Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

The question naturally arises, “Then what are we to do with those in life who act differently from how we expect them to act toward us?” And the answer is, Continue Reading →

A person with the tendency to respond will succeed in all walks of life; a person who is not responsive will become disappointed in all affairs of life. Responsiveness comes Continue Reading →

Esotericism must be considered something beyond conception. That is, that which is within conception cannot be esotericism, it is exotericism. Often I am asked by the workers of the Sufi Continue Reading →

There are moments when we should take from others love, favour, sympathy, service, and there are moments when we should give the same to others. While receiving these from others, Continue Reading →

In the beginning of a world all the matter which will eventually form a completed whole, is already in existence, but in a state of chaos. It is not that Continue Reading →

The question which is very often asked whether life gives more sorrow or more joy is very difficult to answer, for its true answer must always appear false. The true Continue Reading →

In order to experience the life on earth fully, the sight which is one, becomes two eyes. The one hearing becomes two ears, the one breath becomes two streams running Continue Reading →

One often notices a tendency in the traveller on the spiritual path, who considers the change of spiritual practices as a sign of progress. But this is an error. And Continue Reading →

Sufi Characteristics What is the religion of the Sufi? Natural life. What is the manner of the Sufi? Simplicity. What is the goal of the Sufi? Self-realisation. Who is the Continue Reading →

The Control of the Body – pt. II And now I come to the third aspect of our physical existence. The third aspect of our physical existence is the fullness Continue Reading →