Hazrat Inayat Khan
Hazrat Inayat Khan
Inayat Khanwas the founder of The Sufi Order in the West in 1914and teacher of Universal Sufism. He initially came to the West as a Northern Indian classical musician, having received the honorific "Tansen" from the Nizam of Hyderabad, but he soon turned to the introduction and transmission of Sufi thought and practice. Later, in 1923, the Sufi Order of the London period was dissolved into a new organization, formed under Swiss law, called the "International Sufi Movement". His message...
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth5 July 1882
Hazrat Inayat Khan quotes about
yoga humanity divinity
The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the divinity within.
yoga essence meditation
Repose is the secret of all contemplation and meditation, the secret of getting in tune with that aspect of life which is the essence of all things. When one is not accustomed to take repose, one does not know what is behind one's being.
horse lying secret
How can you be that which you possess? You cannot be the horse and rider at the same time. Herein lies the secret of mortality and immortality.
two soul tragedy
There are two aspects of individual harmony: the harmony between body and soul, and the harmony between individuals. All the tragedy in the world, in the individual and in the multitude, comes from lack of harmony. And harmony is the best given by producing harmony in one's own life.
prayer heart two
Prayer from the depth and prayer from the surface are two prayers. One can utter what Christ has called 'vain repetitions', just repeating the prayer; one does not fix one's mind on the meaning of the prayer. If the depth of one's heart has heard the prayer, God has heard it.
everyday use beloved
Music, the word we use in our everyday language, is nothing less than the picture of our Beloved. It is because music is the picture of our Beloved that we love music.
self half poverty
Self-pity is the worst poverty. When a person says, 'I am...' with pity, before he has said anything more he has diminished himself to half of what he is; and what is said further, diminishes him totally; nothing more of him is left afterwards.
uplifting health healing
Music should be healing. Music should uplift the soul. Music should inspire.
religion one-day mankind
One day, music will take its rightful place as the true religion of Mankind.
peaceful atmosphere may
Atmosphere is a silent music. It has its effect upon the listener, exciting or peaceful, whatever it may be.
sarcasm abuse intellect
Sarcasm is an abuse of the intellect.
being-thankful trying care
Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much care the less; but try to obtain what you need in life, and make the best of every moment of your life.
leaving easy all-things
To make a friend, forgiveness is required which burns up all things, leaving only beauty; but to destroy friendship is easy.
musician great-music ancient
In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians.