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THE COMMANDING SELF
SPECIAL OFFERs: 50% OFF 1 paperback copy
60% OFF 2 paperback copies
66% OFF 3 paperback copies
The Commanding Self (see Doris
Lessing's review for The London Times), as well as others by Shah,
is designed to offer a way to transcend the limits imposed by the 'commanding
self.' This, Shah describes, is that mixture of primitive and conditioned
responses, common to everyone, which rules the personality most of the
time and which inhibits and distorts human progress and understanding,
providing a barrier against extra-dimensional perception. The Commanding
Self is an anthology of previously unpublished work, based on tales,
lectures, letters and interviews. This book makes an excellent gift because
it offers both an introduction to Sufi thought as well as further study
for those already acquainted with Shah's work. So, take advantage of the
multiple-book offers while supplies last. This title is also available
from ISHK in Spanish (El Yo Dominante, code YODO1).
KNOCK QUIETLY
Assumptions haunt people, much more than they know. People
generally deal with situations by means of assumptions. This habit is
useful, it can mean that you do not have to think. If you see a man in
a blue uniform you can assume he is a policeman. That is why admirals
are regularly mistaken for ticket-collectors on railway stations. Do not
make assumptions all the time, and do not let your life be ruled by assumptions.
Remember the sad case of a sign-writer who lost a commission because he
made a wrong assumption. A lady asked him to paint a notice about the
dog to put at her front door. He lost the job because he produced one
saying: 'Beware of the Dog.' 'You stupid man,' said the lady, 'the notice
I wanted was 'Don't wake the dog'.'
--From The Commanding Self ©
1994 by The Estate of Idries Shah.
THE PAPERBACK EDITION IS REGULARLY $19.99. Buy it now for HALF off 1 copy; 60% off 2 copies; & 3 copies for the price of 1.
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