Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

Hazrat Inayat Khan continues with his recollections of a very meaningful tour of India, begun when he was 18 years old. ‘He who though dressed in fine apparel exercises tranquility, Continue Reading →

After concluding his resume of world religions, Hazrat Inayat Khan now begins to describe his tour through India. ‘The world shall live in me, not I in it.’    – Akhlaq-i Jalali. Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan here concludes his brief ‘Study of Religions’ begun in the previous post. Muhammad’s saying, ‘None but God exists’, explained the essence of all previous messages most clearly. Continue Reading →

This post concludes Hazrat Inayat Khan’s clarification of the five higher initiations. The first post is here. Question: How does one recognize the different grades of initiates, the different Masters? Continue Reading →

For part I of the Confessions, which gives some recollections of the Master’s childhood, see this post. ‘Wisdom which is the worker of all things taught me, for in her Continue Reading →

In a recent meeting of some members of the Universal Worship, the ‘five degrees of initiation’ came up in conversation, and the following address of Hazrat Inayat Khan may put Continue Reading →

In early 1915, while Hazrat Inayat Khan and his family were sheltering in England from the war, he produced a short autobiography which he called ‘Confessions.’ This was printed privately Continue Reading →

In this brief passage, Hazrat Inayat Khan explains why virtually everyone is dissatisfied with life, and what the remedy would be. When we look around us we cannot but notice Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan shows the hidden wisdom of the saying of John the Baptist from the New Testament. “Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” These words Continue Reading →

In Nirtan Gamakas Hazrat Inayat Khan says, “The essence of today’s Message is balance.” Here he gives some explanation of what that could mean. In balance lies the whole secret Continue Reading →