<p><em>Caravan of Dreams</em>&nbsp;distills the essence of Eastern thought in a feast of stories, sayings, poems and allegories, collected by one of the world&rsquo;s leading experts in Oriental philosophy.&nbsp;<br />
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Idries Shah builds up a complete picture of a single consciousness, relating mythology to reality, illuminating historical patterns, and presenting philosophical legends in this unique anthology.&nbsp;<br />
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Its title is inspired from the couplet written by the Sufi mystic Bahaudin:&nbsp;<br />
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<em>&lsquo;Here we are, all of us: in a dream-caravan,<br />
A caravan, but a dream &ndash; a dream, but a caravan.<br />
And we know which are the dreams.<br />
Therein lies the hope.&rsquo;</em>&nbsp;<br />
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