Teaching stories is a term introduced by
Idries ShahIdries Shah , also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi , 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...
to describe stories and anecdotes that have been deliberately created as vehicles for the transmission of wisdom.
- "On the surface teaching stories often appear to be little more than fairy or folk tales. But they are designed to embody - in their characters, plots and imagery - patterns and relationships that nurture a part of the mind that is unreachable in more direct ways, thus increasing our understanding and breadth of vision, in addition to fostering our ability to think critically." - Robert Ornstein
Dr. Robert Evan Ornstein is a psychologist, writer, has been professor at Stanford University, and chairman of the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge .-Life:...
Some examples of teaching stories are Sufi stories of Nasrudin or Farid al-Din Attar,
ZenZen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, translated from the Chinese word Chán. This word is in turn derived from the Sanskrit dhyāna, which means "meditation" ....
koanA kōan is a story, dialogue, question, or statement in the history and lore of Zen Buddhism, generally containing aspects that are inaccessible to rational understanding, yet may be accessible to intuition...
s, Hasidic tales, and the parables of
JesusJesus of Nazareth —also known as Jesus Christ or occasionally Jesus the Christ—is the central figure of Christianity. Within most Christian denominations...
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Teaching stories is a term introduced by
Idries ShahIdries Shah , also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi , 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...
to describe stories and anecdotes that have been deliberately created as vehicles for the transmission of wisdom.
- "On the surface teaching stories often appear to be little more than fairy or folk tales. But they are designed to embody - in their characters, plots and imagery - patterns and relationships that nurture a part of the mind that is unreachable in more direct ways, thus increasing our understanding and breadth of vision, in addition to fostering our ability to think critically." - Robert Ornstein
Dr. Robert Evan Ornstein is a psychologist, writer, has been professor at Stanford University, and chairman of the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge .-Life:...
Some examples of teaching stories are Sufi stories of Nasrudin or Farid al-Din Attar,
ZenZen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, translated from the Chinese word Chán. This word is in turn derived from the Sanskrit dhyāna, which means "meditation" ....
koanA kōan is a story, dialogue, question, or statement in the history and lore of Zen Buddhism, generally containing aspects that are inaccessible to rational understanding, yet may be accessible to intuition...
s, Hasidic tales, and the parables of
JesusJesus of Nazareth —also known as Jesus Christ or occasionally Jesus the Christ—is the central figure of Christianity. Within most Christian denominations...
. Other stories, such as those from the Thousand and One Nights and other collections of traditional myths and folktales, are considered by some to fall into this category as well.
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