Books

The Two Travellers – World Tales – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I drew your attention to one of many, ‘Teaching Stories’. This week I bring to your attention yet another story which is extracted from an interesting and thought provoking work, ‘World Tales’ by Idries Shah. ‘World Tales,’ is divided into five volumes and contains stories from   →

The Ass in Pantherskin – World Tales – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I drew your attention to one of many, ‘Teaching Stories’. This week I bring to your attention yet another story which is extracted from an interesting and thought provoking work, ‘World Tales’ by Idries Shah. ‘World Tales,’ is divided into five volumes and contains stories from   →

The Ant and the Dragonfly – Tales of Dervishes – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I drew your attention to one of many, ‘Teaching Stories’. This week I bring to your attention yet another story which is extracted from an interesting and thought provoking work, ‘Tales of Dervishes’ by Idries Shah. Dervish tales were never presented merely on the level of   →

Teaching Stories – The Lion who Saw his Face in the Water – The Idries Shah Anthology – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I drew your attention to one of many, ‘Teaching Stories’. This week I bring to your attention yet another teaching story which is extracted from an interesting and thought provoking work, ‘The Idries Shah Anthology.’ The Lion Who Saw his Face in the Water There was   →

Teaching Stories – The Tale of the Sands – The Idries Shah Anthology – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I drew your attention to one of many, ‘Teaching Stories’. This week I bring to your attention yet another teaching story which is extracted from an interesting and thought provoking work, ‘The Idries Shah Anthology.’ The Tale of the Sands A Stream, from its source in   →

Teaching Stories – The King Without a Trade – The Idries Shah Anthology – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I drew your attention to one of many, ‘Teaching Stories’. This week I bring to your attention yet another teaching story which is extracted from an interesting and thought provoking work, ‘The Idries Shah Anthology.’ The King Without a Trade There was once a king who   →

Teaching Stories – The Happiest Man in the World – The Idries Shah Anthology – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I drew your attention to one of many, ‘Teaching Stories’. This week I bring to your attention yet another teaching story which is extracted from an interesting and thought provoking work, ‘The Idries Shah Anthology.’ The Happiest Man in the World A Man who was living   →

Teaching Stories – The High Cost of Learning – The Idries Shah Anthology – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I drew your attention to, ‘Teaching Stories’, what they are and what is their utility. This week let me bring to your attention a teaching story which is extracted from an interesting and thought provoking work, by Idries Shah, ‘The Idries Shah Anthology.’ The High Cost   →

Teaching Stories – GOD 4.0 – Dr. Robert Ornstein & Sally Ornstein

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), This week let me bring to your attention an interesting excerpt from this thought provoking & an important work, by Dr. Robert Ornstein & Sally Ornstein. Robert Ornstein was a noted psychologist and a leading expert on the brain. Founder and president of the Institute for the Study   →

The World – The Commanding Self – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) today we look at yet another aspect of our personalities commanding self, highlighted through this tale. “The Commanding Self” here points to the “mixture of primitive and conditioned responses, common to everyone, which inhibits and distorts human progress and understanding”. Written in response to requests for “clarification, interviews,   →