Hazrat Inayat Khan Quotes
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It is a presumption on the part of man when he demands in words an explanation of God.
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Love develops into harmony, and of harmony is born beauty.
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The truth is that man is one individual with two aspects, just like one line with two ends. If you look at the ends, it is two. If you look at the line, it is one. One end of the line is limited, the other end of the line is unlimited. One end is man, the other end is God.
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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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Love itself is the healing power and the remedy for all pain.
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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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From the metaphysical point of view there is nothing that can touch the formless except the art of music which in itself is formless.
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What science cannot declare, art can suggest; what art suggests silently, poetry speaks aloud; but what poetry fails to explain in words, music can express. Whoever knows the mystery of vibrations indeed knows all things.
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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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Every living being on earth loves life above all else. The smallest insect, whose life lasts only an instant, tries to escape from any danger in order to live a moment longer. And the desire to live is most developed in man.
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What one really wants is attracted by one, and one is attracted by what one wants.
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Sarcasm is an abuse of the intellect.
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Every passion, every emotion, has its effect upon the mind. Every change of mind, however slight, has its effect upon the body.
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I have seen all souls as my soul, and realized my soul as the soul of all.
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The greatest fault of the day is the absence of stillness.
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When I open my eyes to the outer world I feel myself as a drop in the sea. But when I close my eyes and look within, I see the whole universe as a bubble raised in the ocean of my heart.
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If someone strikes my heart, it does not break, but it bursts, and the flame coming out of it becomes a torch on my path.
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The first lesson to learn is to resign oneself to the little difficulties in life, not to hit out at everything one comes up against. If one were able to manage this one would not need to cultivate great power; even one's presence would be healing.
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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 existence of illness in the body may no doubt be called a shadow of the true illness which is held by man in his mind.
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Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.
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As long as in love there is "you" and "me," love is not fully kindled.
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Your heart is not living intil it has experienced pain... the pain of love breaks open the heart, even if it is as hard as a rock.
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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.