Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

Continuing with his description of the ‘sage’ in the East, Hazrat Inayat Khan now comes to the Buddhist and to the Sufi paths. The previous post in the series is Continue Reading →

In the previous post, Hazrat Inayat Khan describes the tremendous power that can be developed on the path of vairagya or renunciation. Now he describes the path of the Sant Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan here continues his description of the Sages of the East by speaking of the ascetics of the Hindu tradition. The first post in the series is here. Continue Reading →

In this extensive lecture, Hazrat Inayat Khan gives valuable insight into the spirituality of different traditions in the East, while at the same time guiding us in his way of Continue Reading →

Having touched upon the preliminary stages of training, such as morality, courtesy, philosophy and devotion, Hazrat Inayat Khan now speaks of mysticism. The previous post in the series is here. Continue Reading →

In the first instalment of this series, Hazrat Inayat Khan speaks of the training of morality and religious duty in the home, which constitute a child’s first education. ‘Chained with Continue Reading →

In recent posts about his travels, and comparing the East and West, Hazrat Inayat Khan has given us clear insights into their characteristics. Here he continues the theme, describing something Continue Reading →

In this instalment Hazrat Inayat Khan concludes his brief comparison of the East and the West, focusing now on the difficulties he found in awakening people to true spirituality. ‘Love Continue Reading →

The Sufi prayer Saum speaks of the ‘Lord God of the East and of the West,’ which is a way of saying ‘All – from one horizon to the other.’ Continue Reading →

This post concluded Hazrat Inayat Khan’s brief memoir of his first years in the west. This seems to have been written while the First World War was still raging, and Continue Reading →