Learning how to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi WayLearning How to Learn contains the authentic material from the Sufi stand-point, written in response to more than 70,000 questions received from government leaders, housewives, philosophy professors, and factory workers around the world. The lively question-answer format provides readers a direct experience of a Sufi learning situation. Shah draws from diverse sources, ranging from 8th-century Sufi narratives to today's newspapers, giving us insight into how Sufis learn, what they learn, and how spiritual understanding can be developed. |
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Learning how to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way Idries Shah No preview available - 1996 |
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