Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

Wherever a person goes, there he takes his influence, thereby creating harmony or inharmony in the atmosphere. As a person who is drunken feels most delighted to see another person Continue Reading →

In these short, very insightful passages about human nature and the ego, Hazrat Inayat Khan uses the word ‘gentleman,’ which in this context means someone who has been softened, who Continue Reading →

The sun sets, the moon wanes, the spring passes, the year ends. I asked life to tell me of our destination. It said: “I live forever”. It is the realisation Continue Reading →

In the continuity of meditation lies the secret of its benefit. The exercises which are given to mureeds, they are to make the habit of practising a concentration, a meditation. Continue Reading →

Here is the conclusion of the text begun in this post. Although the celebration of Easter in the Western church took place some weeks ago, the Orthodox Easter has only Continue Reading →

What is exactly meant when the resurrection is spoken of in the Bible? The resurrection is that moment after death when the soul becomes conscious of all its experience. As the soul is connected Continue Reading →

In this brief passage Hazrat Inayat Khan speaks of inspiration, and also mentions revelation. These can be understood as the most evolved levels of perception of Divine consciousness, the more Continue Reading →

This post concluded the text by Hazrat Inayat Khan on ‘the mystic.’ The first portion may be found here, and the second instalment is here. Now, let us come to Continue Reading →

We continue with Hazrat Inayat Khan’s text on ‘The Mystic.’ It is worth remembering that, as Hazrat Inayat himself observes, ‘mysticism’ was then sometimes used in popular speech for a Continue Reading →

Mysticism is neither a faith, nor a belief. Neither is it a principle or a dogma. A mystic is born. Being a mystic means having a certain temperament, a certain Continue Reading →