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 To make a friend, forgiveness is required which burns up all things, leaving only beauty; but to destroy friendship is easy. Hazrat Inayat Khan leaving all-things easy Death is the tax the soul has to pay for having a name and a form. Hazrat Inayat Khan boxing soul names Love is the Divine Mother's arms; when those arms are spread, every Soul falls Into them. Hazrat Inayat Khan mother love-is fall Very often pessimistic people speak against their own desire. They want to undertake some work, and they say, 'I will do this, but I don't think I shall succeed in it.' Thus they hinder themselves in their path. Man does not know that every thought makes an impression on the consciousness and on the rhythm with which the consciousness is working. According to that rhythm that reflection will come true and happen; and a man proves to be his own enemy by his ignorance of these things. Hazrat Inayat Khan ignorance reflection men One day, music will take its rightful place as the true religion of Mankind. Hazrat Inayat Khan one-day music religion Music is the basis of the whole creation. In reality the whole of creation is music, and what we call music is simply a miniature of the original music, which is creation itself, expressed in tone and rhythm. Hazrat Inayat Khan tone creation reality While people judge others from their own moral standpoint, the wise person looks also at the point of view of another. Hazrat Inayat Khan views wise people Things appear different from every different plane from which you look at them, and when a person standing on flat earth asks a person standing on top of a mountain, "Do you also believe something?" the person cannot tell much. The questioner must come to the top of the mountain and see. There can be no link of conversation between them until that time. Hazrat Inayat Khan mountain different believe If there is such a thing as saintly renunciation, it is renouncing small gains for better gains; not for no gains, but seeing with open eyes what is better and what is inferior. Even if the choice has to lie between two momentary gains, one of these would always be found to be more real and lasting; that is the one that should be followed for the time. Hazrat Inayat Khan eye real lying Once you have linked yourself with love, a flood of inspiration is revealed to you, whatever the subject, whatever the problem in life may be. Whatever it be that your eye casts its glance upon, it will disclose itself. Then you are on the real road, and what a joy this is! Hazrat Inayat Khan eye inspiration real Very often in everyday life one sees that by losing one's temper with someone who has already lost his, one does not gain anything but only sets out upon the path of stupidity. He who has enough self-control to stand firm at the moment when the other person is in a temper, wins in the end. It is not he who has spoken a hundred words aloud who has won; it is he who has perhaps spoken only one word. Hazrat Inayat Khan stupidity self winning The whole of life is as music and in order to study life we must study it as music. It is not only study, it is also practice which makes man perfect. If someone tells me that a certain person is miserable or wretched or distressed, my answer will be that he is out of tune. Hazrat Inayat Khan study-life men order 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan body inspiration mind Music should be healing. Music should uplift the soul. Music should inspire. Hazrat Inayat Khan music uplifting healing 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan expression character men 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan music simple feelings To be resigned means to find satisfaction in self-denial (Self-denial is the denial of one's lower self). Hazrat Inayat Khan soul self mean Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much less care; but try to obtain what you need, and make the best of every moment of your life. Hazrat Inayat Khan being-thankful doe trying 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan inner-peace humanity happiness What one really wants is attracted by one, and one is attracted by what one wants. Hazrat Inayat Khan want
