Caravan of Dreams Book

This is an old friend that hasn´t been resting on its book shelf for long. The Sufi and author Idries Shah was as a person and with his books a bridge between east and west. Here he presents eastern mind, traditions, humor and history in his very own special way - humoristic, erudite and wise. The title alludes to the words of Sufi mystic Bahauddin Naqshband "Here we are, all of us: in a dream caravan…." and in the book follows, like in a wonderful, wondrous caravan, all kinds of stories. It is very interesting to read about the vast work that was accomplished after the death of the prophet Mohammed with collecting and authenticating all of his sayings, so called Hadiths. It was a work that evolved to a science.
"You ask me to curse unbelievers. But I was not sent to curse."
"Do you think you love your creator? Love your fellow-creature first."
These and fifty-one more Hadiths to ponder are there as well as stories of Mulla Nasrudin, told to and recorded by the author. And much, much more.
Read this and Idries Shah´s other books. They are needed more than ever in these fundamentalist times