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The commanding self

Idries Shah · 1994

Religion & Spirituality

Open Library Amazon

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2people

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100% recommend

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breakattnMay 2022
The Commanding Self by Idries Shah It is a curious choice, I admit, but it takes you out of the mundane reality into fresh view of life. Expanding your view is a great cure for depression. I was also very inspired by Shah's "Thinker from the East".
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MaysonLDec 2008
A few interesting books that relate:
Multimind, by Robert Ornstein
The User Illusion, by Tor Nørretranders
The Commanding Self, by Idries Shah
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