Reflections: Fables in the Sufi Tradition

A lively collection of fables and sayings in the Sufi tradition. The Sufis are the extraordinary Middle Eastern mystics who, without dogma, wander over the earth imparting a unique spirituality - the result of their self-annihilating union with God. The tone of the book is astringent, but it has a strong undercurrent of humor. And on many pages the reader meets Mulla Nasrudin, the amazing Middle Eastern folklore hero whose jokes illustrate profound insights. As the foreword states, "Do you imagine that fables exist only to amuse or to instruct, and are based upon fiction? The best ones are delineations of what happens in real life, in the community and in the individual's mental processes."