Hazrat Inayat Khan Quotes
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One day, music will take its rightful place as the true religion of Mankind.
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By our trust in the divine beauty in every person we develop that beauty in ourselves.
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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.
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The man who tries to prove his belief superior to the faith of another, does not know the meaning of religion.
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The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the divinity within.
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When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.
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Whatever your life's pursuit -- art, poetry, sculpture, music, whatever your occupation may be -- you can be as spiritual as clergy, always living a life of praise.
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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.
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By love, harmony and beauty you must turn the whole of life into a single vision of divine glory.
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There is nothing better than music as a means for upliftment of the soul.
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When one bell is rung, by the sound of that one bell other bells will also vibrate. So it is with the dancing of the soul...it produces its reaction, and that again, will make other souls dance.
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Before making peace, war is necessary, and that war must be made with our self. Our worst enemy is our self: our faults, our weaknesses, our limitations. And our mind is such a traitor! What does it? It covers our faults even from our own eyes, and points out to us the reason for all our difficulties: others! So it constantly deludes us, keeping us unaware of the real enemy, and pushes us towards those others to fight them, showing them to us as our enemies.
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He who once burns his mouth on the hot soup, blows even the buttermilk.
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According to metaphysics, fear is caused by the lack of light.
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Selfishness keeps man blind through life.
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The soul of all is one soul and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden.
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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.
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Death is the tax the soul has to pay for having a name and a form.
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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.
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What you are speaks louder than what you say.
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He is thoughtful whose mind is directed by his will, whose mind fulfills his intentions, whose mind is under the control of his intention... It is not till a person has gained mastery over his mind, till he is above this activity, that he is a ruling power, a true person.
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Now if I do anything it is to tune souls instead of instruments. To harmonize people instead of notes. If there is anything in my philosophy, it is the law of harmony: that one must put oneself in harmony with oneself and with others.
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I can see as clear as a daylight that the hour is coming when women will lead humanity to a higher evolution.
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The secret of life is balance, and the absence of balance is life's destruction.