{"product_id":"thinkers-of-the-east-pocket-edition-paperback","title":"Thinkers of the East (Pocket Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIdries Shah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinkers of the East\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of anecdotes and 'parables in action' illustrating the eminently practical and lucid approach of Eastern Dervish teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled from the teachings of more than one hundred sages in three continents, this material stresses the experimental rather than the theoretical - and it is that characteristic of Sufi study which provides its impact and vitality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe emphasis of \u003cem\u003eThinkers of the East\u003c\/em\u003e contrasts sharply with the Western concept of the East as a place of theory without practice, or thought without action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's author, Idries Shah, says 'Without direct experience of such teaching, or at least a direct recording of it, I cannot see how Eastern thought can ever be understood'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 6 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51793033494816,"sku":"9781784799113","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cab5d58f26ec3f61d573627c3d2b35b0.webp?v=1780712876","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thinkers-of-the-east-pocket-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}