Arthur J. Deikman, M.D. reads from his 1977 paper published in The World of the Sufi, edited by Idries Shah, 1979.

Doris Lessing reading from her 1971 article, "An Ancient Way to New Freedom".

Selected and read by members of The London College of Storytellers.

Teaching-stories and narratives selected from Caravan of Dreams. Selections read by The London College of Storytellers.

These two readings were not included in the 1996 audio release but were part of the 1984 audio box set.

-The Sheikhs of the Skull Caps

-The Wine Flask

Read by Pat Williams from The London College of Storytellers

A read of "Sufi Principles and Learning Methods", Seven papers by Humayun Abbas and Others (1980) , collected in the book Sufi Thought and Action, assembled by Idries Shah (1990)

Opening to Idries Shah's The Sufis (1964)

Read by Pat Williams of The London College of Storytellers, c. 1984.

Reading of William Foster's 1968 monograph "Sufi Studies Today", c. 1984.

This monograph is also collected in The World of the Sufi (1979), edited and with an introduction by Idries Shah.

"The World and Men", a Club of Rome discussion with Alexander King, Aurelio Peccei, Idries Shah. Circa 1972.

Club of Rome discussion with Alexander King, Dennis Gabor, Jorge Sabato, Idries Shah, 1972.

Also see: http://www.i-c-r.org.uk/pub...

Idries Shah answers questions sent to him from all over the world, 1973.

1971 BBC Radio interview with Idries Shah. The interviewer is Pat Williams.

Teaching-stories and narratives selected and read by members of The London College of Storytellers, from Shah´s best-selling work, Tales of the Dervishes.

Teaching-stories and narratives selected and read by members of The London College of Storytellers, from Shah´s best-selling work, Tales of the Dervishes.

A lecture by Idries Shah delivered before a live audience in 1976

This lecture, delivered in 1976, was previously entitled A Psychology of the East. Shah addresses the nature of assumptions, those that inhibit understandi...

A lecture by Idries Shah delivered before a live audience in 1976

This lecture, delivered in 1976, was previously entitled A Psychology of the East. Shah addresses the nature of assumptions, those that inhibit understandi...

A lecture by Idries Shah before a live audience in 1976

In this lecture Shah talks in detail and with many examples about the Sufi teaching-story and its instrumental function. He emphasizes the way in which one might app...

Teaching-stories and narratives selected from The Adventures of Mulla Nasrudin, jokes and tales from the Nasrudin Corpus. Selections read by The London College of Storytellers.

A lecture by Idries Shah before a live audience in 1976

In this lecture Shah talks in detail and with many examples about the Sufi teaching-story and its instrumental function. He emphasizes the way in which one might app...

Stories selected and read by members of The London College of Storytellers.

A lecture delivered by Idries Shah before a live audience in 1977

In this lecture Shah talks about the correct approach the student needs to take in order to learn, as well as the characteristics that aid the student in h...

A lecture delivered by Idries Shah before a live audience in 1977

In this lecture Shah talks about the correct approach the student needs to take in order to learn, as well as the characteristics that aid the student in h...

Selections read by members of The London College of Storytellers.

Selections read by members of The London College of Storytellers.

A lecture by Idries Shah before a live audience in 1976

This recording of a live lecture by Idries Shah presents his ideas about the purpose of Sufism and the method and expression of its aim. He compares Sufi education w...

A lecture by Idries Shah before a live audience in 1976

This recording of a live lecture by Idries Shah presents his ideas about the purpose of Sufism and the method and expression of its aim. He compares Sufi education w...