Category: Tales

There was once a monk of a certain spiritual order who, after studying for many years in various monasteries, adopted a wandering life, simply going wherever the path led him. Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan once told the following tale to illustrate what he meant by ‘the kingly attitude’, a term he sometimes used. It happened that someone told the Gaekwad, or Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin loaded his donkey with sacks of carrots and onions and potatoes to take to the market. When he was ready, though, Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin became the target of a young boy’s game. Every day, when Nasruddin was seated in his usual spot in the local Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was lying on his bed with his eyes closed when his brother-in-law put his head in the door and said, “Nasruddin, Continue Reading →

There was, once upon a time a certain woman who had lived a long life and gathered wisdom through her years. In her village she was well respected, and people Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was travelling through the countryside, riding on his donkey, when he came in sight of an orchard. Thinking that the day Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a seeker, riding upon his faithful donkey, came to a place where there was living a group of Sufis. Thinking that he would Continue Reading →

Once upon a time the abbot of a certain monastery, feeling age advancing, considered that it was time to look for a successor, and therefore decided to examine the monks. Continue Reading →

It happened once that Mullah Nasruddin fell seriously ill. Naturally his neighbours heard about this, and began to visit him. The people of Nasruddin’s village certainly have faults, but neglecting Continue Reading →