Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

As he continues his memoir about his first experiences in the West, Hazrat Inayat Khan speaks of the difficulties he found in being a musician in a strange culture, while Continue Reading →

In a recent series of posts, we have seen how the young musician Inayat Khan was awakened to Sufism, and then how he came at last to meet his Murshid. Continue Reading →

In the previous post of the series, Hazrat Inayat Khan at last met his Murshid, Muhammad Syed Abu Hashim Madani, and his life on the Sufi path began. Here, in Continue Reading →

We have seen in earlier posts how a young Inayat was awakened to an interest in Sufism, and how he began his search for a teacher. Here we see the Continue Reading →

In the recently concluded series of posts, Hazrat Inayat Khan told of the awakening of his interest in Sufism. Now we begin to learn of his initiation in this sacred Continue Reading →

Having witnessed an extraordinary meeting of dervishes clad in rags saluting each other as royalty, Hazrat Inayat Khan continues his reflections upon the distinction between appearance and reality, and gives Continue Reading →

In the first post of this series, Hazrat Inayat Khan recounts how a visit to the tomb of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti gave rise to a night of deep reflection; his Continue Reading →

With this post we begin an autobiographical note in which Hazrat Inayat Khan tells of his awakening interest in Sufism while still a young man. At the age of eighteen, Continue Reading →

In this post Hazrat Inayat Khan concludes his teaching about wealth, explaining the four different ways in which money can be used. The previous post in the series is here. Continue Reading →

As Hazrat Inayat Khan speaks of wealth, he inevitably also speaks of how it is acquired, and how it is used. The previous post in the series is here. There Continue Reading →