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
forever treasure given
He who has spent has used; he who has collected has lost; but he who has given has saved his treasure forever.
fate hands wish
One must always say every word with consideration, and should not say what one does not wish to happen. Those who do not understand the value of suggestion walk after their own fate with a whip in their hand, and those who understand its value and control their word and use it rightly, they are a bliss to themselves and a source of happiness to others.
heart eye
As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand when the heart is open.
dark night soul
There can be no rebirth without a dark night of the soul, a total annihilation of all that you believed in and thought that you were.
patience healing needs
The first lesson to learn is to resign oneself to the little difficulties in life, not to hit out at everything one comes up against. If one were able to manage this one would not need to cultivate great power; even one's presence would be healing.
voice radio tunes
The person who is in tune with the Universe becomes like a radio receiver, through which the voice of the Universe is transmitted.
journey differences destination
There is no difference in the destination, the only difference is in the journey.
strong broken
One is never so strong as when one is broken.
pain joyfulness joyous
Don't be concerned about being disloyal to your pain by being joyous.
gratitude character personality
A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant.
rocks
With love, even the rocks will open.
pain healing remedy
Love itself is the healing power and the remedy for all pain.
soul truth-is
The soul of all is one soul and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden.
passion mind body
Every passion, every emotion, has its effect upon the mind. Every change of mind, however slight, has its effect upon the body.