Ulrika Eriksson
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The Dermis Probe
- De: Idries Shah
- Narrado por: David Ault
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4
A serious, yet entertaining, look at the impediments in current thought which prevent certain forms of understanding between people. The title story was made into an award-winning film with script by Idries Shah, and chosen as an Outstanding Film of the Year.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sufi Wisdom
- De Ulrika Eriksson en 09-21-17
- The Dermis Probe
- De: Idries Shah
- Narrado por: David Ault
Sufi Wisdom
Revisado: 09-21-17
A history book of Sufi Wisdom in the form of anecdotes containing loads of psychology and humour; and parabels hinting at things the ordinary intellect knows not. I find Ault's voice clear and easy to listen to.
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The Sufis
- De: Idries Shah
- Narrado por: David Ault
- Duración: 18 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
When it first appeared in 1964, The Sufis was welcomed as the decisive work on the subject of Sufi thought. Rich in scope, author Idries Shah explained clearly the traditions and philosophy of the Sufis to a Western audience for the first time. In the five decades since its release, the book has been translated into more than two dozen languages, and has found a wide readership in both East and West. Containing detailed information on the major Sufi thinkers, and literary characters, such as Nasrudin, it is regarded as a key work on both Sufism and Eastern Philosophy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Sufis is laudable and audible and readable
- De Ulrika Eriksson en 06-24-16
- The Sufis
- De: Idries Shah
- Narrado por: David Ault
The Sufis is laudable and audible and readable
Revisado: 06-24-16
In my ongoing self-bettering work I have read The Sufis many, many times since the first in 1996. The Sufis is a book about Sufism from an inside perspective and when it first came out in the west 1964 there were no other books like it. What was written about Sufism was written by scholars and orientalists from an outside perspective.
The Sufis records Sufism's influence on human society in Asia, Europe, India, Japan and China, mainly from the 7th century and onwards but Sufism is part of human history right from its beginning. Some periods, like ours, it has been able to work more in the open than others. Important Sufis like Rumi, Ibn el Arabi, Saadi of Shiraz, Ghazzali, Khayyam and many others are presented.
Sufism is not accessible through ordinary rational and logical thinking and so it cannot be understood just by reading books but they can serve as a bridge, leading from the ordinary, attenuated or embryonic human consciousness into greater perception and realization, writes Idries Shah. So I keep on reading. Shah also stresses the necessity for the seeker to find a guide, a task with many pitfalls.
Many thanks to The Idries Shah foundation for relaunching the works of Idries Shah, both in printed form and as eBooks.
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Burton
- A Biography of Sir Richard Frances Burton
- De: Byron Farwell
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 18 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 123
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Explorer and inventor, soldier and poet, archaeologist and diplomat, Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) was the most versatile and remarkable man of his age. But he was foremost an adventurer: "an adventurer in the intellectual and the spiritual as well as the physical world". The pioneering traveler in Central Africa who was the first European to see Lake Tanganyika was also the translator of The Arabian Nights and the secret translator of Eastern sex manuals like The Perfumed Garden.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A balanced view of Burton
- De A book reader en 04-14-08
- Burton
- A Biography of Sir Richard Frances Burton
- De: Byron Farwell
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Reserved portrait of Richard Frances Burton
Revisado: 01-11-16
The reserved, distanced and slightly derisive portrait of Richard Frances Burton that the American Byron Farwell gives in his book Burton: A Biography issued 1963, is enhanced by the upper class accent of the narrator. That Burton's life and books still fascinates us is not reflected in the book whatsoever. Much weight is put on his “failed” career. I lost confidence for this biographer because both the wondrously beautiful The Kasidah and the Arabian Nights were step-motherly treated.
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Caravan of Dreams
- De: Idries Shah
- Narrado por: David Ault
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Caravan of Dreams distills the essence of Eastern thought in a feast of Sufi stories, sayings, poems, and allegories collected by one of the world's leading experts in Oriental philosophy and Sufism. Idries Shah builds up a complete picture of a single consciousness, relating Eastern mythology to reality, illuminating historical patterns, and presenting philosophical legends in this unique anthology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome Narrator
- De Ulrika Eriksson en 11-26-15
- Caravan of Dreams
- De: Idries Shah
- Narrado por: David Ault
Awesome Narrator
Revisado: 11-26-15
I have read Caravan of Dreams many times and now it's nice to be able to listen to it as well. Especially as David Ault's calm, varied and pleasant voice lifts the text without dominating it.
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The Way of the Sufi
- De: Idries Shah
- Narrado por: David Ault
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
The Way of the Sufi presents an unparalleled cross-section of material from Sufi schools, Sufi teachings, and classical writings as a basic course of Sufi study. The author begins with the outward aspects of the teaching most likely to puzzle the student coming fresh to the subject. He considers various attitudes to Sufi ideas and evidence of their absorption into medieval Christianity, Hinduism, Jewish mysticism, and modern philosophical teachings.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Would Not Recommend.
- De Uniqleeme en 04-06-16
- The Way of the Sufi
- De: Idries Shah
- Narrado por: David Ault
Contemporary Sufism
Revisado: 11-26-15
With material specially chosen to be actual and suitable for our time, this book is an introduction to Sufism. How do we avoid indoctrination? Can we push forward our own evolution? For all seekers of meaning of life this book is a Must Listen To.
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