Hazrat Inayat Khan
Indian musician and Sufi master who introduced Universal Sufism to the West in 1910. Born into a family of Sufi musicians in Vadodara, he was a virtuoso of the vina before he became a mystic. After meeting his teacher Sayyid Muhammad Madani, he was sent westward with the instruction to "harmonize East and West with the music of thy soul." He founded the Sufi Order in the West, taught in Europe and America for seventeen years, and left behind The Sufi Message — fourteen volumes of teachings on love, harmony, beauty, and the unity of religious ideals.
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Quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan
106 quotes“He who can see the truth in the false, his vision is clear.”
visionThe Bowl of Saki
“There is no greater pleasure than the pleasure of giving.”
givingThe Sufi Message
“The soul is happy because it is the divine spark.”
soulThe Inner Life
“What is wisdom? It is the knowledge of the Self.”
wisdomThe Sufi Message
“In the unfolding of the soul, life unfolds.”
unfoldingThe Inner Life
“The way to the highest knowledge is by the path of the heart.”
heartThe Sufi Message
“The art of being is to know how to make use of love.”
loveGayan, Vadan, Nirtan
“All life is a melody.”
musicThe Mysticism of Sound and Music
“The whole universe is a single mechanism, working by the law of harmony.”
harmonyThe Mysticism of Sound and Music
“Tones, tunes, and rhythms have a special effect upon the soul.”
soundThe Mysticism of Sound and Music
“Self-pity is the worst poverty.”
self-pityGayan, Vadan, Nirtan
“Faith is the greatest of all healing forces.”
faithThe Sufi Message
“Light upon light, God is the light of the heavens and the earth.”
lightThe Inner Life
“In your humility, you become great. In your pride, you become small.”
humilityThe Bowl of Saki
“Generosity does not consist in giving much, but in giving with grace.”
generosityGayan, Vadan, Nirtan
“Hatred and bitterness are the cause of all unhappiness.”
hatredThe Sufi Message
“In every illness there is a lesson.”
illnessThe Inner Life
“What is friendship? The intimacy of two souls.”
friendshipGayan, Vadan, Nirtan
“All forms of beauty originate from a single source.”
beautyThe Sufi Message
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