Every man's path is for himself; let him accomplish his own desires that he may thus be able to rise above them to the eternal goal. Hazrat Inayat Khan More Quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan More Quotes From Hazrat Inayat Khan Every moment of life brings an opportunity for being conscious of human feeling, in prosperity, in adversity, in all conditions. It costs very little; only a little thought is necessary. There is no greater religion than love. God is love; and the best form of love is to be conscientious regarding the feelings of those with whom we come in contact in everyday life. Hazrat Inayat Khan adversity opportunity love-is The highest and greatest goal that every soul has to reach is God. As everything needs renunciation, that highest goal needs the highest renunciation. Hazrat Inayat Khan soul goal needs The first lesson to learn is to resign oneself to the little difficulties in life, not to hit out at everything one comes up against. If one were able to manage this one would not need to cultivate great power; even one's presence would be healing. Hazrat Inayat Khan healing would-be patience Love manifests towards those whom we like as love; towards those whom we do not like as forgiveness. Hazrat Inayat Khan I can see as clear as a daylight that the hour is coming when women will lead humanity to a higher evolution. Hazrat Inayat Khan daylight evolution humanity The soul of all is one soul and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden. Hazrat Inayat Khan truth-is soul To bring the sublime into the mundane is the greatest challenge there is. Hazrat Inayat Khan sublime challenges wonder Don't be concerned about being disloyal to your pain by being joyous. Hazrat Inayat Khan joyfulness joyous pain When we look at life from the top of the mountain, there is no limitation Hazrat Inayat Khan limitation mountain looks He who gives love will receive a thousandfold in return. Hazrat Inayat Khan return giving Sufism is not a religion or a philosophy, it is neither deism nor atheism, nor is it a moral, nor a special kind of mysticism, being free from the usual religious sectarianism. If ever it could be called a religion, it would only be as a religion of love, harmony, and beauty. Hazrat Inayat Khan religious special philosophy There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad. Hazrat Inayat Khan our-actions balance should The happiness of this world is something we cannot keep; it is just like the horizon - the nearer you go, the farther it goes. As soon as you get it, you see it is not the thing you wanted. Hazrat Inayat Khan horizon this-world world We are always searching for God afar off, when all the while He is nearer to us than our own soul. Hazrat Inayat Khan afar soul god By love, harmony and beauty you must turn the whole of life into a single vision of divine glory. Hazrat Inayat Khan harmony vision glory 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan shining light soul The soul is covered by a thousand veils. Hazrat Inayat Khan veils thousand soul The wise man should keep the balance between love and power; he should keep the love in his nature ever increasing and expanding, and at the same time strengthen the will so that the heart may not easily be broken. Hazrat Inayat Khan wise heart men The one Spirit of life is given different names, the sacred names. We more easily recognize the Spirit of life by the particular name to which we are accustomed. So far we are right, but the mistake we make, and it is to our loss, is to ignore or deny the same truth because it is given to us in another form and under another name. We limit it. We say the truth existed only in that period when certain teachers came to the world, and that after that it stopped. Hazrat Inayat Khan mistake loss teacher Things of heaven cannot be obtained by perseverance; they are the grace of God. To open to this and trust in it is how belief is crystallized into faith. We cannot pay for it in any form, in any way, by our goodness, by our piety, by our great qualities, merits, or virtues; nothing. It is a gift, and all we can do is receive it. Hazrat Inayat Khan perseverance spiritual heaven
