He who has spent has used; he who has collected has lost; but he who has given has saved his treasure forever. Hazrat Inayat Khan More Quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan More Quotes From Hazrat Inayat Khan Living in the world without insight into the hidden laws of nature is like not knowing the language of the country in which one was born. Hazrat Inayat Khan knowing law country To be really sorry for one's errors is like opening the door of Heaven. Hazrat Inayat Khan errors regret sorry Life is a symphony, and the action of every person in this life is the playing of his particular part in the music. Hazrat Inayat Khan symphony life-is action With love, even the rocks will open. Hazrat Inayat Khan rocks love The lover's pleasure is in the pleasure of the beloved. The lover is satisfied when the beloved is fed. The lover is vain when the beloved is adorned. Hazrat Inayat Khan beloved pleasure lovers Instead of lamenting your fate, create your world. Hazrat Inayat Khan fate world Moth: I gave you my life. Flame: I allowed you to kiss me. Hazrat Inayat Khan kiss-me flames kissing As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand when the heart is open. Hazrat Inayat Khan eye heart "Intellect is the knowledge obtained by experience of names and forms; wisdom is the knowledge which manifests only from the inner being; to acquire intellect one must delve into studies, but to obtain wisdom, nothing but the flow of divine mercy is needed; it is as natural as the instinct of swimming to the fish, or of flying to the bird. Intellect is the sight which enables one to see through the external world, but the light of wisdom enables one to see through the external into the internal world. Hazrat Inayat Khan swimming light names He who with sincerity seeks his real purpose in life is himself sought by that purpose. Hazrat Inayat Khan purpose real life-is Therefore it is the law of the mystics to see all things, to experience all things, either of heaven or earth, and yet to say little; for the souls incapable of understanding the possibility of their reach will ridicule them. Hazrat Inayat Khan understanding law heaven The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the divinity within. Hazrat Inayat Khan divinity yoga humanity Love that ends is the shadow of love; true love is without beginning or end. Hazrat Inayat Khan shadow ends love 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. Hazrat Inayat Khan fellow-man heart men In a small affair or in a big affair, first consult yourself and find out if there is any conflict in your own being about anything you want to do. And when you find no conflict there, then feel sure that a path is already made for you. You have but to open your eyes and take a step forward, and the other step will be led by God. Hazrat Inayat Khan eye path want What a great thing is understanding! It is priceless. No man can give greater pleasure to his fellow man than by understanding him. Hazrat Inayat Khan understanding giving men We, the human beings in this world, if there is a spark of goodness or kindness in our hearts, avoid judging people. We prefer forgiving to judging. Hazrat Inayat Khan judging-people kindness heart All the great persons of the world, whatever had been their mission in life, proved their greatness by this one quality: endurance. The enduring personality is like a ship that can stand storms and winds under all conditions, the ship that saves itself and others. Such blessed personalities, showing the strength of God have been called the saviors of humanity. Hazrat Inayat Khan greatness blessed wind The discrimination between good and evil is in man's soul. Every man can judge that for himself, because in every man is the sense of admiration of beauty. Happiness only lies in thinking or doing that which one considers beautiful. Such an act becomes a virtue or goodness. Hazrat Inayat Khan beautiful men lying My intuition never fails me, it is I who fail when I do not listen to it. Hazrat Inayat Khan intuition failing
