The Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Volume SayingsSocial GathekasReligious GathekasThe Message PapersThe Healing PapersVol. 1, The Way of IlluminationVol. 1, The Inner LifeVol. 1, The Soul, Whence And Whither?Vol. 1, The Purpose of LifeVol. 2, The Mysticism of Sound and MusicVol. 2, The Mysticism of SoundVol. 2, Cosmic LanguageVol. 2, The Power of the WordVol. 3, EducationVol. 3, Life's Creative Forces: Rasa ShastraVol. 3, Character and PersonalityVol. 4, Healing And The Mind WorldVol. 4, Mental PurificationVol. 4, The Mind-WorldVol. 5, A Sufi Message Of Spiritual LibertyVol. 5, Aqibat, Life After DeathVol. 5, The Phenomenon of the SoulVol. 5, Love, Human and DivineVol. 5, Pearls from the Ocean UnseenVol. 5, Metaphysics, The Experience of the Soul Through the Different Planes of ExistenceVol. 6, The Alchemy of HappinessVol. 7, In an Eastern Rose GardenVol. 8, Health and Order of Body and MindVol. 8, The Privilege of Being HumanVol. 8a, Sufi TeachingsVol. 9, The Unity of Religious IdealsVol. 10, Sufi MysticismVol. 10, The Path of Initiation and DiscipleshipVol. 10, Sufi PoetryVol. 10, Art: Yesterday, Today, and TomorrowVol. 10, The Problem of the DayVol. 11, PhilosophyVol. 11, PsychologyVol. 11, Mysticism in LifeVol. 12, The Vision of God and ManVol. 12, Confessions: Autobiographical Essays of Hazat Inayat KhanVol. 12, Four PlaysVol. 13, GathasVol. 14, The Smiling ForeheadBy DateTHE SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS | Heading Gayan: SongVadan: Playing on Musical InstrumentsNirtan: DanceThe Bowl of Saki |
Sub-Heading -ALL-Alankaras: The fanciful expression of an idea.Suras: God speaking through the kindled soul.Tanas: The soul speaking with nature.Gamakas: A feeling in the Poet's heart, keyed to various notesBoulas: A kindled word.Talas: The rhythmic expression of an ideaChalas: An illuminated word.Aphorisms |
SayingsNirtan: DanceBoulas: A kindled word.The saints are forgiveness itself. In the influence that controls a situation the hand of God is seen. The more one can bear, the more one is given to bear. If one wants to know life, one can best know it by one's own life. No beloved has ever known the depth of the lover's heart. Sometimes success is a defeat and defeat is a success. The greater the responsibility, the greater the person. Man unconsciously pays happiness in order to buy pleasure. Life is interesting with friends and enemies both. A sharp tongue can cut one deeper than a knife. Sin is a sin, whether thought, said, or done. There are many dead sins, but to separate two loving hearts is a living sin. Every difficulty can be made easy by the power of a willing spirit. Man sees in another his own fault. Give not nor claim love by force, for love is an affair of mutual willingness. Silence is an unadmitting consent and an uncommitting refusal. Walking on the turning wheel of the earth, living under the ever-rotating sun, man expects a peaceful life. Man's jealousy is woman's vanity. A consent after refusing is worse than a refusal. To discover the heart is the greatest initiation. One's own self has the right to accuse oneself of one's faults, rather than anyone else. Truth is born of falsehood as light comes from darkness. A charming personality is great riches. The mystic perfects himself by making himself empty of himself. Sorrow enables man to experience joy. The punishment of the God of Compassion is a reward too. The Creator, by means of the human heart, experiences life within and without. Tears of joy are more precious than pearls. If you avoid wrongdoing, it will avoid you. A real artist expresses his soul in his art. Divinity is the exaltation of the human soul. It is not the action which is a sin; it is the attitude of mind which makes it so. Silence speaks louder than words. Reality unfolds with the breaking of the heart. The vision of nature is the presence of God. In the heart of sorrow there is a seed of joy. A sharp tongue is a poisoned sword. A house is built with matter, but made with spirit. The one who troubles much about the cause is far removed from the cause. Righteousness gives strength, and falseness weakens the mind. No one would do wrong if he knew the wrong of it. Love in giving and taking is commercialized. In its pure essence love is for its own joy. The spirit of feeling is lost when a sentiment is expressed in words. No earth, no water, no fire, no air can ever disunite two hearts that have become one. Retire from the mundane things of life as much as life will permit you. Avoid all nonsense. Accomplishment is more valuable than what is accomplished. Life is time, and death is its division. We need not tolerate inharmony, but we can act indifferent to it. Evil is like a shadow. He who gives love will receive a thousandfold in return. It is the separation which is separated, not we. Nature is born, character is built, and personality is developed. Time and space are the hands and feet of the mystic; through space he climbs, and through time he accomplishes. The same thing that may bring pride to one, may cause shame to another. Man seeks freedom and pursues captivity. The one who seeks the spiritual path is sought after by the spirit. To life there is no death, and to death there is no life. Perfection is to be found in looking for One, in pursuing One, in finding One, in realizing One. The more you depend upon God, the more God becomes dependable. Love's reward is love itself. The essence of reason is the knowledge of God. |