Dougan abdullah (6 Ergebnisse)

First edition. 77 pages. Fine condition in a fine dust jacket.

First edition. 208 pages. Fine condition in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 210 pages. This book is a collection of stories told by Abdullah over many years at the Uni versal Worship service of the Church of All.The tales are from numerous religious and ethnic sources, demonstrating the Gnostic idea that the basic teac hing behind all religions stems from the same Truth, even though outer words and concepts may differ. The book reflects ideas contained in Quest I, II and III a nd is very suitable for introducing children to Work ideas. It includes sixteen full-page illustrations.Story from the book:From 'Aims'Once upon a time there was a monkey who was tied on a short rope to a peg fixed into the floor near the wall of a small room. A few feet above this peg there was a small hole in the wall (what we would call a niche, just a little place like a shelf) . The monkey was very neglected and uncomfortable because nobody looked after hi m .As you know monkeys jump around in trees, so have what we call libe rty. He would have had plenty of chance in his normal state to move around quite freely, but . because the poor wretch was tied like this, he couldn't move aw ay much or go to the toilet as he would normally do. So he had all this filth on the floor around him which made him miserable.One day he was looking up and saw the hole in the wall. He thought, 'Well, it's no good sitting here in t his filth, I'm going to try and get up there.' So he jumped up, but the rope was just too short for him to get into the hole, and he was pulled back down by the peg in the floor. He kept trying, and he jumped and jumped for days and days. H e kept on doing it and one day, because of all the jumping that he had done, he was able to free the little post which had been driven into the floor. He got up.…

First edition. 16 full-page illustrations, 118 pages. This book, which sets out Abdullah's basic teaching, shows the strong relationship between the Gurdjieff and Sufi ideas. Probings will be of great value to those who wish to learn to work on themselves in order to realize their physiological, psychological and spiritual potential. Four full-color reproductions of screen prints by Abdullah. Very good condition in a good dust jacket; Top front edge of jacket worn and curled. …

Zustand: Paperback in new condition. 86 pages. The precepts in The Supreme Path, directed to Buddhist monks a thousand years ago, apply to all in any age who seek beyond the surface of life. Abdullah's practical advice enables approaching the heart of this universal teaching."If the ego and body are really calmed down it is possible to experience something completely different from your usual state. There are no words, nothing to do with the body; there is peace and tranquillity. You are something else - your name part, or your spirit. It is a state each person has to experience for himself. From these small beginnings, if you can tie it all together you start to get a picture of the whole.".…