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wehavewords · 11 months

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“History is not usually what has happened. History is what some people have thought to be significant.”

Jan Fishan Khan

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fundacionidriesshah · 7 years

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El asesino perdonado

Le preguntaron a Jan Fishan Khan cómo se podía evitar la oposición hacia los Sufis, manifestada sin razón por tanta gente. Él dijo:

“Había una vez un rey que capturó a un hombre que intentaba matarlo. Como este rey había juramentado no dar nunca órdenes para que se derramase sangre, no mató a su atacante. En cambio maquinó un plan.

“Mandó al hombre de regreso a su propio soberano, con el mensaje: ‘Hemos capturado a este hombre, in fraganti, intentando asesinar al rey. Habiéndolo perdonado, se lo enviamos de regreso, felicitando a su majestad por tener a disposición a tan leal servidor’.

“Cuando este hombre regresó a la corte de su propio monarca, fue inmediatamente asesinado. No fue ejecutado por fallar en su misión, sino porque su soberano no podía creer que alguien que había intentado matar pudo haber sido perdonado y puesto en libertad ileso. Por lo tanto, llegó a la conclusión de que había comprado su libertad prometiendo algo… quizá incluso destruir a su propio rey.”

Jan Fishan continuó:

“Cuando estamos intentando enseñar al hombre cómo ser equilibrado, no podemos acusarlo de ser desequilibrado. Su conducta enfatiza la necesidad de nuestro trabajo. Si el hombre fuese de otra manera, nosotros no tendríamos función alguna. Por lo tanto, la crueldad humana y la destrucción de lo que es vital para él es su actividad diaria. Puesto que actúa casi siempre contra sus propios intereses verdaderos, es más que probable que considere perjudiciales a los Sufis.

“¿Acaso no han dicho los antiguos que ‘cuando el hombre empiece a comprender al Sufi, ya no habrá más “Sufis” y “otros hombres”’?”

Pensadores de Oriente Puedes leer el libro, gratis, aquí: http://idriesshahfoundation.org/es/libros/pensadores-de-oriente/

Pensadores do Oriente Você pode comprar o livro, aqui: http://idriesshahfoundation.org/pt-br/books/pensadores-do-oriente/ http://www.rocanova.com.br/site/Pensadores.html

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idriesshah · 7 years

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The Pardoned Murderer

JAN FISHAN KHAN was asked about circumventing the opposition towards the Sufis, manifested without reason by so many people. He said:

'There was once a king who caught a man attempting to kill him. Since that king had taken an oath never to give orders for blood to be shed, he did not kill his attacker. Instead he devised a plan.

'He sent the man back to his own sovereign, with the message: "We have captured this man in the act of trying to take the life of the king. Having forgiven him, we send him back to you, complimenting you upon having at your disposal such a loyal servant."

'When this man arrived back at the court of his own monarch, he was instantly killed. He was not executed for failing in his mission, but because his master could not credit that anyone who attempted murder could have been forgiven and released unharmed. It was therefore concluded that he had bought his freedom by promising something — perhaps even to destroy his own king.'

Jan Fishan continued:

'When we are trying to teach man how to be balanced, we cannot accuse him of being unbalanced. His behaviour emphasizes the need for our work. If he were otherwise, we would have no function. Therefore human cruelty and destruction of what is vital to him is his everyday activity. He will be more likely than not to see the Sufis as bad, since he almost always acts against his own true interests.

'Has it not been said by the ancients, that "When man starts to understand the Sufi, there will be no more 'Sufis' and 'other men'"?'

Thinkers of the East

Read the book, for free, here: http://idriesshahfoundation.org/books/thinkers-of-the-east-studies-in-experientialism/

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studyinglogic · 5 years

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Nawab Jan Fishan Khan was asked:

‘Why did his teacher not allow Rumi to study his father's own works? Surely nothing but good can come of the study of something good?’

Jan Fishan said:

‘There were two reasons. First, that for every person there is an interpretation. If he is likely to make his own interpretation, he may follow the wrong track. As an example, if you have a child read a law-book, he will misinterpret the parts of the law which deal with matters which he has not yet reached in his experience.

‘Secondly, books of higher learning are written in order to correspond with the needs of the time, place and people by whom they have to be read. If, for instance, you read Chinese books on dyeing, you may become a Chinese dyer - though there may be no demand for the style of dyeing done in China. Similarly, if the people of a certain place have reached a stage beyond that which is, in part, represented by earlier books, to make them concentrate upon these parts will hold them back.

‘You should be thoroughly familiar with the recommended works. The meaning of them, however, requires a guide.’

- Thinkers of the East, by Idries Shah (1971, Jonathan Cape), p. 105 on reading.

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mensrightsff · 3 years

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RT @Sanjay_Dixit: Descendants of mercenaries and jihadis: - Saif Ali Khan, from Faiz Talab Khan, Afghan mercenary, fought for British against Marathas in 1804, and in 1857; - Naseeruddin Shah, from Jan-Fishan Khan, for British against Afghans and in 1857 - Javed Akhtar, from Fazle-Haq Khairabadi

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lavidaespink · 6 years

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#32 Una vela no está allí para iluminarse a sí misma. (Nawab Jan-Fishan Khan) #Comparte tu luz Grata por los puntitos de luz en forma de bondad. #gratitudphotochallenge

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wehavewords · 1 year

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"When you realise the difference between the container and the content, you will have knowledge.”

Jan Fishan Khan

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wehavewords · 1 year

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“People who seek saintliness are only to be taken seriously if they are also concerned with human service.”

Jan Fishan Khan