The Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Symbolic art lies between the art of copying and the art of improving. In symbolic art, the art of copying and improvising unite, and therefore in symbolism both principal aspects of art become perfected. A person inspired by the symbolic expression of nature sees in all things of nature a symbol, representing to him something, at the same time revealing to him some mystery of life and nature. This knowledge is a key to the whole creation. To a person possessing this knowledge everything in the world seems a closed box, the key of which he possesses. As soon as he gives his attention to anything he sees, he immediately finds at hand a symbolic expression which, used as a key, opens the door to every hidden treasure.


 
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