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H.M.’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at H.M.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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H.M. Forester
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in Yorkshire, The United Kingdom
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Idries Shah; Doris Lessing; Robert Ornstein; James Hilton's Lost Horiz
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April 2012
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Seeing with the Right Eyes: Review of “Idries Shah Remembered”
You can find an extended review of
Idries Shah Remembered
by Tahir Shah (Ed) at my blog here.
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"Idries Shah Remembered is one of the most interesting books I have ever EVER read. It is so far an extraordinary book. I haven't by any means finished reading it. Answers many a sag bag question for a start.
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"If you want to gain insight into the life and legacy of the great thinker Idries Shah, this book is a must-read. His works are immensely complex and profound, and this multi-faceted collection by his son, Tahir Shah, offers a much more accessible per"
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"Reading this book helped me to learn about phenomenal person - Idries Shah who teaches without forcing and guid without leading : "Make mistakes, live life, lose things, and find them again. Then in five or ten years, come back. if you still need to "
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"One contributor mentions cultural climate markers for the release of unpublished material. Another, a predicted splitting of the USA. Others, attention, conditioning & Swiss bear pits. Almost all, -Shah’s advice, generosity & assistance. And, of cour"
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Seeing with the Right Eyes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Like the Sufi mystical tradition that Idries Shah represents, champions, and exemplifies, Shah himself is so multi-faceted that he cannot simply be categorised or pigeon-holed, and perhaps dismissed. There ...more |
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“People speak of spirituality,’ he says, ‘but few people would know it, no matter how often they talk about it, even if they found it in their soup.”
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“Remember that wisdom is not a destination, but a way of travelling.”
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“There are universal laws at work, even here. The Law of Attraction; the Law of Correspondence; and the Law of Karma. That is: like attracts like; as within, so without; and what goes around comes around.”
― Game of Aeons
― Game of Aeons
“There is no such thing as 'just one last cigarette' – except the last cigarette that you've already had.”
― Game of Aeons
― Game of Aeons
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“There was a great joke that was forever doing the rounds in the jail and it was probably funny not because it had a humorous punchline but because it was so very true at a deep psychological level. Put anyone in that jail and soon enough they'd actually become a cruel, twisted, sadistic and heartless thug. And some of the prisoners were just as bad.”
― The Dissidents
― The Dissidents
“All you had to do was crack up and beg to see the Governor; grovel at his feet and admit to being a dissident; heartily repent your sins, and volunteer for elective brain surgery.”
― The Dissidents
― The Dissidents
“Their methods were especially crude and most of these former friends were now born again model citizens; lobotomized; or burnt out shells.”
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― The Dissidents
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C.J. HeckHello Eric!
It's such a pleasure to also connect with you here on Goodreads. I look forward to reading your work! Thank you and best wishes to you.
My warmest regards,
CJ
Hello Eric!
It's such a pleasure to also connect with you here on Goodreads. I look forward to reading your work! Thank you and best wishes to you.
My warmest ..."
Hi C.J., Many thanks to you. It is indeed a pleasure to connect with fellow writers and readers.