Shah Idries - The Book of the Book

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BOOK OF THE BOO

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CONTENTS

h Dish who B Ki

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T Srr Drssd Gn

or o Expion

Th Opiion of h Shos

Th nrprion o h Dish

Th Gdn n Th o h Boo

M s h Boo

sv Bys or w Ps of God

Ysv o h Msrs nss





Prfa

A ioss, accodn to Aso, was asd b so othanias how any cbs sh rodcd a on h.

h sad:

On- ha on is a ion

drs hah



The Derh who Became a King

Thee was once a devish who had seen Truth.He deded that he would have to beome powefl in theodinay wold beoe eoe wold lsten to hm, so heaied hs conentation to the task o attaining

vsile autotyIn the cose o tme he beame akg

When he had sent some time as a let

devsheaised that eoe dd not want hs way of teahg

They aeaed to hea hm t acted ony om hoe oewad o fea uishment

Ths devsh-king laed a instument wth whih toteah

None ame to hm unti he was almost at the end of hisdays



T Stranger Dreed in Green

On da e agig kg a ing exediad sa dwn res w a srage dessd gren

aracedSaing e king e d im a sry s sry T Ta

he BkT nx Sci egins Tae k



Cota to Expectato

'A wise a e woder of is ae tat is dispesfo a seely iexasibe sore of wisdo

e atibed all is kowede o a tk toe wiwas ep in a plae o oor in is roo

Te sae wold alow obody to open e voe e died, tose wo ad srroded i, reardnteseves as s eis, ran o op e book xios o

possess wat i naiedTey wee spsed onsed and disapponed wen ey

ond a ee was rii on ony one peTey beae even ore ewidered and te anoyedwe tey ed o penetrate te eai o e prase

wi et eir eyesIt was 'Wen yo reaise e dierene etwee eonaier and te one y will ave knowede



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Te Opinion te Scor

sussors o sg ook book o mosmos solrs o m, syg:

'W is book d sk your irrio bogd o sudsu sg, odr o

g o dds s bd, d r bl o om

s mysryAt rs sors r dlgd o s ork o ssz, brg t m o s ormr or, om y

k o b rrd by muuds o oly sd

W o ours g you rl roBu y oud book s b myd ords r md o ss o m, yrs srd d soud suds drvg

m y tr uyy blvd d b vims o ox

s m sors r imid d mdd

y ould o mg book oud do somtg,oy book i sa somtig



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The Iterpretatn the D

Te dsited studets, g in

to est n a cavanseai,cae un a devsh, nd t ld of the lexty

He said'What did you ea fo e schos ?'

he tavelles sad:Nothig ey ould tell us nothnghe devsh said:

O the ont they tod you eveytg.They showed at the ook was not to e undestood

the nne assued y you, o y he•you ay think hat they lak det

But you n you tu, ak sense

Te ook was teahng soethng though he iidenttself, whie you eaned aseeBut the studets found this exanatio too sute fothei ids, d the oy eso who aitaed heknowledge of the ook was a asu visto to heaavanseai who ovehead the ntege whh have

just eeated to you 0 Kng nd Deish!he stange dessed gee e stood u nd waked

away.



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T Guag ad T Book

Th kg as s impss by th stags sty thath th sty t b scb a u a ag

bk.Ths as pac i a ch hs tasuy a guae

by am m ay ghtTh ag kig a babaa qu vastat

hs amBakg t th tasuy, ths ma sa th k tspla f hu a sa t hmsf Ths must thsu f h cutys hass, sm a psty.H sa au Lt th k b tak a a u

t m u laguagBut hs u, f a hs hysa e, as igmus; h ul m ss fm th s

th k



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Ml Saes te Bk

Th baba had h book dsod b h nrrwho am w ai- mmbd conn

hoh h wok ha s ah was ad downa ond a o

cos o The Book t ook on v o salobod was llowd o look isd n h ad ad wo

old cs o a coSom d lson o h oo d cm ack o

sd wh alOs wnd mon d b awas sadI cno iv o bak o mon l o mwha o hav lad fom h asaco, a wl a

oo sl·Som who rrrd m aac o nn onn1

lld al a drB al od hm o w a alon skndv so o wl am ha o hav ond on

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Yasav Buys t for Tweve Go Pces

We Ahe aai wa a h ough a yof he Book ro Mal, paig wo go pc

Th foowg a he retue a ga Mal aohre pee of gol ag Wha ha ea o

The ook worh oe h thBut e hae o ore oey gi al to o oke o ag h leo a eqal to y etre

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Yasavi of the Masters Transmis i

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ws vr was wr'f ss f ks drms

va f h�r hs

sd assrd v kr.Sinc Amd Yasav f Masrs f Cra Asa hsr as rasmd fr mr sv hdr

ars.

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