“During the days I felt myself slipping into a kind of madness. Solitary confinement has an astonishing effect on the mind. The trip was to stay calm and keep myself occupied. I spent hours working out how to break free. But trying to escape would have been instant suicide.” TryingMindKindHas BeensFeltHoursBreakEffectsMadnessSuicideCalmWork OutInstantSolitaryAstonishingSlippingConfinementStay CalmSolitary Confinement Author:Tahir Shah
“The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.” MindShowsBodyWeaknessForestsTolerateHesitationFrailty Book:House of the Tiger King Paperback Source: House of the Tiger King Paperback
“To be selfless, you would give charity anonymously, walj softly on the earth, and look out for others-even total strangers-before you look out for yourself. For the Arab mind, the self is an obstacle, an impediment, in humanity's quest foe real progress.” GivingMindLooksRealSelfEarthHumanityProgressCharityObstaclesStrangerSelflessQuestsFoeImpedimentsLook At Yourself Author:Tahir Shah
“My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide people with a chance to maximize their minds. Suspend ordinary constraints, allow the imagination to be freed, and we are charged with the capability of heighetned thought. Learn to use your eyes as if they are your ears, he said, and you become connected with the ancient heritage of man, a dream world for the waking mind.” PeopleIfsMenWorldMindSaidStoriesUseDreamEyeUsedFatherImaginationChanceOffersOrdinaryEarsAncientConnectedHeritageWakingCapabilityListenersConstraintsDream World Author:Tahir Shah
