Knowing How to Know : A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition by Idries Shah - 2000

UK: Octagon Pr, 2000. Very Good softcover. 343pp. Contemporary esoteric systems almost invariably play on the desire of mankind to seek or acquire knowledge. Almost universally neglected in such systems are the--often-unrecognized--barriers that prevent knowledge and understanding. Before learning can take place, certain conditions and basic factors must be in place, in the individual or the group.Building on the foundations laid in Learning How to Learn and The Commanding Self, Idries Shah illuminates those factors in Knowing How To Know. Like an ultra-violet light shone onto the petals of flowers, it reveals concealed patterns, normally invisible to our customary modes of thought.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Philosophy.