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.

Using the powerful approach of classical teachers, Shah has crafted a contemporary teaching tool that blends a fastpaced look at today's world with the timeless teachings of the Sufis. The book brings into sharp focus the conditioned behavior and self-deception that are common in Western minds. Far more than a literary tool for breaking loose old mental habits, it is a blueprint for a process of self-development that precludes self-deceit. Truly a book among books, A Perfumed Scorption is treasured the world over for its clarity of wisdom and forcefulness of insight.

This work offers coverage of England in an anthropological sense and from the Sufi perspective.

This work offers coverage of the spiritual and psychological tradition of Sufism. It shows that Sufism is not the preserve of ecstatic religionists, but has a contribution to make to human culture and philosophy.

In the tradition of its best-selling predecessor, Darkest England, Shah continues his brilliantly funny look at the English and those who would try to understand them. The author's background gives him a uniquely Eastern and Western perspective from which he weaves a tapestry of characters, commentaries, and anecdotes drawn from his many years as an observer of the English mentality. Shah shares unusually personal stories from his life as a widely respected author, thinker, and advisor. Joining with him are celebrities, treasure-hunters, expatriates, royals, pseudo-royals, and an unforgettable parade of internationals. Together they share a look at the misunderstandings, scholarly absurdities, and comic paradoxes of England and the rest of our ever-shrinking world.

This third book in the trilogy, The Englishman's Handbook, provides the British with an invaluable manual on foreigners and "how to deal with them." Packed with anecdotes, as well as handy tips from the press, it is all that any true Britisher will need to keep foreigners from his shores - or confuse them into submission if they do manage to break through. Traditional techniques like "The Group Mind," "Masterly Inactivity," and "Aversion Therapy" are explained in full. A treasury of information and an elucidator of misinformation, it's an illuminating and hilarious read.

Collection of extracts, translations, thoughts, and teachings of the Middle East and Central Asia.

A mixture of primitive and conditioned responses, common to everyone, which inhibits and distorts human progress and understanding.

Learning How to Learn contains the authentic material from the Sufi stand-point, written in response to more than 70,000 questions received from government leaders, housewives, philosophy professors, and factory workers around the world. The lively question-answer format provides readers a direct experience of a Sufi learning situation. Shah draws from diverse sources, ranging from 8th-century Sufi narratives to today's newspapers, giving us insight into how Sufis learn, what they learn, and how spiritual understanding can be developed.

Drawn from teachings of more than a hundred sages from three continents, Thinkers of the East is a book of enormous breadth and depth, the impact and vitality of which is characteristic of the Sufi emphasis on experience rather than theory.