The Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan

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So what is the religion of a sage? Every religion is his religion, and yet no religion is his religion. His religion is that of wisdom. He masters the mind not only by all these things, but at the same time he practices this mastery by means of contemplation, by learning how to concentrate, and by learning how to live; for if he does not master his mind, concentration will not help him. If the small things are not controlled, how can he manage contemplation? How many people say, "When we sit down to concentrate our minds go to a thousand things; we seem to be sitting in a chair, but our mind seems to be jumping all over the place." Where is the concentration?


 
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