Life on this Earth

From The Estate of Idries Shah:

Idries Shah, on Technology, Ecology & Global Problems

for the full discussion see: 

Technology: The Two-Edged Sword. Club of Rome discussion with Alexander King, Dennis Gabor, Jorge Sabato, Idries Shah. Released on Seminar Cassettes, 1973. 

for the full discussion see:

"The World and Men", a Club of Rome discussion with Alexander King, Aurelio Peccei, Idries Shah. Originally released on Seminar Cassettes, 1973.

Questions & Answers

Idries Shah answers questions sent to him from all over the world. Originally released on Seminar Cassettes, 1973.



Questions & Answers Pt. 1

Questions & Answers Pt. 2

Questions & Answers Pt. 3

A Visit to Idries Shah

Excerpt from an account by Daphne Vanrenen of a visit to Idries Shah at Langton House in the early 1970's. (The sound quality is poor.) Originally released on Seminar Cassettes in 1973

An Ancient Way to New Freedom

From The Estate of Idries Shah:

Doris Lessing reading from her 1971 article, "An Ancient Way to New Freedom". Originally released on Seminar Cassettes, 1973.

Framework for New Knowledge

From The Estate of Idries Shah:


1971 BBC Radio interview with Idries Shah. The interviewer is Pat Williams. Released on Seminar Cassettes, 1973.

The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin (1973)

From The Idries Shah Foundation:

The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin

Many countries claim Nasrudin as a native, although few have gone so far as Turkey in exhibiting a ‘grave’ of the wisest fool who ever lived, and holding an annual Nasrudin Festival. He is the greatest, most intriguing, character of folklore found in any Eastern land. Versions of his back-to-front thinking can be found in Morocco, Egypt and Russia, in Turkey, Greece, Albania and Afghanistan. Since Idries Shah made Nasrudin’s genius available to mainstream Western readers three decades ago, people from every walk of life have laughed at and learned from the wise fool’s inimitable escapades.

Read the full text of  THE SUBTLETIES OF THE INIMITABLE MULLA NASRUDIN. 


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The Magic Monastery (1972)

From The Idries Shah Foundation:

The Magic Monastery

Many of Idries Shah’s books are comprised of tales and teaching stories taken from both written and oral sources, which illustrate the instructional methods employed by Eastern wise men for thousands of years. The Magic Monastery differs from its predecessors in that it contains not only traditional tales, mostly unpublished – but also stories specially written by Shah to complete the book as a ‘course in non-linear thinking’. As with all of his works, The Magic Monastery is rich in thought-provoking material, and can be read and enjoyed at many levels.

Read the full text of THE MAGIC MONASTERY. 


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