hindi june november known arabic pen author teacher tradition wrote dozen books topics ranging psychology spirituality culture studies born india descendant family nobles grew mainly england early writings centred magic established publishing house producing translations classics titles seminal work appeared received internationally founded london based educational charity devoted study human behaviour culture similar organisation exists united_states stanford_university psychology professor appointed deputy writings presented universal form wisdom islam emphasizing static adapted current time place people framed teaching western psychological terms extensive use traditional teaching stories texts contained multiple layers meaning designed trigger insight self reflection reader best known collections humorous stories times criticized questioned credentials background role controversy surrounding new translation published friend older brother came particular scrutiny notable defenders chief novelist came recognized spokesman west visiting professor number western universities works played significant presenting form spiritual wisdom necessarily attached specific religion life family early life born india indian father writer diplomat scottish mother family paternal ancestral home near paternal grandfather north indian state hereditary title family gained thanks services earlier ancestor rendered british mainly grew vicinity london according began accompanying father travels young age travelled widely returned england family home years travels work able meet spend time prominent distinguished personalities east west williams writes upbringing presented young man marked intelligence soon proved possess opportunities acquire truly international outlook broad vision acquaintance people places professional diplomat advanced age longer experience career diplomacy attract described unconventional upbringing bbc interview described father extended family friends tried expose children impacts wide range contacts experiences intention producing rounded person described approach education family moved london oxford escape blitz german bombing spent years city accompanied father secretary father meat mission returned england october following allegations improper business dealings personal life married daughter followed twins son daughter friendship publication end 1950s established contact circles london acted secretary companion founder modern time days hold court interested table restaurant swiss cottage north london tuesday evening founded publishing house titles biography titled witch book attributed followers fact written according want confuse students seen interest tradition said somewhat disillusioned told day visiting tea interviewing wished news world reporter material good authority group cornerstone religion coming age january trip met english poet wrote graves pension requesting opportunity day long added currently researching religions attending experiments conducted britain mushroom eating topic interest graves time told graves intensely preoccupied moment carrying forward intuitive knowledge graves soon close friends graves took supportive interest writing career encouraged publish authoritative treatment western readership practical means study managed obtain substantial advance book resolving temporary financial difficulties appeared published long introduction book chronicles impact development western traditions seventh century onward work figures john cross classic like books topic conspicuous avoiding terminology identified interpretation traditional islam book employed deliberately scattered style wrote graves aim condition people prevent conventional form exposition book sold poorly invested considerable money advertising graves told worry writing hurt allowed publication said proud having assisted publication assured book recognised long leave find readers hear voice spreading envisaged connection june couple years prior publication established contact members movement formed mystical teachings press article appeared describing author visit secret monastery methods similar methods apparently taught monastery implied representative england earliest pupils work contact article attached special significance told symbol said revealed secrets went far heard introduced including noted student founder located acre estate kingston thames surrey time bennett investigated origins teachings based numerous statements travels bennett east met convinced adopted ideas techniques heard lectures early 1920s origin teaching studied bennett wrote meeting autobiography witness wary decided forward teacher appeared conversations convinced ought elizabeth went dinner meet turned young man early spoke english beard gestures taken english public school type impressions unfavourable restless smoked intent making good impression halfway evening attitude completely changed recognized unusually gifted man marks man worked seriously knowing cautious man trained assessing information years accepted assurances belief important mission west ought help accomplish gave bennett declaration people tradition authorised share document announced opportunity transmission secret hidden special superior form knowledge combined personal impression bennett formed convinced bennett genuine monastery afghanistan inner circle teachings inspired years bennett weekly private talks lasted hours later gave talks students bennett says plans included reaching people occupied positions authority power half consciously aware problems mankind longer solved economic political social action people touched said new forces moving world help mankind survive coming crisis bennett agreed ideas agreed people attracted overtly spiritual movements seldom possessed qualities needed reach occupy positions authority sufficient grounds believing world people occupying important positions capable looking limitations cultures hope mankind lies intervention higher source bennett wrote seen know idle intensely task given wishing support work bennett decided long time discussing matter council members institute springs property insisted gift strings attached property transferred banned bennett associates visiting bennett feel bennett says receive invitation party held lasted days nights primarily young people attracting worked bennett years says acquired main activity giving parties encounters enjoyed attitude bennett said different styles work like struggle denial way treat work joke months sold plot worth developer proceeds establish work activities near acre estate belonged family lord founder springs property bennett handed care body pupils comprising people promised integrate suitable half number found place work years later author suggested bennett bennett gave account matter autobiography said behaviour transfer property hard bear insisted man exquisite manners delicate considered adopted behaviour deliberately sure bonds severed added far suitable place work said felt sadness lost identity concluded account matter stating gained freedom contact learned love people understand according later engaged discussions heads groups new_york letter march bennett wrote madame aware limitations able new_york elizabeth visited foundation saw leading people new_york group preparing come fruition tell refer connection capacity turning upside useless people passive useless avoid issue time hope good come continue work author clinical psychologist later wrote witnessing growing foundation hoped new blood leadership come came prevailing sense leaders work change treasure costs preserved original form stronger wish new wave inspiration studies founded later renamed educational charity aimed study debate education research aspects human thought behaviour culture established place gathering discussion poets philosophers world established literary scene time held meetings gave lectures awarding international scholars including sir head european studies chairman institute early 1970s early member supporter presentations given institute scientists like visitors pupils pupils included poet zoologist psychologist interior house decorated fashion held sunday guests large dining room estate stable nicknamed elephant reference eastern tale elephant dark following years developed means publishing distributing translations numerous classics addition collected translated wrote thousands tales making available western audience books lectures books feature character illustrations provided interpretation stories previously considered muslim cultures presented featured television documentary aired bbc segments included interviewed unfinished animated film scientist discussing use stories guests included british psychiatrist discussing effects social conditioning creativity problem solving comedian talking role humour ritual human life program ended asserting humanity evolution breaking psychological limitations constant effectively prevents evolution form going ahead man asleep die wakes organised study groups united_states chilean psychiatrist teaching california late 1960s says disappointed extent school entailed living lineage turned group guidance wrote book entitled psychology meditation associated research psychologist president founder established seeing need books collections ancient new ways thinking formed central source important contemporary traditional literature sole distributor works published associate scientist professor teaching telecommunications time set study groups enterprises promotion ideas like edited anthology writings entitled ideas west later years wrote dozen books following decades drawing classical sources achieving huge worldwide circulation writings appealed primarily oriented western audience translating teachings contemporary psychological language presented vernacular accessible terms illustrating wisdom example proved particularly popular received accepted lecture visiting professor academic institutions including english universities literary educational work found time design air forming company run number textile electronics companies undertook journeys ancestral afghanistan involved setting relief efforts drew experiences later book novel soviet war afghanistan illness late spring year final visit afghanistan suffered successive massive heart attacks told cent heart function left expect survive despite intermittent bouts illness continued working produced books years death died london november age according obituary daily_telegraph collaborator soviet war afghanistan director studies governor member time death books sold million copies dozen languages worldwide reviewed numerous international journals newspapers teachings books magic early books studies called minority beliefs book oriental magic published originally intended titled considerations eastern african minority beliefs followed secret lore magic book originally entitled materials european minority belief literature names books according contributor changed publication commercial publishing practices death father asserted reason son published books subject magic probable popular revival belief significant number people nonsense son eventually completed task researched years published important books subject interview psychology today elaborated main purpose books magic material available general reader long people believed secret books hidden places amazing things held information purpose information magic east west second purpose books forces magic developed come customary physics experience ordinary people think studied gather data analyze phenomena need separate chemistry magic went books subject written current magic fact subsequently avoid disappointed books followed publication featured television sir oriental magic contain sections subject form timeless wisdom presented form timeless wisdom islam emphasised nature alive static adapted visible new times places people schools like waves break rocks sea different forms purpose wrote quoting dismissive descriptions holding academic personal study historical forms methods sufficient basis gaining correct understanding fact obsession traditional forms actually obstacle man bones able recognise comes live expressed idea books like presented path individual religions adapted western audience unlike khan religious spiritual portrayed psychological technology method science achieve self approach especially addressed followers students intellectuals acquainted modern psychology example wrote states man objective enables individual grasp higher facts man invited push evolution ahead called real intellect taught human acquire new subtle sense organs response need believe expressed way humanity evolving certain destiny taking evolution organs come result need specific organs human organism producing new complex organs response need age time space complex organs concerned time space ordinary people regard sporadic occasional power seen organs difference evolution date present need evolution past thousand years given possibility conscious evolution essential evolution future depends dismissed eastern western projections partial included khan version overtly muslim forms found islamic countries hand writings associates implied grand position authority failure acknowledge existence felt best way introduce wisdom west time overcoming problems clarify difference cult educational system contribute knowledge interview explained work educational pattern area approach acted director studies study west later published monograph entitled special problems later explained activities divided different components departments studies studies studies studies helped lead people included promotion knowledge lacking culture needed restored spread understanding social conditioning difference rational intuitive modes thought activities people minds free wide ranging studies included institutions activities lectures provided information acted cultural liaison public finally studies referred school carrying activities prescribed teacher training forms necessarily fit notion mystical school aims declaration people tradition given addition making announcement feeding certain fields thought certain ideas pointing factors surrounding work declaration practical task task locate individuals capacity obtaining special knowledge man available group special manner group forms organism right place right time provide external interior format work ideas suitable local conditions balance theory practice bbc interview explained contemporary approach interested making available west aspects shall use west time don want turn good europeans poor people asked don use traditional methods spiritual training instance dealing people seek hunt course answer reason came house today fact mystical system religion body knowledge frequently characterised work preliminary actual study way learning read write seen preliminary study literature psychology correctly oriented spirituality obsession mistaken trying spiritual practices personality end argued reason work produced onwards psychological nature focused attacking false self way understand seek think frequently criticised mentioning god writings reply given man present state point talking god illustrated problem book east finding speak language ants approached god like resemble answered god single sting god teaching stories teaching stories humour great effect work emphasised function surprising anecdotes fresh perspectives tales revealed reading discussion tales group setting significant activities members study circles engaged way surprising tales student normal unaware mode consciousness studied stanford_university psychology professor fellow psychologist eminent writers poet nobel prize winning novelist notable profoundly influenced met 1960s realising ideal partner teachings translating deputy united_states psychology consciousness enthusiastically received academic psychology community coincided new interests field study techniques designed achieve shifts mood awareness published books field years philosopher science physicist teaching tales corpus habits mind prevented people scientific method nature way science includes tales tales exploits original historical cultural setting teaching stories kind told later written purpose faith practice successive generations considered suitable people ages including children contained multiple layers meaning likened story peach person emotionally stirred exterior peach lent eat peach taste delight throw away stone crack find delicious hidden depth manner invited audience receive story failing uncover story merely amusing superficial person accomplish looking peach tale allowed touched mentions father storytelling points book arabian nights discuss use teaching stories father told stories worked reveal layers information fragments truth fantasy didn need given right conditions stories activated explains father stories wisdom father tale hand divert attention use way idea thought great collections stories east like wisdom knowledge ready studied appreciated stories represented mere entertainment saw complex psychological documents forming body knowledge collected refined dawn humanity passed word mouth later book continues discussion stories teaching tools quoting following explanation father gave end story stories technical documents like maps kind people use maps forgotten think strange way teach stories long ago way people passed wisdom knew wisdom story layers way fish frozen block ice world living lost skill skill certainly hear stories like stories feel warm past layer ice stories like lovely know play chess drawn game complicated drained imagine game lost society centuries fine pieces found cluster round praise imagine fine object purpose entertain eyes stories inner value lost way time knew play rules forgotten people game played europe north_america cites example story tells man looking key ground passing neighbour asks man fact place lost key man replies lost home light house writing world islam quotes story featuring asked describe qualities teacher explains wrote beautiful poetry inspired self sacrifice service fellow man readily qualities find qualities recommended proceeds list qualities actually enabled effective teacher irritated caused examine trace source angry feel transform anger explains followed path blame intentionally provoking vicious attacks order bring students critics light allowing seen showed strange strange commonplace realise views culture practical life concern reveal underlying cultures hidden factors determining individual behaviour discounted western focus appearances reflected mere fashion habit drew attention origins culture unconscious mixed motivations people groups formed pointed individual group levels short term disasters turn vice versa knowledge little affect way people respond events occur advocate abandonment duties instead argued treasure sought disciple derive struggles everyday living considered practical work means self work line traditional adoption ordinary earned worked status teacher remained guru identity desire found cult sect rejected academic hat writing concluded best seen embodiment tradition intuitive aspects mind regarded productive working legacy considered books legacy function fulfilled longer promoting distributing teacher publications important activity work students fund raising purposes transforming public awareness suspended activities following formation new charity ceased activities earlier headed active united_states terrorist attacks example sent advertising afghanistan related books authored circle members linking publications need improved cross cultural understanding interviewed psychology today july asked sake humanity like happen replied want case anybody listening products years psychological research studied public everybody findings way thinking great body psychological information refuse use brother writer teacher brothers taught students 1960s agreed disagree went separate ways following death fair number students affiliated movement daughters notable reporting women rights afghanistan documentary beneath veil son noted travel writer journalist reception books achieved considerable critical acclaim subject bbc documentary pair eyes works way reflections chosen outstanding book year bbc critics programme honours won prizes islamic scholar commenting tales said beautifully translated collection positive assessments work entitled studies east west published included contributions sir sir stated partly begun new interesting implications subject review magic monastery noted primarily concerned secret doctrine concerned method mystical knowledge transmitted transmit knowledge direct manner masters chief means means brief stories work way activate hidden forces afghanistan said dreams highly recommended interest basically anthology short stories tales jokes extracts written oral literature forms evening talk interchange modern times afghanistan afghanistan news reported covers important contributions world philosophy science fully authoritative book human development system far doubts background credentials concerned scholar served minister education later ambassador foreign minister afghanistan issued declaration scholars world family afghanistan recognized descendants prophet peace recognized noble descent islam respected teachers scholars son late personally known honourable man rank titles descent attested known professor poet afghanistan praised work friend saying especially appreciated brilliant important services revealing inspirations inner thoughts great teachers islam standard india found dreams fine anthology time entertainment inspiration witty utterly human canadian charity founded decided use children books distribute thousands children canada mexico afghanistan children literacy programme promotion cross cultural understanding series books published non profit initiative american psychologist provides books children initiative school writings hostile critic disagreed assertion teaching essentially nature took exception publication impossible book matter teachers linked article religion today moore covered bennett graves controversies noted surrounded described supported journalists editors critics animators broadcasters travel writers choruses praise moore questioned purported heritage upbringing body school writings authors praise ostensibly parties referring grand prince king presence king incarnation ali axis support efforts market western audience similarly commented poor quality written support noting unfortunately style claims possessed paranormal abilities tone superiority attitude outside apparent absence motivation claims thought merit treatment view marked difference quality writings quality secondary literature moore wilson noted similarities style considered possibility work frequently published publishing house written arguing alternative interpretation literature religious scholar proposed self serving deception definition seen stating critique entrenched positions fixed noting intent undermine false argued myth created writings teaching tool tool supposed dissolve touch concluded taken face value possibility assessment greatest defenders stated interview found taught claims ancient teaching suitable time place stuff east islam like commenting death daily_telegraph stated met surprising book read book changed life describing phenomenon like time characterised sided man person expected meet kind generous modest don look face hand quotes saying good friend teacher odd years professor long time researcher area meditation change consciousness began study teaching stories early expressed view western benefit perspective provided universal essence provided suitable materials studied correct manner sequence given writings translations teaching stories designed purpose mind recommended interested assessing matter noted authorities accepted position spokesman contemporary psychologist consciousness researcher commented writings produced profound appreciation psychology written asked assessment said important work large scale stirring people effectively place making think showing modes thought appear free largely referred breaking people fixed ideas directions awakening process necessary preparation new world indian philosopher mystic commenting work described diamond value added man introduced west incredible service small anecdotes beautiful capacity exactly translate poignant writing guide pronounced extremely wide ranging introduction adding slant evident historical book successful provoking interest general reader described learning learn collection interviews talks short writings best works providing solid orientation psychological approach work noting best provides insights students nonsense spiritual marketplace social psychologist book innate emotional needs new approach emotional health clear thinking wrote understood appreciated real significance human nature book brain big bang explosive origin creativity mental illness said stories told young old alike lay mind living overcoming everyday difficulties travelling spiritual path impact recognized felt months years hearing reading eventually structural content contain exploit pattern matching nature brain possible students observe functioning emotionally responses changing life circumstances makes easier action required reality minds connect higher realms teaching stories read told reflected analysed destroys beneficial impact mind added great collector publisher tales writings contain long term impact quality understood vital importance humanity mental blueprint aspect books examples notes years truly wealthy respected figure higher british society controversies arose autobiographical data mentioning prophet muhammad secret order tradition taught historical facts link prophet muhammad number people sharing link today years later million elements autobiography appeared pure fiction hammer noted books remained public demand played significant role representing essence non life spiritual wisdom wrote extremely gifted unlike merely commercial writers taken time produce elaborate internally consistent system attracted range eminent people provoked stimulated thought diverse quarters moore acknowledged contribution sorts brought energy resource self ended conclusion self sacrifice self tradition prophet islam god merely opined books great deal harder read write controversy reception movement marked controversy hostile presented classical writings tools self development contemporary people objects historical study graves introduction written help described senior male line descent prophet having inherited secret mysteries ancestors fact grand privately writing friend graves confessed misleading introduction included editions book included anchor editions critic scholar article critical called pseudo like opined graves trying upgrade lineage reference senior male line descent unfortunate sons died infancy accepted family descended seventh great ibn ali younger son marriage daughter prophet ibn considered lineage special islamic world walks society sides religious political fence described books trivial errors fact inaccurate translations oriental names words plain adding good measure remarkable opinion importance took dim view honour saying considered claims book behalf father concerning representing tradition self serving publicity marked disregard facts expressing amusement manner bbc radio interview concluded western intellectuals desperate find answers questions confronted wisdom mysterious east abandon critical submit kind belonged realm pseudo centred god man controversy late 1960s early 1970s came attack controversy surrounding publication new translation older brother translation presented poem based supposedly derived manuscript family possession years reviewed book expressed conviction story ancient manuscript false father expected graves present original manuscript clear matter died car accident november year later graves asked produce manuscript replied letter manuscript possession producing prove accurately dated current methods authenticity contested time wrote realised making noise intent opposition carrying campaign let face listening added father infuriated casting refused engage felt father response correct graves noting widely perceived having fallen prey brothers gross deception affected income sales historical writings insisted producing manuscript matter family honour pressed reminding previous promises produce manuscript necessary brothers produced manuscript leading graves nephew biographer muse hard believe bearing mind brothers obligations graves withheld manuscript 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