Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

As he begins his teaching on mastery, Hazrat Inayat Khan contrasts the way of the scientist and the way of the mystic. Although to the average person they may seem Continue Reading →

In the following brief lecture about the nature and work of the mind, Hazrat Inayat Khan refers to the five aspects of mind which he describes elsewhere as: identification, or Continue Reading →

Having discussed the interplay of inspiration, free will and circumstance in the first portions of this series, Hazrat Inayat Khan here concludes with a look at the ultimate destiny of Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan here continues with the image from the first part of his lecture, of the creation of a painting, which starts from an initial plan, and evolves through Continue Reading →

Are we the masters of our destiny? In this series, Hazrat Inayat Khan explains that we are made to be so, although we do not always achieve the mastery for Continue Reading →

In this concluding post of this series, Hazrat Inayat Khan gives an illuminating comparison between the art of painting a picture and the art of personality. The previous post in Continue Reading →

As Hazrat Inayat Khan continues he explanation of the art of personality, he now explores the role of feeling in this theme. The previous post may be found here. The Continue Reading →

Continuing with his explanation of this theme, Hazrat Inayat Khan investigates two aspects of the art of personality, movement and speech, and illustrates the subject with a personal anecdote and Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan spoke on a number of occasions concerning the art of personality. As he considered it of such importance, we begin here a second series of posts on Continue Reading →

In this brief discussion of the nature and power of imagination, Hazrat Inayat Khan compares the contractive nature of matter and the expansive nature of mind. It will be asked Continue Reading →