The expression "to perfume a scorpion", which was used by the great Sufi teacher Bahauddin, symbolizes the hypocrisy and self-deception of both an individual and entire public institutions.In these lectures and reflections, Idries Shah directs attention to fragrance and to the scorpion for cover and reality in psychology, in human behavior and in the learning process.Filled with illustrative anecdotes from modern life, this book is grown from the learning structures used by Rumi, Hafiz, Jami and other great sages. The book contains the main materials of lectures delivered by Idries Shah at US universities under the auspices of The Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge (Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge) and The Graduate Institute of International Studies (Higher School of International Studies), Fairleigh Dickinson University.The file is a scanned book page.