These spiritual stories are about the classic Sufi character, Mulla Nasrudin. It is no longer known if Mulla is real or fictional, especially as new stories are being written about him even today.
However, what is true is that Mulla Nasrudin wears many masks: sometimes the jokester, sometimes the wise, the witty, and the ignorant. In some instances, Nasrudin represents the chaos of our inner mind, and in other instances he appears as a profound stage.
For these reasons, stories with Mulla Nasrudin can sometimes seem confusing. Take a moment to step past your confusion and search for the deeper wisdom within each of these spiritual stories.
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Hidden Depths – Featured Spiritual Story
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One day Mulla Nasrudin was in the market and saw birds for sale at five hundred reals each. "My bird," he thoguht, "which is larger than any of these is worth far more." The next day, he took his pet hen to market. Nobody would offer him more than fifity reals for it. The Mulla began to shout:
"O people! This is a disgrace! Yesterday you were... |
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Danger Has No Favorites – Featured Spiritual Story
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A lady brought her small son to the Mulla's school. "He is very badly behaved," she explained, "and I want you to frighten him."
The Mulla assumed a threatening posture, eyes flaming and face working. He jumped up and down, and suddenly ran out of the building... |
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Spiritual Stories by Mulla Nasrudin |
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