A Perfumed Scorpion - Couverture souple

Shah, Idries

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1784790966 ISBN 13 : 9781784790967

Editeur : ISF Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

The ‘perfuming of a scorpion’, referred to by the great Sufi teacher Bahaudin Naqshband of Bukhara, symbolises hypocrisy and self-deception: both in the individual and in institutions. 

In A Perfumed Scorpion, Idries Shah directs attention to both the perfume and the scorpion – the overlay and the reality – bringing into focus the conditioned behaviour and self-deception that are common in Western minds. 

Crammed with illustrative anecdotes from contemporary life, the book is nonetheless rooted in the teaching patterns of Rumi, Hafiz, Jami, and many other great Eastern sages. It deals with the need to break loose from old mental habits, in order to pursue a path to self-development based on clarity and sincerity.

Using the powerful wisdom of the classical masters, A Perfumed Scorpion blends a fast-paced look at today's world with the timeless teachings of the Sufis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ISF Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1784790966
• ISBN 13: 9781784790967
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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