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Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan


April
The Bowl of Saki
Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan


 

1

When one praises the beauty of God, one's soul is filled with bliss.

2

Sympathy is the root of religion,
and so long as the spirit of sympathy is living in your heart you have the light of religion.

3

Life is a misery for the man absorbed in himself.

4

To give sympathy is sovereignty; to desire it from others is captivity.

5

God speaks to the ears of every heart, but it is not every heart that hears Him.

6

As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand when the heart is open.

7

It is being dead to self that is the recognition of God.

8

As the light of the sun helps the plants to grow,
so the Divine Spirit helps the soul towards its perfection.

9

Things are worthwhile when we seek them; only then do we know their value.

10

When a man looks at the ocean,
he can only see that part of it which comes within his range of vision;
so it is with the Truth.

11

It does not matter in what way a person offers his respect and his reverence to the deity he worships;
it matters only how sincere he is in his offering.

12

The ideal of God is a bridge connecting the limited life with the unlimited;
whoever travel over this bridge passes safely from the limited the unlimited life.

13

He who wants to understand will understand.

14

Man is the picture of the reflection of his imagination;
he is as large or as small as he thinks himself.

15

The great Teachers of humanity become stream of love.

16

"God is love": three words which open up an unending realm
for the thinker who desires to probe the depths of the secret of life.

17

It is the surface of the sea that makes waves an roaring breakers; the depth is silent.

18

Our success or failure depends upon the harmony or disharmony
of our individual will with the Divine Will.

19

The wave realizes "I am the sea", and by falling into the sea prostrates itself before its God.

20

The secret of happiness is hidden under the cover of spiritual knowledge.

21

The soul is first born into the false self, it is blind; in the true self the soul opens its eyes.

22

To learn the lesson of how to live is more important than any psychic or occult learning.

23

Knowledge without love is lifeless.

24

The aim of the mystic is to keep near to the idea of unity, and find out where we unite.

25

Sleep is comfortable, but awakening is interesting.

26

Every moment has its special message.

27

To make God a reality is the real object of worship.

28

Every passion, every emotion has its effect upon the mind,
and every change of mind, however slight, has its effect upon man's body.

29

When souls meet each other, what truth can they exchange?
It is uttered in silence, yet always surely reaches its goal.

30

All gains, whether material, spiritual, moral, or mystical, are in answer to one's own character.

 

 

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