Category: Letters to mureeds

In a recent post to the Glimpses department, Sirkar van Stolk quotes Hazrat Inayat Khan as saying that in the afterlife we shall meet those whom we love—and also those Continue Reading →

In the series of lectures given by Hazrat Inayat Khan on the Art of Personality posted here over the recent months, one lecture warns about the impulse to persuade others Continue Reading →

In his celebrated epic poem, The Conference of the Birds, the Persian Sufi Fariduddin Attar (c. 1145 – c. 1221 CE) paints a picture of the human condition using the Continue Reading →

The Message to which Hazrat Inayat Khan devoted his life has been called, variously, the Sufi Message, the Message of Love, Harmony and Beauty, and the Message of Spiritual Liberty. Continue Reading →

With the changing of the calendar there is universal urge to send good wishes to those whom we know, and with the widespread use of social media, it is possible Continue Reading →

The recently posted audio tale about the discouraged student whose way to spiritual awakening was prepared by falling in love with a beautiful maiden raises some interesting questions.  One might Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan often equates the effort to awaken love in the heart to the labour of digging a well; one example appears in this post.  As the world is Continue Reading →

This recent post of wisdom from the Hasidic tradition paints an image of a father who disguises himself in order to frighten his son; when the son sees through the Continue Reading →

In a recent post in the series ‘The Art of Personality,’ Hazrat Inayat Khan speaks about the importance of dignity.  It is a quality that is difficult to describe, for Continue Reading →

At the conclusion of the recent post in the series ‘The Art of Personality’, on the subject of vanity, Hazrat Inayat Khan makes reference to ‘the plant of desires.’  He Continue Reading →