Although Hazrat Inayat Khan says that there is no act which can be labelled purely good or purely bad, nevertheless, as we see in this short passage, the Sufi has a moral principle. It is not as specific as some religious moral codes, such as the Ten Commandments for example, but for that very reason it is perhaps more challenging, requiring the real wisdom of a Sufi to fulfil

The Sufi moral is this: Love another and do not depend upon his love; and: Do good to another and do not depend upon receiving good from him; serve another and do not look for service from him. All you do for another out of your love and kindness, you should think that you do not to that person, but to God. And if the person returns love for love, goodness for goodness, service for service, so much the better. If he does not return it, then pity him for what he loses; for his gain is much less than his loss.

Do not look for thanks or appreciation for all the good you do to others, nor use it as a means to stimulate your vanity. Do all that you consider good for the sake of goodness, not even for a return of that from God. When by constantly trying to do so, you can do so by any effort, then you will certainly convince yourself that you have risen above the ordinary stage of the human being.