Category: Letters to mureeds

Like plants in the garden, words can show many faces. The delicate petals of a rose may be surrounded by needle-sharp thorns, and a handsomely coloured berry may have flesh Continue Reading →

Since news about the flood damage at the Dargah Hazrat Sufi Inayat provoked a generous response from mureeds around the world, repair work has mostly put things back to normal. Continue Reading →

In Gayan Boulas, Hazrat Inayat Khan says, “You need not look for a saint or a master:a wise man is sufficient to guide you on your path.” It is counsel Continue Reading →

Anyone wanting to train their body has within reach an endless choice of different exercises and techniques. If one simply determines the desired result – better cardio-vascular health, for example, Continue Reading →

On September 13th, 1910 Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan set sail from Bombay, bound for an unknown future in the West.  That long sea voyage was the beginning of his work for the Message. Continue Reading →

Repairs to the Dargah of Hazrat Sufi Inayat Khan after the recent extraordinary flood are continuing. The water particularly affected the electrical panels and meters inside the front gate, and Continue Reading →

Students of the Sufi path may know that there are a number of qualities that begin to shine as one advances toward the goal, such as modesty, courage, hospitality, kindness, Continue Reading →

In Hazrat Inayat Khan’s short lecture on ‘The Tragedy of Life,’ he tells us that what is desired is limited, but the power of desire is unlimited. This is the Continue Reading →

In his efforts to teach the world Sufi wisdom, Hazrat Inayat Khan gave special attention to the role of symbols.  In The Gathas, subtitled ‘a skeleton outline of Sufi thought,’ symbols Continue Reading →