The Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan

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There are various ideas and beliefs as to the relation between God and man, and it is natural that there should be various beliefs, for every man has his own conception, his own conception of God. There is no comparison between God and man. The reason is that man, being limited, can be compared with another being; God, being perfect, is beyond comparison. The prophets and masters in all ages have tried their best to give man some idea of God's Being, but this has always been difficult, for it is impossible to define God in words; it is like trying to put the ocean into a bottle. However large a bottle, it can never accommodate the ocean. The words that we use in our everyday language are the names of limited forms, and for our convenience we give a name to God, the one who is above name and form. If there is any possibility of understanding God and His Being it is only possible by finding the relation between man and God.


 
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