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	ISHK Mulla Nasrudin
		The following exploration of Mulla Nasrudin, the legendary teaching figure dating from at least the thirteenth century, is extracted from The Sufis, by Idries Shah.
		Nasrudin, ferrying a pedant across a piece of rough water, said something ungrammatical to him.
		One day Nasrudin was walking along a deserted road Night was falling as he spied a troop of horsemen coming toward him.
	www.ishkbooks.com /mulla_nasrudin.html (1005 words)

	What is spiritual development?
		Nasrudin walked into a shop one day, and the owner came forward to serve him.
		Nasrudin returned from the imperial capital, and the villagers gathered around to hear what had passed.
		One day Nasrudin found a dervish stealing figs in his orchard.
	pages.britishlibrary.net /lobster/nasrudin (1788 words)

	The Subtleties of Mulla Nasrudin
		The Legend of Nasrudin, appended to the Subtleties and dating from at least the thirteenth century, touches on some of the reasons for introducing Nasrudin.
		Nasrudin said that he considered himself upside down in this world, argues one scholar; and from this he infers that the supposed date of Nasrudin's death, on his 'tombstone,' should be read not as 386, but 683.
		Nasrudin the Wise, Michael Flanders, (16 May, 1974) Studio Vista.
	www.khamush.com /sufism/nasrudin.htm (616 words)

	A Collection of Wisdom: Mulla Nasrudin Foltkales
		Nasrudin the smuggler was leading a donkey that had bundles of straw on its back.
		Nasrudin went to the mayor’s palace one day, and wore an elaborate turban on his head in hopes of selling it to the mayor.
		Nasrudin was in court for stealing a watermelon.
	www.immediex.com /mullanasrudin.html (3449 words)

	Wholly Nasrudin
		Nasrudin himself is an ambiguous figure of humor.
		In one tale we meet the traveling Nasrudin who is entranced by the sight of red hot chili peppers in a foreign town.
		The historical Nasrudin is supposed to have been a contemporary of the medieval Persian tyrant Sultan Jahansuz, the "burner of the world." Despite the centuries that have passed, Nasrudin and his stories can still compel children to think anew about oppressive social orders, and the meaning of a truly spiritual life.
	www.recess.ufl.edu /transcripts/2004/0123.shtml (507 words)

	Mullah Nasrudin comes to America! - The PDQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mulla Nasrudin is a favorite character of the Sufis through which to convey poignant and timeless truths veiled in the guise of humorous, even ridiculous vignette.
		Mulla Nasrudin is portrayed here as an unorthodox spiritual guide who uses, with great efficiency, everyday situations to instruct his students and to provide living examples of his teaching.
		On one occasion Mulla Nasrudin was invited to a Zen retreat by one of his friends that was a student of Zen Buddhism.
	postdogmatist.com /quarterly/pdq1-2-7.htm (2328 words)

	Otoons - Wisdom of Folly: 200 Jokes of Mulla Nasruddin
		Mulla Nasrudin was drunk and at a football game was making such a nuisance of himself that the people around him threatened to call the police if he didn't sit down and shut up.
		Nasrudin, your son, Abdul, is a smart boy, but he spends all of his time with the girls.
		Mulla Nasrudin's wife was in the hospital dying.
	www.otoons.com /joke&game/mulla_nasrudin.htm (10985 words)

	Amazon.com: The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin / The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin: Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin / The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah
		The exploits of Mulla Nasrudin are supposed to demonstrate issues of sufism in practice, and it may well do, i don't know much about sufism, but this is quite a nice little book nevertheless.
		For instance the tale of Nasrudin becoming scared when seeing riders on the rode, imagining he would be captured by them and sold into slavery he flees over a nearby wall.
	www.amazon.com /Exploits-Incomparable-Nasrudin-Subtleties-Inimitable/dp/0863040403 (1505 words)

	Nasreddin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin, by Idries Shah
		The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin, by Idries Shah
		Nasreddin's name is also commonly spelled Nasrudin, Nasr ud-Din, Nasredin, Naseeruddin, Nasruddin, Nasr Eddin, Nastradhin, Nasreddine, Nastratin, Nusrettin, Nasrettin and Nastradin (lit.: Victory of the Deen).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nasrudin (1297 words)

	The Tales of the Comic Mulla Nasrudin
		The big mystery about Mulla Nasrudin is that no one really knows where he originated but so many cultures are all too eager to claim him as their own.
		Mulla Nasrudin is loved throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, Italy, Russia, France, China, Pakistan and many other parts of the world, even the United States.
		But it is inherent in the Nasrudin story that it may be understood at any of many depths.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/islam_in_the_us/70955 (413 words)

	Nasrudin
		Peter Hawkins has given a modern spin to 84 of these storeis by turning Nasrudin into a management consultant.
		Each story slips into our house by its engaging good humour, but once inside it can start to rearrange the furniture and knock new windows through the walls of our mind - a process that can be releasing and refreshing, but at times disconcerting!
		The book also provides an introduction to Nasrudin and his stories, and a chapter on "Telling Tales; the positive use of stories in organisations."
	www.nasrudin.org (168 words)

	Nasrudin the Mullah - A Dinner of Smells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Nasrudin the Mullah (or teacher) is a well-known and much-loved
		and Nasrudin agreed to come to the court and speak for him.
		And, in the face of such argument, the case was settled and
	www.amaana.org /ISWEB/nasrdinn.htm (282 words)

	Mulla Nasrudin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Many nations claim Nasrudin as a native son, the Turks going so far as to exhibit a grave with his date of death as 386.
		According to a legend dating from at least the 13th century, Nasrudin was snatched as a schoolboy from the clutches of the “Old Villain”—the crude system of thought that ensnares man—to carry through the ages the message of how to escape.
		In these delightful volumes, Shah not only gives the Mulla a proper vehicle for our times, he proves that the centuries-old stories and quips of Nasrudin are still some of the funniest jokes in the world.
	www.lucidity.com /MullaNasrudin.shtml (397 words)

	Amazon.com: The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin: Books: Idries Shah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		When Mulla Nasrudin arrived at the immigration barrier in London, the officer in charge asked: 'Where are you from?' Read the first page
		Nasrudin observes he fled there because of them and they came to the grave because of him.
		All these is very sad because the stories of Nasrudin can be a real delight.
	www.amazon.com /Subtleties-Inimitable-Mulla-Nasrudin/dp/0863040217 (1496 words)

	Bantaba in Cyberspace - The Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin.
		Bantaba in Cyberspace - The Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin.
		A rich farmer had been trying desperately to marry off his daughters.
		A girlfriend at a cocktail party said to Mulla Nasrudin, "I keep hearing you use the word '*****;' I hope you are not referring to me." "DON'T BE SO CONCEITED," said the Mulla.
	www.gambia.dk /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1999 (997 words)

	The Glutton and Nasrudin the Mullah
		This is another story about Nasrudin the mullah.
		he decided to play a trick on Nasrudin.
		And the rich man hung his head in shame.
	www.amaana.org /ISWEB/nasrglut.htm (322 words)

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