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These are spiritual Sufi stories that have been handed down over the generations. They come from many sources, and especially the books from Idries Shah who was a very rich source of Sufi stories for decades and continues to provide thought provoking insights even years after his books were published.

If you have a story that you'd like to share which you feel would appeal to people of all religions and spiritual paths, please feel free to submit it using the link at the bottom of this page.


The Three Fish – Featured Spiritual Story

This is a story of the lake and the three big fish that were in it, one of them intelligent, another half-intelligent, and the third, stupid.

Some fisherman came to the edge of the lake with their nets. The three fish saw them.

The intelligent fish decided at once to leave, to make the long, difficult trip to the ocean. He thought, "I won't consult with these two on this. They will only weaken my resolve, because they love this place so. They call it home. Their ignorance will keep them here."
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So Called Dragon Slayer – Featured Spiritual Story

A so-called dragon hunter went to the mountains to trap a dragon. He searched the mountains and finally discovered the frozen body of a great dragon in a cave high up one of the tallest peaks.

The man brought the body to Baghdad. He claimed he slew the dragon single-handed and...
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Sufi Stories

A Death Is Intoxicated
by Idries Shah
A Misfit
by Shams-e Tabrizi
Ancient Coffer of Nuri Bey
by Idries Shah
Barber and the White Hairs
by Massud Farzan
Dervish and the Money
by James Fadiman and Robert Frager
How to Catch Monkeys
by Idries Shah
In the Hands of God
by James Fadiman and Robert Frager
Losing Everything
by Unknown
Moon In A Bowl of Water
by Massud Farzan
Ogre and the Sufi
by Idries Shah
Story of the Locksmith
by Idries Shah
Sultan and the Sheikh
by James Fadiman and Robert Frager
The Bequest
by Idries Shah
The Dog, The Stick, and the Sufi
by Idries Shah
The Land of Truth
by Idries Shah
The Man, The Boy, and the Donkey
by Unknown
The Oath
by Idries Shah
The Swearing Arab and God's Message
by Massud Farzan
The Tales of the Sands
by Idries Shah
The Tiger and the Fox
by Massud Farzan
Town and the Two Streets
by Sheikh Qalandar Shah
When to Be Practical
by Mohammed Gwath Shattari
Who Is It
by Massud Farzan
 

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