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The Old Woman and the Eagle

by Idries Shah

📖 32 pages 🗓 1995 ISBN 9781883536282

About This Book

A traditional Sufi teaching story for children in which an old woman tries to turn an eagle into a pigeon by clipping its wings and altering its appearance — illustrating the Sufi teaching on the futility of trying to change the essence of things.

What You'll Learn

Receive through story the Sufi teaching on the futility of trying to alter the essential nature of people, things, or situations through surface changes. Understand the difference between genuine transformation from within and cosmetic alteration that leaves the essence unchanged. Apply this wisdom to the specific situations in your life where you are trying to change the outer rather than the inner.

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