Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan here concludes his remarks about music with some explanation of states of ecstasy. The previous post is here. Since the time of Rumi music has become a Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan continues to speak of the mystical effect of music. The previous post in the series is here. Music is called a divine or celestial art, not only Continue Reading →

The previous post in the the series is found here. The music of life shows its melody and harmony in our daily experiences. Every spoken word is either a true Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan now progresses from musical instruments to dance. The previous post is here. Wind instruments, like the flute and the alghosa, especially express the heart quality, for they are Continue Reading →

Continuing to explain the mysticism of sound in music, Hazrat Inayat Khan begins to look at the role of musical instruments. The previous post is here. The effect produced by Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan continues to speak of the mysticism of music, and begins to describe the perfect musical instrument, the voice, The previous post is here. The secret of composition Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan now focuses on the mysticism to be seen in the music of India. The previous post in the series is here. India has preserved the mysticism of Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan continues to describe the mysticism of sound as experienced through music. The previous post is here. An ancient legend tells how the angels sang at the command Continue Reading →

Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan continues to examine the mysticism of sound as it is manifested in the realm of music. The previous post in the series is here. A word spoken Continue Reading →

Having discussed such topics as harmony, form and rhythm, Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan now begins to speak about mysticism in music. The previous post is here. When we pay attention to Continue Reading →