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Enviable is the one who Loveth and asketh no return…

“Enviable is he who loveth and asketh no return.”  – Hazrat Inayat Khan There are two stages of workers. The first stage is that of the one who works for himself; the higher stage of working is to work for others. The one who rises above the stage of working for himself comes to the […]

Depth of Thought…

“It is the depth of thought that is powerful, and sincerity of feeling which creates atmosphere.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan Very few realize what power sincerity carries. A false man, however physically strong he is or however great is his will power, is kept down by his falsehood; it never allows him to rise. It eats […]

Consciousness of Prayer…

“It is according to the extent of our consciousness of prayer that our prayer reaches God.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan Our follies and errors are natural; but when we defend ourselves, making virtues of our shortcomings and trying to hide our errors, it is as if we nurtured our errors, trying to make them grow. The […]

Bowing to the Will of God…

“The wise man submits to conditions when he is helpless, bowing to the will of God. But the evil that is avoidable he roots out without sparing one single moment or effort.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan By looking for happiness, what does man seek after? He is seeking after his self, though he does not know […]

Birth of the Soul…

“The seeming death of the body is the real birth of the soul.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan There are two deaths, the inner and the external. The first is going into the center, the second going into the vastness. ~~”The seeming death of the body is the real birth of the soul.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan

As Long as In Love…

“As long as in love there is “you” and “me”, love is not fully kindled.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan There are three stages of morals. The first stage is the moral of reciprocity. This moral is natural to the one who sees the difference between himself and another, who recognizes every man as such and such. […]

God is Within You…

“God is within you; you are His instrument, and through you He expresses Himself to the external world.” – Hazrat Inayat Khan In reality God is within man; man is the instrument of God and through him God experiences the external world. Prayer is the way of conveying the God within to the God without; and […]

The Wave is the Sea in Itself yet….

“The wave is the sea itself yet, when it rises in the form of a wave, it is the wave and when you look at the whole of it, it is the sea.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan There is an Arabic saying, ‘If you wish to know God, you must know yourself.’ How little man knows […]

The Soul of All is One Soul…

“The soul of all is one soul, and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan With all the opposition to the Master at the time when the [chief priests] demanded his crucifixion, did those who were present sincerely think the Master was guilty? No, each one of them […]

Narrowness is Not Necessarily Devotion…

“Narrowness is not necessarily devotion, but often appears so.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan How can those claim to love the Creator who do not love what He has created? For God could never have become known had there been no manifestation. So he who does not find sufficient beauty to admire in His manifestation cannot pretend […]