bereft of understanding. If a man does not percieve the inner reality of fasting, or goes on a pilgrimage only to suffer, or says the Confession of Faith and has no faith, he is bereft of understanding, and should not be encouraged to continue, but must be put on the road to understanding.

The people, in your words, have the right to be protected from such as you, who would reward them for no merit and persecute them for no crime. That is why there is nothing left to you but to threaten people with death for apostasy.

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