Top 100 Hazrat Inayat Khan Quotes
#1. To bring the sublime into the mundane is the greatest challenge there is.
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#2. I have known good and evil, sin and virtue, right and wrong; I have judged and been judged; I have passed through birth and death, Joy and sorrow, heaven and hell; And in the end I realized that I AM in everything and everything is in me.
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#3. The souls of all are from one and the same source but a soul which is unveiled shines out. Love and light come continually from such souls. We need no proof of it for it is living all else is dead in comparison.
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#4. He who once burns his mouth on the hot soup, blows even the buttermilk.
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#5. The sighing of the devotee clears a path for him into the world unseen, and his tears wash away the sins of ages. All revelation follows the ecstasy; all knowledge that a book can never contain, that a language can never express, nor a teacher teach, comes to him of itself.
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#6. This is the picture of the spirit world. It is the world of the optimist. The pessimist has no share in its great glory, because he refuses to accept the possibility which is the nature of life. Thus he denies to himself all he desires, and even the possibility of achieving his desires.
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#7. When we are face to face with truth, the point of view of Krishna, Buddha, Christ, or any other Prophet, is the same. When we look at life from the top of the mountain, there is no limitation; there is the same immensity.
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#8. The religion of the Sufi is the religion of the heart. The principal moral of the Sufi is to consider the heart of others, so that in the pleasure and displeasure of his fellow-man he sees the pleasure and displeasure of God.
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#9. Our spirit is the real part of us, the body but its garment. A man would not find peace at the tailor's because his coat comes from there; neither can the spirit obtain true happiness from the earth just because his body belongs to earth.
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#10. For every loss, there is a hidden gain. And for every gain, there is a hidden loss.
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#11. One day, music will take its rightful place as the true religion of Mankind.
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#12. If someone strikes my heart, it does not break, but it bursts, and the flame coming out of it becomes a torch on my path.
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#13. He is thoughtful whose mind is directed by his will, whose mind fulfills his intentions, whose mind is under the control of his intention ... It is not till a person has gained mastery over his mind, till he is above this activity, that he is a ruling power, a true person.
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#14. for only the eye of sincerity can see. The eye of curiosity has the cataract of doubt, and is blind already.
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#15. In the eyes of a seer, every leaf of a tree is a page of the Holy Book and contains divine revelation ...
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#16. The secret of life is balance, and the absence of balance is life's destruction.
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#17. Music is the language of the soul; and for two people of different nations or races to unite, there is no better means than music
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#18. The man who tries to prove his belief superior to the faith of another, does not know the meaning of religion.
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#20. Repose is the secret of all contemplation and meditation, the secret of getting in tune with that aspect of life which is the essence of all things. When one is not accustomed to take repose, one does not know what is behind one's being.
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#22. Love is the essence of all religion, mysticism, and philosophy, and for the one who has learned this, love fulfills the purpose of religion, ethics, and philosophy, and the lover is raised above all diversities of faiths and beliefs.
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#23. What science cannot declare, art can suggest; what art suggests silently, poetry speaks aloud; but what poetry fails to explain in words, music can express.
Whoever knows the mystery of vibrations indeed knows all things.
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#24. In love abides all knowledge. It is mankind's love and interest in things that in time reveals their secret.
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#25. If a man through his life became like an angel he would accomplish very little; the accomplishment which is most desirable for man is to fulfill the obligations of human life.
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#27. Mankind is interdependent, and the happiness of each depends upon the happiness of all, and it is this lesson that humanity has to learn today as the first and the last lesson.
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#28. Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade no picture is clear.
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#30. To a soul which is wide awake, the Judgment Day does not come after death.
For that soul every day is a Judgment Day.
The Judgment Day is every day, and one realizes this as one's sight becomes more keen. Every hour, every moment in life has its judgment.
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#31. What one really wants is attracted by one, and one is attracted by what one wants.
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#32. When one looks at the ocean, they can only see that part of it which comes within their range of vision; so it is with the truth.
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#34. The one thing to rely upon is God's favor. Do not build either on your study or on your meditation, although they both help you. But you are dependent on God, not even on your murshid. Seek Him, trust Him. In Him lies your life's purpose, and in Him is hidden the rest of your soul.
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#35. To be resigned means to find satisfaction in self-denial (Self-denial is the denial of one's lower self).
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#36. The teaching of Jesus Christ has as its central theme unfoldment towards a realization of immortality.
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#37. We can be under the power of a spell, but we must overcome such a power; we must liberate ourselves from evil. Everyone can fight.
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#39. I can see as clear as a daylight that the hour is coming when women will lead humanity to a higher evolution.
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#41. There can be no rebirth without a dark night of the soul, a total annihilation of all that you believed in and thought that you were.
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#42. Music should be healing. Music should uplift the soul. Music should inspire.
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#43. The voice is not only indicative of man's character, but it is the expression of his spirit. Other sounds can be louder than the voice, but no sound can be more living.
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#44. Our virtues are made by love, and our sins caused by the lack of it.
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#45. When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.
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#46. Every passion, every emotion, has its effect upon the mind. Every change of mind, however slight, has its effect upon the body.
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#47. Life is a symphony, and the action of every person in this life is the playing of his particular part in the music.
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#48. The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the divinity within.
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#49. The world is evolving from imperfection to perfection. It needs all love and sympathy; great tenderness and watchfulness are required from each one of us.
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#50. Music seems to be the bridge over the gulf between form and the formless.
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#51. There is nothing better than music as a means for upliftment of the soul.
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#52. Besides this it is necessary that man, before starting his journey, realizes that he has fulfilled his duties, his duty to those around him and his duty to God. But one who considers his duty to those around him sacredly does his duty to God.
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#53. Self-pity is the worst poverty. When a person says, 'I am ... ' with pity, before he has said anything more he has diminished himself to half of what he is; and what is said further, diminishes him totally; nothing more of him is left afterwards.
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#54. The peace for which every soul strives and which is the true nature of God and the utmost goal of a man is but the outcome of harmony.
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#55. By our trust in the divine beauty in every person we develop that beauty in ourselves.
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#56. For instance man feels the sensation of joy and depression in the center called solar plexus; however, this does not mean that joy or depression is there, but that this center is sensitive to such experiences.
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#57. How can you be that which you possess? You cannot be the horse and rider at the same time. Herein lies the secret of mortality and immortality.
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#58. It is the empty pitcher that makes a noise when you knock upon it, but the pitcher which is full of water does not make any sound; it is silent, speechless.
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#59. What a great thing is understanding! It is priceless. No man can give greater pleasure to his fellow man than by understanding him.
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#60. For the value of everything exists for man only so long as he does not understand it. When he has fully understood, the value is lost, be it the lowest thing or the highest thing.
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#61. There is no difference in the destination, the only difference is in the journey.
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#63. It is living in sensation that makes man material, and after some time he becomes ignorant of the spirit.
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#64. Man may have rank and position and a thousand qualifications, he may possess all the good of the earth, but if he lacks the art of personality he is poor indeed. It is in this art that man shows the nobility which belongs to the kingdom of God.
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#65. The existence of illness in the body may no doubt be called a shadow of the true illness which is held by man in his mind.
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#66. Whatever your life's pursuit
art, poetry, sculpture, music, whatever your occupation may be
you can be as spiritual as clergy, always living a life of praise.
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#68. The object attained by both good and bad methods is the same, but the way one tries to attain it turns the object into right or wrong. It is not the object which is wrong, it is the way one adopts to attain it.
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#69. The only way to live in the midst of inharmonious influences is to strengthen the will power and endure all things,
yet keeping fineness of character and nobility of manner together with an everlasting heart full of love.
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#70. In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians.
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#71. The wonderful thing is that the soul already knows to some extent that there is something behind the veil, the veil of perplexity, that there is something to be sought for in the highest spheres of life, that there is some beauty to be seen, that there is Someone to be known who is knowable.
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#72. Impression is a great phenomenon in itself: as a man thinketh so is he.
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#74. Therefore, the person living the inner life never condemns and does not criticize the objects of another, however small or ridiculous they may appear, for he knows that every object in the life of a person is but a stepping stone which leads him forward if he only wishes to go forward.
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#75. I have found in every word a certain musical value, a melody in every thought, harmony in every feeling, and I have tried to interpret the same things with clear and simple words to those who used to listen to my music.
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#76. It is a presumption on the part of man when he demands in words an explanation of God.
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#79. Now if I do anything it is to tune souls instead of instruments. To harmonize people instead of notes. If there is anything in my philosophy, it is the law of harmony: that one must put oneself in harmony with oneself and with others.
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#80. It is a very high stage in the path of love when man really learns to love another with a love that asks no return.
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#81. The sage said, "The best thing is not to hate anyone, only to love. That is the only way out of it. As soon as you have forgiven those whom you hate, you have gotten rid of them. Then you have no reason to hate them; you just forget. spiritual Dimensions of Psychology."
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#82. The voice therefore naturally expresses the attitude of mind whether true or false, sincere or insincere.
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#84. As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand when the heart is open.
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#85. True power is not in trying to gain power; true power is in becoming power. But how to become power? It requires an attempt to make a definite change in oneself, and that change is a kind of struggle with one's false self.
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#86. To create happiness for oneself and others is the whole philosophy of religion.
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#89. The person who is in tune with the Universe becomes like a radio receiver, through which the voice of the Universe is transmitted.
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#90. The soul of all is one soul and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden.
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#91. The greatest is to have a tendency to friendship; this is expressed in the form of tolerance and forgiveness, in the form of service and trust. In whatever form he may express it this is the central theme: the constant desire to prove one's love for humanity, to be the friend of all.
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#92. He who has spent has used; he who has collected has lost; but he who has given has saved his treasure forever.
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#93. Your heart is not living intil it has experienced pain ... the pain of love breaks open the heart, even if it is as hard as a rock.
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#94. I have seen all souls as my soul, and realized my soul as the soul of all.
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#95. Great as it is, the knowledge of self, if there is not that natural desire raging like fire does not manifest.
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#96. There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.
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#97. God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.
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#98. Belief and disbelief have divided humankind into so many sects, blinding its eyes to the vision of the Oneness of all Life.
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#99. We are always searching for God afar off, when all the while He is nearer to us than our own soul.
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#100. What makes us feel drawn to music is that our whole being is music: our mind and body, the nature in which we live, the nature which has made us, all that is beneath and around us, it is all music.
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