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Osho on Mulla Nasruddin

789 discourses in which Osho speaks about Mulla Nasruddin, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

  1. Tao Upanishad #13 · 41 mentions · 23 July 1971
    “One morning a few friends were gathered in Mulla Nasruddin’s sitting room.”
  2. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #13: Death of the ego and the entrance into the mystery · 37 mentions · 23 July 1971
    “Some friends had gathered one morning in Nasruddin's sitting-room.”
  3. Mahaveer Vani #14 · 33 mentions · 31 August 1971
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin is out for a morning walk with his son on his shoulders.”
  4. Nirvan Upanishad #11 · 33 mentions · 30 September 1971
    “When Mulla Nasruddin’s son grew up, Mulla said to him, “Son, the safe is yours; only the key will remain with me.”
  5. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #9 · 32 mentions · 9 June 1980
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin entered the service of a Nawab of Lucknow.”
  6. Udio Pankh Pasar #6 · 30 mentions
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin and three friends vowed to observe silence for seven days.”
  7. Mahaveer Vani #48 · 27 mentions · 5 September 1973
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin’s daughter had grown older—thirty—and no husband was to be found.”
  8. Udio Pankh Pasar #9 · 27 mentions
    “One day Mulla Nasruddin was standing in the bus line.”
  9. Tao Upanishad #17 · 26 mentions · 3 November 1971
    “Mulla Nasruddin was fishing one morning by a river.”
  10. Man Hi Pooja Man Hi Dhoop #4 · 25 mentions · 4 October 1979
    “Finally they begged Mulla Nasruddin to speak.”
  11. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #17: Oneness in the opposites and installation into the void · 24 mentions · 3 November 1971
    “Mulla Nasruddin was fishing on the bank of a river one morning.”
  12. Kahe Hot Adheer #14 · 24 mentions · 25 September 1979
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin was traveling by train.”
  13. Nirvan Upanishad #14 · 24 mentions · 2 October 1971
    “Nasruddin used to say: Seeing the cemeteries, it seems no one must have gone to hell yet.”
  14. Tao Upanishad #15 · 24 mentions · 25 July 1971
    “One day Mulla Nasruddin was seen on the street in fine clothes, a diamond ring on his finger.”
  15. Geeta Darshan Vol. 14 #10 · 23 mentions
    “Mulla Nasruddin took a job in the house of a nobleman in Lucknow.”
  16. Geeta Darshan Vol. 15 #3 · 23 mentions
    “Mulla Nasruddin and his wife had a quarrel; they stopped speaking—just as often happens with husband and wife.”
  17. Kahe Hot Adheer #7 · 23 mentions · 18 September 1979
    “Mulla Nasruddin’s friend Chandulal said to him: Nasruddin, this is too much!”
  18. Mahaveer Vani #47 · 23 mentions · 4 September 1973
    “I have heard: One morning Mulla Nasruddin stepped out of his house and saw that his old friend Pandit Ramcharandas was passing by.”
  19. Mahaveer Vani #49 · 22 mentions · 6 September 1973
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin was suddenly flooded with memories of his student days.”
  20. Mahaveer Vani #51 · 22 mentions · 8 September 1973
    “I have heard: in Mulla Nasruddin’s village there was a rich man—like the rich, he was a great miser.”
  21. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #1 · 22 mentions · 21 May 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin was in love with a woman.”
  22. Udio Pankh Pasar #5 · 22 mentions
    “A Muslim fakir asked Mulla Nasruddin, “You’ve lived long in India—what do you think of reincarnation?”
  23. The Hidden Harmony #2: Fast Asleep Even While Awake · 21 mentions · 22 December 1974
    “It happened: Mulla Nasruddin walked into the office of a cemetery and complained to the manager: "I know well that my wife is buried here in your cemetery but I can't find her grave."”
  24. The Mustard Seed: My Most Loved Gospel on Jesus #16: The Taste of the Pudding · 21 mentions · 5 September 1974
    “I have heard, once it happened: Mulla Nasruddin was very much hounded by his creditors.”
  25. Mahaveer Meri Drishti Mein #16 · 21 mentions · 25 September 1969
    “I often speak of Mulla Nasruddin.”
  26. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #15: Understanding, emptiness, surrender and effort · 20 mentions · 25 July 1971
    “Mulla Nasruddin was found one day dressed in a pompous attire.”
  27. Mahaveer Vani #54 · 20 mentions · 11 September 1973
    “Mulla Nasruddin lived next door to a church.”
  28. Preetam Chhabi Nainan Basee #16 · 20 mentions · 26 March 1980
    “A beggar once asked Mulla Nasruddin for alms.”
  29. Shiv Sutra #5 · 20 mentions · 15 September 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin had a dog.”
  30. Geeta Darshan Vol. 8 #8 · 19 mentions
    “Mulla Nasruddin is galloping on his donkey, rushing out of the village in great haste, whipping away.”
  31. Mahaveer Vani #43 · 19 mentions · 31 August 1973
    “Mulla Nasruddin’s whole house collapsed.”
  32. Mahaveer Vani #53 · 19 mentions · 10 September 1973
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin’s wife went to her lawyer.”
  33. Ram Duware Jo Mare #6 · 19 mentions · 30 May 1974
    “A friend came to Mulla Nasruddin.”
  34. Shiv Sutra #7 · 19 mentions · 17 September 1974
    “One morning Mulla Nasruddin came.”
  35. Tao Upanishad #19 · 19 mentions · 5 November 1971
    “Mulla Nasruddin once brought a case to court.”
  36. The Beginning of the Beginning #5: From Emptiness Towards Truth · 18 mentions · 27 February 1969
    “One evening, as Mulla Nasruddin was setting out to call on some of his friends, an old friend happened to come along.”
  37. The Empty Boat #5: Three in the Morning · 18 mentions · 14 July 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin was telling a story to his disciples, and suddenly the rain started -- it must have been a day like this.”
  38. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #19: Other dimensions of a feminine consciousness: faith, acceptance and surrender · 18 mentions · 4 November 1971
    “It is said that Mulla Nasruddin was once found in a court of law.”
  39. Geeta Darshan Vol. 8 #1 · 18 mentions
    “Someone asked Mulla Nasruddin: one day, as he was returning from the tavern, a friend said to him, “Nasruddin, the signs of old age have begun.”
  40. Mrityoma Amritam Gamaya #2 · 18 mentions · 2 August 1979
    “Mulla Nasruddin’s new neighbor saw his garden.”
  41. Tao Upanishad #109 · 18 mentions · 10 February 1975
    “It so happened that Mulla Nasruddin was lecturing his son.”
  42. Jharat Dashahun Dis Moti #13 · 17 mentions · 2 February 1980
    “Someone saw Mulla Nasruddin walking in the market: on one foot a black shoe, on the other a red.”
  43. Mahaveer Vani #7 · 17 mentions · 24 August 1971
    “The talk wanders and comes to this: one old friend—everyone is old; Nasruddin is sixty—asks: Nasruddin, do you recall an occasion in your life when you were in great difficulty—a very awkward moment?”
  44. Mahaveer Vani #42 · 17 mentions · 30 August 1973
    “Someone came to Mulla Nasruddin and said: 'I have heard you have found the key to the mystery of life — give me that key.'”
  45. Mahaveer Vani #50 · 17 mentions · 7 September 1973
    “I have heard there was a trial against Mulla Nasruddin; and the judge asked him: Nasruddin, do you drink alcohol?”
  46. Ram Duware Jo Mare #8 · 17 mentions · 1 June 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin went to learn swimming.”
  47. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #5 · 17 mentions · 25 May 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin’s wife, Guljaan, asked him: “Nasruddin, how much do you love me!”
  48. The Empty Boat #10: Wholeness · 16 mentions · 19 July 1974
    “Once, Mulla Nasruddin's son came home and said that he had trusted a friend and had given him his toy to play with, but now the friend refused to return it.”
  49. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #11: Empty (theoretical) knowledge leads to desire · 16 mentions · 21 July 1971
    “I have heard that there was a court-case against Nasruddin.”
  50. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #5 · 16 mentions
    “I have heard that Mulla Nasruddin set out on a pilgrimage.”
  51. Kahe Hot Adheer #15 · 16 mentions · 26 September 1979
    “Mulla Nasruddin, drunk one night, staggered home.”
  52. Nirvan Upanishad #8 · 16 mentions · 29 September 1971
    “Mulla Nasruddin is walking.”
  53. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #6 · 16 mentions · 6 June 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin once said to me, “Bhagwan, I can’t get to sleep.””
  54. Prabhu Mandir Ke Dwar Par #8 · 16 mentions · 11 June 1969
    “I have heard a story—about the wondrous fakir Mulla Nasruddin.”
  55. Rahiman Dhaga Prem Ka #9 · 16 mentions · 7 April 1980
    “I’ve heard Chandulal had been enjoying guest-hospitality at Mulla Nasruddin’s for about a month.”
  56. Udio Pankh Pasar #10 · 16 mentions
    “Mulla Nasruddin, fed up in his old age, got himself admitted to a hospital.”
  57. No Water, No Moon #8: The Giver Should Be Thankful · 15 mentions · 18 August 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin was in love with a woman.”
  58. The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart #2: Twenty-four hours a day · 15 mentions · 9 September 1988
    “A Mulla Nasruddin story....”
  59. The Mustard Seed: My Most Loved Gospel on Jesus #10: Just Enjoy Yourself · 15 mentions · 30 August 1974
    “I have heard it happened: One night Mulla Nasruddin's wife was feeling hungry, so she went in search of a midnight snack.”
  60. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #9: The poison of ambition and the order of life · 15 mentions · 19 July 1971
    “Nasruddin was working in a shop but he did not behave well with the customers.”
  61. Mahaveer Vani #11 · 15 mentions · 28 August 1971
    “I have heard: in Mulla Nasruddin’s village there was a contest—who can eat the most.”
  62. Mahaveer Vani #18 · 15 mentions · 4 September 1971
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin’s father was a good physician of his time.”
  63. Mahaveer Vani #45 · 15 mentions · 2 September 1973
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin’s wife reported to the police that some youths were bathing naked in the river near her house; they are visible from my kitchen window.”
  64. Mahaveer Vani #52 · 15 mentions · 9 September 1973
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin had a young son.”
  65. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #2 · 15 mentions · 2 June 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin married a fourth time.”
  66. Rahiman Dhaga Prem Ka #8 · 15 mentions · 6 April 1980
    “I told him a story: Mulla Nasruddin went to a tailor to have a coat made and haggled.”
  67. Sahaj Samadhi Bhali #8 · 15 mentions · 28 July 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin was near death—his last stage, his last breath.”
  68. Shiv Sutra #10 · 15 mentions · 20 September 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin met a friend after many years.”
  69. Utsav Amar Jati Anand Amar Gotar #9 · 15 mentions · 9 June 1979
    “People came running and said to Mulla Nasruddin, “What are you doing sitting here?”
  70. The Great Secret #6 · 14 mentions · 16 January 1975
    “I have heard that Mulla Nasruddin was once living in a village in the hills.”
  71. The Hidden Harmony #7: A Dry Soul is Wisest and Best · 14 mentions · 27 December 1974
    “It happened: Mulla Nasruddin was psychoanalyzed.”
  72. Es Dhammo Sanantano #2 · 14 mentions · 22 November 1975
    “There is an old story from Mulla Nasruddin’s life.”
  73. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #7 · 14 mentions
    “Mulla Nasruddin one morning is sitting reading the Koran—holding it upside down!”
  74. Kahe Vajid Pukar #6 · 14 mentions · 17 September 1979
    “Your name reminded me of Mulla Nasruddin, Salahuddin!”
  75. Lagan Mahurat Jhooth Sab #9 · 14 mentions · 29 November 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin’s psychologist gave him some advice—because Nasruddin said, “My office is going to ruin.”
  76. Mahaveer Meri Drishti Mein #23 · 14 mentions · 30 September 1969
    “There is a remarkable incident from Mulla Nasruddin’s life.”
  77. Mahaveer Vani #13 · 14 mentions · 30 August 1971
    “Mulla Nasruddin is dying; his last moments are near.”
  78. Man Hi Pooja Man Hi Dhoop #3 · 14 mentions · 3 October 1979
    “Mulla Nasruddin went out for an evening stroll.”
  79. Ram Duware Jo Mare #2 · 14 mentions · 26 May 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin’s son, Fazlu, was peering into the jar when an orange slipped from his hand and fell in.”
  80. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #7 · 14 mentions · 27 May 1980
    “In court the public prosecutor charged Mulla Nasruddin, saying, “My Lord, this is the man who pushed his wife into the deep pond at the zoo, and the crocodiles ate her.””
  81. Tao Upanishad #11 · 14 mentions · 21 July 1971
    “I have heard that a case was brought against Nasruddin — theft.”
  82. Udio Pankh Pasar #7 · 14 mentions
    “One day Mulla Nasruddin was reading the Qur’an.”
  83. Beyond Psychology #33: Prayer -- your psychological armor · 13 mentions · 28 April 1986
    “One Sufi story is that Mulla Nasruddin was chosen by the Shah of Iran to go to the king of India as his messenger, to make a friendship between two great countries.”
  84. Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing #1: The Great Way · 13 mentions · 21 October 1974
    “There was a case against Mulla Nasruddin in the court.”
  85. No Water, No Moon #10: Ninakawa Smiles · 13 mentions · 20 August 1974
    “I have heard: Once Mulla Nasruddin caught hold of a man on the street and said, "I am in a very difficult situation: my wife is hungry, my children are ill.”
  86. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #13: When the Coin Disappears · 13 mentions · 17 January 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin is a Sufi figure, one of the oldest figures of Sufi anecdotes, and he shows whatsoever I have been saying here: that the world is a cosmic joke -- he represents that.”
  87. Bahuri Na Aiso Daon #5 · 13 mentions · 5 August 1980
    “I have heard that Mulla Nasruddin went on pilgrimage to the Haj.”
  88. Dharam Sadhana Ke Sutra #5 · 13 mentions
    “There was a fakir, Nasruddin.”
  89. Ek Omkar Satnam #11 · 13 mentions · 1 December 1974
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin used to shout at dawn during prayer, “O God, keep one thing in mind—whenever you give, give a full hundred.”
  90. Geeta Darshan Vol. 8 #6 · 13 mentions
    “Mulla Nasruddin has grown old.”
  91. Jyun Tha Tyun Thaharaya #6 · 13 mentions · 16 September 1980
    “A fisherman was fishing; Mulla Nasruddin stood behind him watching.”
  92. Kahe Hot Adheer #8 · 13 mentions · 19 September 1979
    “One morning, while drinking tea, Mulla Nasruddin said to his wife, “I shouldn’t really say this, but I don’t want to hide anything from you.”
  93. Kahe Hot Adheer #18 · 13 mentions · 29 September 1979
    “Mulla Nasruddin went to a psychologist and said, “Do something—my wife’s condition is getting worse.”
  94. Mahaveer Vani #40 · 13 mentions · 28 August 1973
    “Nasruddin was cleaning the house.”
  95. Peevat Ramras Lagi Khumari #8 · 13 mentions · 18 January 1981
    “It is written in Mulla Nasruddin’s life that he was lying in his garden.”
  96. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #4 · 13 mentions · 4 June 1980
    “I once asked Mulla Nasruddin, “Why do you take only married men in your office?””
  97. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #8 · 13 mentions · 8 June 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin was leaving home when a friend arrived after many years.”
  98. Preetam Chhabi Nainan Basee #10 · 13 mentions · 20 March 1980
    “I have heard: a friend told Mulla Nasruddin, “Why are you defaming your father?”
  99. Rahiman Dhaga Prem Ka #7 · 13 mentions · 5 April 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin got up one night and jabbed his wife—“Quick, bring my glasses!””
  100. Rahiman Dhaga Prem Ka #10 · 13 mentions · 8 April 1980
    “I used to see Mulla Nasruddin every day, watering a flowerpot on his window sill.”
  101. Saheb Mil Saheb Bhave #7 · 13 mentions · 17 July 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin longed to astonish his wife with some trick.”
  102. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #10 · 13 mentions · 30 May 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin once went to an eye doctor.”
  103. Udio Pankh Pasar #3 · 13 mentions
    “Mulla Nasruddin had just fallen in love with a young woman.”
  104. Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing #7: All dreams must cease · 12 mentions · 27 October 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin asked the court for a divorce.”
  105. The Empty Boat #9: Means and Ends · 12 mentions · 18 July 1974
    “Once it happened that at three o'clock one morning Mulla Nasruddin phoned the bartender and said, "What time is the bar going to open?"”
  106. The Great Path #10: The Eternal Spring · 12 mentions · 20 September 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin met a friend who he had not seen for many years.”
  107. The True Sage #8: The light behind the window -- Questions and answers · 12 mentions · 18 October 1975
    “Mulla Nasruddin is not a person; he is the whole humanity.”
  108. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 1 #3: Five modifications of mind · 12 mentions · 27 December 1973
    “Once it happened that Mulla Nasruddin and his friend were drinking in a pub.”
  109. Bahuri Na Aiso Daon #8 · 12 mentions · 8 August 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin went to an eye doctor.”
  110. Es Dhammo Sanantano #74 · 12 mentions · 3 April 1977
    “I have heard, Mulla Nasruddin, hungry and thirsty, came to a village.”
  111. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #13 · 12 mentions
    “I have heard: people caught Mulla Nasruddin outside his house and asked, “What are you doing here?””
  112. Geeta Darshan Vol. 16 #2 · 12 mentions
    “I have heard: one morning Mulla Nasruddin sat in his shed.”
  113. Geeta Darshan Vol. 18 #9 · 12 mentions
    “There is a story about Mulla Nasruddin: when he was a little boy, his name was “Upside-down Head.””
  114. Geeta Darshan Vol. 7 #7 · 12 mentions
    “I have heard that in Mulla Nasruddin’s village the emperor of that land was to visit.”
  115. Geeta Darshan Vol. 8 #3 · 12 mentions
    “Mulla Nasruddin’s house caught fire.”
  116. Kahe Hot Adheer #10 · 12 mentions · 21 September 1979
    “Mulla Nasruddin was in love with a woman.”
  117. Kahe Hot Adheer #13 · 12 mentions · 24 September 1979
    ““My wife,” Mulla Nasruddin said to me, “doesn’t think I’m a man, not even an animal, but a crawling insect.”
  118. Neti Neti Satya Ki Khoj #5 · 12 mentions
    “I recall a fakir named Nasruddin.”
  119. Rahiman Dhaga Prem Ka #1 · 12 mentions · 27 March 1980
    “In Mulla Nasruddin’s village he was the only “educated” man, so people would come to him to have their letters written.”
  120. Ram Duware Jo Mare #3 · 12 mentions · 27 May 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin entered an elevator.”
  121. Sahaj Yog #18 · 12 mentions · 8 December 1978
    “Mulla Nasruddin went to the chemist’s shop and said to the shopkeeper, “Remember, yesterday I took from you a medicine to remove ink stains?””
  122. Saheb Mil Saheb Bhave #9 · 12 mentions · 19 July 1980
    “Mulla Nasruddin’s wife was dying.”
  123. Shiv Sutra #4 · 12 mentions · 14 September 1974
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin became old, a hundred years old.”
  124. Shiv Sutra #6 · 12 mentions · 16 September 1974
    “I was a guest at Mulla Nasruddin’s house.”
  125. Tao Upanishad #21 · 12 mentions · 7 November 1971
    “Nasruddin was present in that gathering.”
  126. No Water, No Moon #6: Why Don't You Retire? · 11 mentions · 16 August 1974
    “I have heard: Once Mulla Nasruddin came back to his home very, very late at night.”
  127. The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart #3: This knowing is a transformation · 11 mentions · 10 September 1988
    “There was a great fair, and Mulla Nasruddin went to the fair.”
  128. The Great Path #4: To Be Dead Do Nothing · 11 mentions · 14 September 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin reached the age of one hundred.”
  129. The Great Path #5: The Knowledge That Is Self Knowledge · 11 mentions · 15 September 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin owned a dog.”
  130. The Mahageeta, Vol 1 #7 · 11 mentions · 17 September 1976
    “I have heard that one day Mulla Nasruddin's wife came home in a rage and said to Mulla that beggars are big cheats.”
  131. The Osho Upanishad #11: From somebody to nobody... a journey from fiction to reality · 11 mentions · 26 August 1986
    “The Sufi story about Mulla Nasruddin is that he went to listen to a great sage and sat at the very back.”
  132. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #5: In Deep Patience · 11 mentions · 13 January 1974
    “It happened once that Mulla Nasruddin owned a hotel.”
  133. Diya Tale Andhera #20 · 11 mentions · 10 October 1974
    “So he went to Mulla Nasruddin.”
  134. Kahe Hot Adheer #12 · 11 mentions · 23 September 1979
    “Mulla Nasruddin came home one afternoon—early.”
  135. Maha Geeta #7 · 11 mentions · 17 September 1976
    “I have heard: one day Mulla Nasruddin’s wife came home seething with anger and said to the Mulla, Beggars are great deceivers.”
  136. Mahaveer Vani #10 · 11 mentions · 27 August 1971
    “I have heard: once thieves surrounded Mulla Nasruddin.”
  137. Mrityoma Amritam Gamaya #5 · 11 mentions · 5 August 1979
    “I have heard that Mulla Nasruddin once asked the richest man in town, “I want to know a secret no one else could tell me.”
  138. Nirvan Upanishad #6 · 11 mentions · 28 September 1971
    “When Mulla Nasruddin married, his wife got upset the very first day and said to her neighbor: I am very distressed.”
  139. Nirvan Upanishad #7 · 11 mentions · 28 September 1971
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin was traveling by train.”
  140. Samadhi Ke Sapat Dwar #8 · 11 mentions · 13 February 1973
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin once gave a tailor some cloth to make clothes.”
  141. Shiv Sutra #8 · 11 mentions · 18 September 1974
    “I have heard: one day Mulla Nasruddin ran to the riverbank.”
  142. Sumiran Mera Hari Kare #8 · 11 mentions · 28 May 1980
    “Someone asked Mulla Nasruddin, “Who runs things in your home?””
  143. Tao Upanishad #115 · 11 mentions · 25 March 1975
    “I have heard that Mulla Nasruddin went to the market to buy saris for his wife.”
  144. Tao Upanishad #48 · 11 mentions · 20 July 1972
    “One evening in Mulla Nasruddin’s village coffee house there was a big crowd.”
  145. Utsav Amar Jati Anand Amar Gotar #2 · 11 mentions · 2 June 1979
    “Mulla Nasruddin was once caught on a train.”
  146. Utsav Amar Jati Anand Amar Gotar #10 · 11 mentions · 10 June 1979
    “I have heard: Mulla Nasruddin was a servant to a Nawab of Lucknow.”
  147. And The Flowers Showered #4: What is the way? · 10 mentions · 3 November 1974
    “I have heard it happened: Mulla Nasruddin was very ill -- tense, psychiatrically ill.”
  148. From Personality to Individuality #28: Knowledge is information; knowing is transformation · 10 mentions · 26 January 1985
    “I have heard that the wife of Mulla Nasruddin purchased a parrot.”
  149. The Great Path #7: Meditation is the Seed · 10 mentions · 17 September 1974
    “Mulla Nasruddin came to me early one morning.”
  150. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #20: Blessed are those who are ready to be last · 10 mentions · 5 November 1971
    “One story of Nasruddin goes that once, when he was yet a boy, he was sitting on the road-side, smoking.”

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