Enlight Talisman It is said that one fakir, who wanted to study without making any effort, was after some time expelled from the circle of Sheikh Shah Gwattha Shattar. When Shattar informed him of his decision, the fa... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Happiness is in the tail The big dog, seeing the puppy chasing its tail, asked: - Why are you chasing your tail like that? “I studied philosophy,” answered the puppy, “I solved the problems of the universe that no dog had sol... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Sultan Mahmoud and beans The powerful Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna once fought off his companions while hunting. He noticed smoke from the fire and, driving up to it, saw an old woman with a bowler hat. Mahmoud said: “The Emperor ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Knock softer Assumptions visit people more often than they realize. People usually act based on their hunches. This habit is useful, because then you don’t have to think. If you meet a man in uniform, you can gues... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight My father's son The Sufi asked a man who came to ask to be his disciple: - If I say: “my father’s son, but not my brother,” who do I mean? He thought, but could not answer. The Sufi told him: - I mean myself, of cour... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Secret knowledge The Khalifa (representative) of one Sufi teacher allowed almost everyone he met to perform mystical exercises. Many, upon learning about this, remarked with disapproval: — Don’t the Sufis themselves c... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Mystery of the locked room The closest friend of the great conqueror Mahmud, the destroyer of idols, the ruler of Ghazni, was the slave Ayaz. He first appeared at court as a poor slave, but Mahmud made him his advisor and frien... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Patience God-fearing Madmud used to extend hospitality to every stranger in his deserted home. One day a venerable-looking traveler knocked on his door and asked permission to rest. Madmud showed hospitality, ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Karma theory is wrong One Sufi Master once passed near the mosque. The muezzin was at the minaret. By chance, he fell from there onto the Sufi Master and broke his neck, but he himself remained unharmed, not even scratched... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Fate of the Teaching Faridaddin Attar tells in his book Ilahi-Nama (Book of the Divine) that once upon a time there lived a virtuous woman named Marhuma, whose name means “She on whom mercy has fallen”, her fate is simila... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Storyteller's son Once upon a time there lived a storyteller, a descendant of the ancient tradition of bards who kept and told stories about days gone by at the court of a certain king. This storyteller was rightfully ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Tigers There once lived a Sufi who often happened to be the king's interlocutor. One day the king said to him: “I cannot understand your philosophy, but I also cannot help but admire the Sufis as the most in... Parables Sufi Parables
