The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin

110 Pages·1983·1.43 MB·English

by  Idries Shah

The Subtleties ofthe Inimitable
MULLA
RUDIN
by
!DRIESS HAH
TIIE OCTAGON PRESS
LONDON
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Contents
Radio3 Miraclheasvd ee tai2l4s
Wherteh eraew 'isl .l . 4 . Thew atesrh ortag2e5
Im ighdto y oua f avou5r Wifaen ds ecreta2r6y
Needs6 Howt ok eeiptg oing2 7
Thee ndo ft hew orld8 Cookin2g8
A bite9 Mustb eo neo ft hem 29
GossipI O Mistakiedne nti3t0y
Satisfie1d 1 What'lse ft3 1
Costl1y2 Thet ruaen dt hef als3e2
Probleomfls o nelin1e3s s Firtsitm e3 3
Arabsicc hola1r4 Trietdof oohli m 34
Thep robleomfds e lay1 5 Diversion 35
Thef orest1e6r Them arsh3 6
Itt akeosn et ok nowo ne 17 Howt og etou to ft roubl3e7
Gett hef acsttsr aig1h8t Whatc oulbde comoefw hat 38
Coww itcha lf1 9 Largaen ds mall3 9
Let'hsa viet e verdya y 20 Watcohu t!4 0
Thev aluoeft hem an 21 Theyd on'wto rk 41
Clearitnhgem atteurp 22 Stop-Go4 2
Holdt hawto lf2 3 Temperatur4e3s
Time 44 Tyrannoyft hem ajorit7y2
Feedbac4k5 A matteorfl anguag7e3
Psycholo4g6y Tool ate7 4
Whent od ow hat 4 7 Memory 75
Thes peed-trav4e8l ler A hundreyde ars7 6
Itd epenhdosw y ou Ninde onkey7s7
looakti t 49 Io nlhyo peI 'mi ll7 8
Warning5 0 Thei llnoefsm sy wife7 9
Don'jtu mpt oc onclusi5oIn s Donkelyo st8 0
Smootthr ee5s 2 Freakis8hI
Twof or on5e3 TheC ompanyt'ism e8 2
Myself5 4 Greya ndw hite8 3
Onem an'mse at 55 Esoter8i4c
Salut5e6 Automati8o5n
Thec lock5 7 Names 86
Nota g oopdu pil5 8 Thechalk8 7
Ethologriecflaelc ti5o9n Losptr opert8y8
Qualiatnydq uantit6y0 Soh ot8 9
Socicaoln scien6cIe Is miet? 90
Batsho ng6 2 Ambitio9nI
Wifet,h iaenfd d onkey6 3 Copyis9t2
Howmuch? 64 Nor elati9v3e
Thee lectmieoent in6g5 Servic9e4
That'whsy thaepyp reciate Shoes9 5
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A reasfooner v erythi6n7g Probleomfc ommunicati9o7n
Whaty ouh adnt'hto ught Thet rip9 8
of.. . 68 Thes ames treng9th9
Motivpeo wer6 9 Secontdh oughtIso o
Ther ighrte quireme7n0t s Howt oc atcNha srudiInO I
Cameflo dder7 I Thew ilolfA llahI0 2
Acknowledgments
anyN asrudeinnt husitahsrtosu ghtohuet
worlhda vhee lpientd h aes sembolfti hnegs e
M talTehse.i cro ntribhuatisi nocnl utdreadn s-
latitoanp,e -reccoormdpianrvgia,nr gi arnetcsi,st tionrgi es,
visiitmimnigg rcaonmtm uniatnidle ist erreasreya rch.
I wisht ot hanakl lo ft hem.R epresentaatriev esth e
followiAnbgd:e l-KSaurhirma veKrhdainA, b duKla rim
KhanG,o teE valAdn derssSounfiA, n waArl iS hah,
SardMa.r AqiHlu ssaKihna nB,a riaDso, nI smael
BenasSaiErrd, w iCnh apman-AnMd.rK e.Cw hsa,u dhury,
HelenEad wardSsh,e iFkahk hrudadli-nA muSdhia,r if
Fariesl -HeleFbeir,o zA bdaliL,e onF lamholHca,z rat
HafizA bdullBaahyI, l derSiamy,y Iisdk anJdaasri,Em l
AneiEzdiw,a rPd.L umsdeDna,v iWda deY,a rM .K han
andD rZ ekeil -Mahassini.

Sayingo fM ullNaa srudin
Ifs uIr vtihvilesi w fiet hoduyti nIg'l,bl es urprised.
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Sayingo fM ullNaa srudin
IfIk newwh attw oa ndt wow ereI w oulsda Fyo ur!
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Radio
henM ullNaa srudairnr iavtet dh ei mmi­
gratiboanr riienLr o ndotnh,e o fficeirn
W charagsek ed:
'Whearreye ou fr om?'
Nasrusdaiind :
'Grr.r.Tr.h eE as't .
'Name?'
'Mulslsas,s Nsasssr,r rrgrrudin!'
'Havyeo ua ni mpedimienyn otus rp eech?'
'Wheee--neoe!e'
'Thewnh yd oy out allki kteh at?'
'Pip-pipIg- rp-ril pe arintfrto mE nglBiysR ha dio!'
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Wheret herea' wsi l.l . .
' ullMau,l lmay, s onh asw rittfreonm t he
Abodoef L earntions ga tyh ahteh asc om­
M pletfienliys hheisdst udies!'
'Consyooluerf s,me aldamw,i tthh teh ougthhtaG to d
wilnlod oubste nhdi mm ore.'
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