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December 20, 2003

Sufi Wisdom: Running Man

by Joe Katzman at December 20, 2003 2:01 PM

As militant Islam does its level best to discredit the religion, it's important to remember that there are other voices within the faith. One such is the Sufis, a branch of Islamic mystics who live islam [submission], iman [faith] and ishan [awareness of G-d, "to act beautifully"]. Every Saturday, therefore, we spend some time with the Sufis and their 'crazy wisdom'.

This week's installment comes from Kathy Kinsley of On the Third Hand, via last week's comments section. It is taken from "The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin" by Idries Shah. She really ought to run a few of these on her blog, so I can link them on future Saturdays:

"When I was in the desert," said Nasrudin one day, "I caused an entire tribe of horrible and bloodthirsty Bedouins to run."
--"However did you do it?"

"Easy, I just ran, and they ran after me."

Sufi stories usually teach on several levels. What lessons can we find in this one?

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#1 from Jon Cohen at 3:22 pm on Dec 21, 2003

In this story, the horrible and bloodthirsty Bedouins refers to the militant Islamists, while the Nasrudin character represents Clinton. The running away represents sending cruise missiles in to do an Army's work. The pack of terrorist's following Clinton back to New York makes him a world leader.

#2 from Charlie at 5:22 pm on Dec 22, 2003

That Nasrudin -- such a kidder.

#3 from Bebson Y. TAKATA at 12:40 pm on Dec 13, 2004

Kuranta viro, Decembro 20, 2003

Sri Idisti: Wo das Auge nicht sehen will, helfen weder Licht noch Brill'.

"Kande me esis en la dezerto," dicis Nasreddin ula'die "me sorcis la tota
tribuo de hororinda e kruelega Beduini ke li tote ne povez evitar kurar."

---- "Quale per diablo tu sucesis facar lo?"

"Facila! Me ostentoze kuris kom vildo avan li, e li kuris por chasar me."

E Moyshe Yehuda HOCHFELD questionis Sro Koudou la Zen-mastro sen'hema pri
ca anke enigmatoza rakonteto de Sufismo. E la mastro ridegis pos audir la
rankonteto' ed respondis a Moyshe, qua sua'latere ne trovis la signifiko:

Omnu havas sua Beduinin en la cerebro. Kande irga vildo kuras avan li, li
ne povas evitar kurar. Se la Beduini ne kuras ed observas la vildo kurar,
li mustas esar Sancho-Panzal* vasali di Don-Quihotal mastro di Idiotismo.

Adio! ......sincere via, vua ed anke tua
B.Y.T. .....Idisto ed Idiotisto pro mea nur limitizita e povra edukado
ed anke ....Ido-Kavaliero per bona oreli vice mea skarsa e povra cerebro
IdoLerneyo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/idolerneyo/
Ido-Kurso.: http://www.geocities.com/bebsonido/
Ido-Biblioteko (Sro FT).: http://es.geocities.com/krayono/publikaji.html

Toyre kumt nit b'yerushe. Onu ne heredas la lernado. (Mea Yida proverbo)
Wem nicht zu raten ist, dem ist auch nicht zu helfen. (Germana proverbo)

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