Category: Tales

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was urgently summoned to the Governor’s place. “Mullah,” said the Governor, “an arrogant philosopher has come, and insists on challenging the Continue Reading →

A student came to see his guru. He had not been on the path very long, and when his master asked him about his practice, the student replied: “Guru-ji, although Continue Reading →

In the journey to perfection, we should hold ourselves ready, for every moment may be a test, sometimes recognised, sometimes not. Consider, for example, the story of the test of Continue Reading →

A certain Sufi, who taught that God is One, unlimited, beyond all form and indescribable, once happened to have a conversation with an emperor. The emperor had been raised to Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a certain monk was approached by a seeker who requested to become his student. The monk lived quietly in the countryside, and he Continue Reading →

It is said that when Guru Nanak, the inspired soul whose teaching founded the Sikh religion, reached the end of his life, in his final illness he was lying beneath Continue Reading →

There was once a certain Sufi sage who had worked upon himself for many years, and who, although he made no claim or show, was often visited by seekers and Continue Reading →

A Sufi awoke one night, and said to himself: “It seems to me that this world is like a chest in which we are put, and the lid is shut Continue Reading →

There was, once upon a time, a certain philosopher who had devoted his life to the search for truth, steadfastly discarding all illusion in his pursuit of the real. As Continue Reading →

There was, once upon a time, a king who built for himself an extraordinarily magnificent palace. He poured uncounted wealth into it, erecting gilded towers and shapely cupolas, and adorning Continue Reading →