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. Hazrat Inayat Khan More Quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan More Quotes From Hazrat Inayat Khan 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan yoga meditation essence A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant. Hazrat Inayat Khan gratitude personality character Prayer from the depth and prayer from the surface are two prayers. One can utter what Christ has called 'vain repetitions', just repeating the prayer; one does not fix one's mind on the meaning of the prayer. If the depth of one's heart has heard the prayer, God has heard it. Hazrat Inayat Khan prayer heart two When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony. Hazrat Inayat Khan nature wise attention Resignation is a quality of the saintly souls. Hazrat Inayat Khan resignation quality soul 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan mountain spiritual views 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan rely-upon meditation lying I gave up my music because I had received from it all I had to receive. To serve God one must sacrifice the dearest thing, and I sacrificed my music, the dearest thing to me. Hazrat Inayat Khan serving-god sacrifice music 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan horse secret lying A master sees the bad in the good, and the good in the bad. Hazrat Inayat Khan masters 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 Hazrat Inayat Khan race two mean We grown-up people think that we appreciate music, but if we realized the sense that an infant has brought with it of appreciating sound and rhythm, we would never boast of knowing music. The infant is music itself. Hazrat Inayat Khan knowing people thinking Reason is the illusion of reality Hazrat Inayat Khan illusion reason reality There are two ways in which we may attain control over our activity. The first is confidence in the power of our own will; to know that if we have failed today, tomorrow we will not do so. The second is to have our eyes wide open, and to watch keenly our activity in all aspects of life. It is in the dark that we fall, but in the light we can see where we are going. Hazrat Inayat Khan eye dark fall In this world of illusion, where at the end of the examination, we find everything to be of little importance, of little worth, if there is a sign of reality, of something one can depend upon, and in which one can recognize a sign of eternity, it is in the constancy of friendship. Hazrat Inayat Khan examination reality world For a musician, music is the best way to unite with God. Hazrat Inayat Khan musician music-is way All ignorance is the lack of love. Hazrat Inayat Khan lack-of-love ignorance 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan body real men It is a presumption on the part of man when he demands in words an explanation of God. Hazrat Inayat Khan explanation demand men People in the world wish to make things rigid, things which are of the finest nature which words cannot explain. When a person describes the hereafter, it is just like wanting to weigh the soul or photograph the spirit. I personally think that you must be able to realize yourself what the hereafter is. You must not depend upon my words. Hazrat Inayat Khan soul people thinking
