Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

After speaking about the need to seek for perfection, Hazrat Inayat Khan now sets forth the necesity for each person to conceive his or her own ideal of God, according Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan continues with his explanation of the natural progression from imperfection to perfection, emphasizing that it is possible to make this journey, and showing that religion is the Continue Reading →

With this post we begin a series of lectures by Hazrat Inayat Khan on the journey which all of creation strives for, consciously or unconsciously. The rocks, the trees, the Continue Reading →

With this instalment, Hazrat Inayat Khan concludes his teaching about interest and indifference. In the second paragraph below he refers to a ‘majzub’, a person so lost in divine consciousness Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan continues with his explanation of the interconnection of these two qualities. In the first paragraph below, he mentions the sage sitting with legs outstretched, a posture that Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan now begins to explain the metaphysical origins of interest and indifference. The previous post in the series is here. People often say that indifference is a philosophy. Continue Reading →

In the first instalment of this series, Hazrat Inayat Khan described four sorts of interest and indifference. He now considers whether one is more desirable than the other. Each person Continue Reading →

Although most people have an understanding of interest, the frequent mention of indifference in Sufi teachings is often perplexing. In this short series of lectures, Hazrat Inayat Khan clarifies the Continue Reading →

The interface between the life within and the life without is of great importance to us, as Hazrat Inayat Khan explains. The previous post is here. When we consider how Continue Reading →

If we wish to advance on the spiritual path, it is important to understand the relationship between the inner and the outer world, as Hazrat Inayat Khan sets forth in Continue Reading →