Hazrat Inayat Khan Quotes
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Silence is the adornment of the wise, and for the foolish the only dignity possible.
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He who once burns his mouth on the hot soup, blows even the buttermilk.
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... The wise in all ages... have tried to learn one thing only, and that was resignation to the Will of God. By doing this, they have reached a stage at which they could see from God's point of view.
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True power is not in trying to gain power; true power is in becoming power. But how to become power? It requires an attempt to make a definite change in oneself, and that change is a kind of struggle with one's false self.
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As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand when the heart is open.
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For a musician, music is the best way to unite with God.
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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.
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All ignorance is the lack of love.
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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 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.
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Those who have a desire to teach while coming to learn should not pose as disciples; they must come as teachers.
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There is a light within every soul; it only needs the clouds that overshadow it to be broken for it to beam forth.
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Have you known what it is to give your meal to another and to go without yourself? It gives a happiness that no dinner eaten by yourself can give. Have you known what it is to give your coat to another and do without it yourself? It gives a joy that the satisfaction of your own wants cannot give you.
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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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One day, music will take its rightful place as the true religion of Mankind.
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In the eyes of a seer, every leaf of a tree is a page of the Holy Book and contains divine revelation.
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The happiness of this world is something we cannot keep; it is just like the horizon - the nearer you go, the farther it goes. As soon as you get it, you see it is not the thing you wanted.
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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.
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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.
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If you will not rise above the things of this world, they will rise above you.
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Death is the tax the soul has to pay for having a name and a form.
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According to metaphysics, fear is caused by the lack of light.
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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.