Ancient Coffer of Nuri Bey – Sufi Story and Explanation
Nuri Bey was a reflective and respected Albanian, who had married a wife much younger than himself....
Food of the Cloak – Spiritual Story By Idries Shah
Nasrudin heard that there was a banquet being held in the near-by town, and that everyone was...
Story of the Locksmith
Once there lived a metalworker, a locksmith, who was unjustly accused of crimes and was sentenced to...
The Shortcut
Walking home one wonderful morning, Nasrudin thought that it would be a good idea to take a...
The Cat Is Wet
Nasrudin took a job as watchman. His master called him and asked whether it was raining. I...
Rope and the Sky
A Sufi mystic stopped Nasrudin in the street. In order to test whether Nasrudin was sensitive to...
Danger Has No Favorites
A lady brought her small son to the Mulla's school. He is very badly behaved, she...
The Alternative
I am a hospitable man, said Nasrudin to a group of cronies at the teahouse. Very...
Hidden Depths
One day Mulla Nasrudin was in the market and saw birds for sale at five hundred reals...
Keeping the Tigers Away
Nasrudin was throwing handfuls of crumbs around his house. What are you doing? someone asked him. Keeping the tigers...