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Original Title:	The Commanding Self
ISBN:	0863040705 (ISBN13: 9780863040702)
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The Commanding Self Paperback | Pages: 332 pages

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Title	:	The Commanding Self
Author	:	Idries Shah
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 332 pages
Published	:	June 1st 1997 by Octagon Press, Limited (first published 1994)
Categories	:	Religion. Islam. Philosophy. Nonfiction. Psychology

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Contemplate much less the 'I shall progress,' than the 'I' stand in 'my way'. Reflections: Idries Shah

Idries Shah’s The Commanding Self helped me recognize that what I think is my “normal” everyday self is actually a mix of primitive & conditioned reactions which inhibit and distort my understanding. Shocking, fresh, often funny the book points to a middle way where this “beast” is allowed to exercise its useful functions & meet its needs while keeping the door open for other capacities or selves to emerge and grow.

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A book with many layers. Shah sheds light on the "Commanding Self', which is the part of every person comprised of prejudices, cultural preoccupations, kneejerk reactions, and unexamined assumptions. The aim is not to eradicate it but to have it serve rather than rule. Shah examines it from a variety of perspectives in lucid, precise, accessible prose. He cites memorable stories and fables which aid in understanding and outwitting it. A fascinating book which repays re-reading. You can check it

Idries Shah (Persian: ادریس شاه), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي), was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen critically acclaimed books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.Born in India, the descendant of a family of Afghan nobles, Shah grew up mainly in England. His

Idries Shah does a fantastic job of extrapolating Sufic thought and principles in this book. His style of parables and stories remind me of the "Wisdom Literature" of times past, with many unexpected results and lessons learned. I have found this book invaluable, and it will take pride of place on my bookshelf. A must for anybody with an interest in Sufism, carving their own spiritual path, or involved in individuation.

The book explains how we, particularly in the West, are prevented from understanding a wider perspective by conditioned responses, engrained habits and pre-formed ideas. They can slow us down or even prevent reaching any form of higher consciousness. The author uses his own inimitable style coupled with stories to help unshackle the mind.

One of Shah's most challenging and rewarding works. Through, stories, essays, and Q & A, Shah lays bare the pitfalls and possibilities of approaching higher knowledge. The Commanding Self of the title is the part of us we so often take to be our whole selves, but is in reality a jumble of reactions, opinions and and assumptions about ourselves and the world we inhabit. Shah does not counsel eradicating it only relegating it to its proper place and outwitting its formidable machinations and

Contemplate much less the 'I shall progress,' than the 'I' stand in 'my way'. Reflections: Idries ShahIdries Shahs The Commanding Self helped me recognize that what I think is my normal everyday self is actually a mix of primitive & conditioned reactions which inhibit and distort my understanding. Shocking, fresh, often funny the book points to a middle way where this beast is allowed to exercise its useful functions & meet its needs while keeping the door open for other capacities or

A Commanding Self is something I'm afraid I have much more of than I suspect. It is a mixture of primitive emotionality and irrelevant associations and it is something you really want to combat: The Commanding Self, though, can be seen as a sort of parasite, which first complements the personality, then takes over certain parts of it, and masquerades as the personality itselfThis book is full of knowledge, wisdom, psychology, sociology, it warns of overactivity of emotions and of mechanicality,