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The Heart of Sufism

Essential Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan

By: H.J. Witteveen

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The Heart of Sufism

Essential Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan

By: H.J. Witteveen

The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927) was the very first teacher to bring Sufism to the Western world. This is the first representative collection of the master's teachings – making it the perfect book for anyone who has been intrigued by his writings but unsure about where to start in his sixteen-volume collected works. Newcomers will be inspired by just how delightful and useful Inayat Khan's teachings are for everyone, regardless of religious background. Long-time students will find the book a valuable reference to the essence of his teachings on a variety of subjects. Each chapter includes a wealth of material taken from Inayat Khan's work on a particular subject, such as Mysticism, Discipleship, Music, Children, or Divine Intimacy, followed by a selection of his short sayings and aphorisms on the same topic.

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157062402X

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Way of Illumination

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Way of Illumination

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

The Sufi understands that although God is the source of all knowledge, inspiration, and guidance, yet man is the medium through which God chooses to impart His knowledge to the world. He imparts it through one who is a man in the eyes of the world, but God in his consciousness. It is the mature soul that draws blessings from the heavens, and God speaks through that soul. Although the tongue of God is busy speaking through all things, yet in order to speak to the deaf ears of many among us, it is necessary for Him to speak through the lips of man. He has done this all through the history of man, every great teacher of the past having been this Guiding Spirit living the life of God in human guise. In other words, their human guise consists of various coats worn by the same person, who appeared to be different in each. Shiva, Buddha, Rama, Krishna on the one side, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad on the other; and many more, known or unknown to history, always one and the same person. Those who saw the person and knew Him recognized Him in whatever form or guise; those who could only see the coat went astray. To the Sufi therefore there is only one Teacher, however differently He may be named at different periods of history, and He comes constantly to awaken humanity from the slumber of this life of illusion, and to guide man onwards towards divine perfection. As the Sufi progresses in this view he recognizes his Master, not only in the holy ones, but in the wise, in the foolish, in the saint and in the sinner, and has never allowed the Master who is One alone, and the only One who can be and who ever will be, to disappear from his sight. The Persian word for Master is Murshid. The Sufi recognizes the Murshid in all beings of the world, and is ready to learn from young and old, educated and uneducated, rich and poor, without questioning from whom he learns. Then he begins to see the light of Risalat, the torch of truth which shines before him in every being and thing in the universe, thus he sees Rasul, his Divine Message Bearer, a living identity before him. Thus the Sufi sees the vision of God, the worshipped deity, in His immanence, manifest in nature, and life now becomes for him a perfect revelation both within and without.

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161310670X

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan Centennial Edition

The Inner Life

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan Centennial Edition

The Inner Life

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

The works of Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan are one of the great spiritual treasures of the world. At once deeply rooted in the Sufi tradition and strikingly original in insight and expression, Hazrat’s teachings remain as potent and meaningful today as they were when originally communicated a century ago, with a message for every human mind and heart, and indeed for humankind collectively. For some time the need for a new popular edition of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s collected works has been apparent. With this in view, Suluk Press now commences its series The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: Centennial Edition. The aim of this series is to provide the full set of Hazrat’s best-known teachings in a form that balances fidelity to his original words with sensitivity to the contemporary evolution of the English language.

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1941810195

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The Mysticism of Sound and Music

The Sufi Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Mysticism of Sound and Music

The Sufi Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

The first teacher to bring Islamic mysticism to the West presents music’s divine nature and its connection to our daily lives in this poetic classic of Sufi literature Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony of the whole universe—and that is the secret of its amazing power to move us. The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927), the first teacher to bring the Islamic mystical tradition to the West, was an accomplished musician himself. His lucid exposition of music's divine nature has become a modern classic, beloved not only by those interested in Sufism but by musicians of all kinds.

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0834844729

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The Sufi Message Volume 7

In An Eastern Rose Garden

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message Volume 7

In An Eastern Rose Garden

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

How the words 'love', 'harmony' and 'beauty' delight the heart of everyone who hears them" is the opening sentence of this volume. The author, Hazrat Sufi Inayat Khan, has labelled his message as the Sufi message of Love, Harmony and Beauty, because in the present world these qualities seem to be underrated if not neglected altogether. Moreover, spirituality cannot exist without these. The first prerequisite, however, even to experience the delight he mentions above, is an open heart. This book aims at awakening and developing this heart quality, and preparing the reader to be able to face the world's hardships, yet fostering a sympathizing warmth for our fellowmen. It covers a marvellous variety of subjects which turn out to be strongly interrelated. In a smooth and unassuming manner, the author creates an integrated view of life within and without. He has created a beautiful system of thought and feeling without running into the risks of straightforwardness, simplicity and rigour. Yet his views tend to strike you for their very simplicity, inspired and inspiring as they are.

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Motilal Banarsidass

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8120806662

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9788120806665

The Sayings of Hazrat Inayat Khan

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sayings of Hazrat Inayat Khan

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

Indifference! My most intimate friend, I am sorry I have always to act against thee as thy opponent. My modesty! Thou art the veil over my vanity. My humility! Thou art the very essence of my vanity. Vanity! Both saint and sinner drink from thy cup. Vanity! Thou art the fountain of wine on the earth, where cometh the King of Heaven to drink. Peacock! Is it not thy vanity that causeth thee to dance? My bare feet! Step gently on life's path, lest the thorns lying on the way should murmur at being trampled upon by you. My ideal! I imagine at moments that we are playing see-saw; when I rise up, thou goest down below my feet; and when I go down, thou risest above my head. My self-dependence! Thou makest me poor but at the same time rich. My beloved ideal! When I was looking for thee on the earth, wert thou not laughing at me in heaven? My feeling heart! I so often wish thou wert made of stone. My limitation! Thou art as a mote in the eye of my soul. Money! Thou art a bliss and a curse at the same time. Thou turnest friends into foes and foes into friends. Thou takest away anxiety in life and at the same time givest it. Waves: We are Upsaras of the ocean. When the wind plays music we dance; earth's treasure is not of our seeking; our reward is Indra's one glance. Time! I have never seen thee, but I have heard thy steps. Time! In my sorrow thou creepest; in my joy thou runnest; in the hours of my patient waiting thou standest still. Time! Thou art the ocean, and every movement of life is thy wave. Sky! Thou art a sea whereon the boat of my imagination sails. My thoughtful self! Reproach no one, hold a grudge against no one, bear malice against no one; be wise, tolerant, considerate, polite and kind to all. My independence! How many sacrifices I have made for thee, and yet thou art never satisfied. My simple trust! How often thou has disappointed me, yet I still go on following thee with closed eyes. My moods, what are you?--We are the waves rising in your heart. My emotion, where do you come from?--From the everflowing spring of your heart. My imagination, what are you?--I am the stream that feeds the fountain of your mind.

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1613106645

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The Inner Life

Three Classic Essays on the Spiritual Life by the Beloved Teacher Who Brought Sufism to the West

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Inner Life

Three Classic Essays on the Spiritual Life by the Beloved Teacher Who Brought Sufism to the West

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927) was the first teacher to bring Sufism—Islamic mysticism—to the Western world. His teaching was noted for its stirring beauty and power, as well as for its applicability to all people, regardless of religious or philosophical background. This book gathers together three of Inayat Khan's most beloved essays on the spiritual life from among the fourteen volumes of his collected works: "The Inner Life": Inayat Kahn's sublime portrait of the person whose life is a radiant reflection of the Divine "Sufi Mysticism": in which the author identifies and shatters the common misconceptions about mysticism to reveal its true meaning "The Path of Initiation and Discipleship": What it means to set out on the spiritual path and how to find and maintain the right relationship with a teacher

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0834824426

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The Bowl of Saki

By: Hazrat Innayat Khan

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The Bowl of Saki

By: Hazrat Innayat Khan

This is a daily guide. This booklet contains wisdom and enlightenment for daily use. Open it and read the inspired words by Hazrat Inayat Khan. Moreover one may use it as a reminder of the birthdays of one's relatives and friends. Request them to sign the book on the date of their birth, and it will be as a treasure house of your dear ones.

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8120812298

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Art of Being

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Art of Being

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

Many think that it is some deformity of the body, a curve in the spine or cavity in the brain that affects the mind. Few realize that very often the mind produces an irregularity in the spine or in the brain, thereby causing an illness. The ordinary point of view regards an illness as a physical disorder, which can be cured by means of material remedies. Then there is another point of view: that of people who think deeply and who say that by not taking notice of an illness, or by suggesting to oneself that one is well, one can be restored to health. This point of view can be exaggerated, when some people claim that illness is an illusion, that it has no existence of its own. The ordinary point of view can also be exaggerated when one thinks that medicine is the only means of cure and that thought has little to do with actual illness. Both these persons, the one who looks at it from the ordinary point of view and the other who sees from a deeper point of view, will find arguments for and against their idea. Some people go as far as to say that medicine must not be touched by those who have faith, and some affirm that an illness is as real as health. It is in the absence of illness that a person can easily call pain an illusion, but when he is suffering, then it is difficult for him to call it an illusion. The question, who is more subject to illness, a spiritual person or a material person, may be answered thus: a spiritual person who discards spiritual laws. No doubt a spiritually inclined person is supposed to have less chance of being ill, because his spirit has become harmonious through spirituality. He creates harmony and radiates it. He keeps to the realm of nature, in tune with the Infinite. Nevertheless, a spiritual person's life in the midst of the world is like the life of a fish on land. The fish is a creature of the water. Its sustenance, its joy, its happiness are in the water. A spiritual soul is made for solitude. His joy and happiness are in solitude. A spiritual person, set in the midst of the world by destiny, feels out of place, and the ever jarring influences of those around him and the continually striking impressions which disturb his finer senses, make it more likely that he will become ill than those who push their way in the crowd of the world and are ready to be pushed away.

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1613106599

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Diwan of Inayat Khan

By: Inayat Khan

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Diwan of Inayat Khan

By: Inayat Khan

For the first time after more than 80 years the beautiful poetry of the young Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927) is becoming available again. It mostly stems from his life period in his native India before going to the West in 1910. The English rendering is typical of the outgoing Victorian age. But even today its devotional nature and blossoming description seems to be apt to the riich flowering of the Urdu original. This edition draw the attention to the exceptionally beautiful frontispiece. It has been reproduced for this edition from a reare copy of the 1915 edition with the original signature of the author to which the latter has added khaaki-i-pai-Sufiyaan : he the outstanding Sufi of modern times presenting himself as no more than dust at the feet of Sufi`s.

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Alchemy of Happiness

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Alchemy of Happiness

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

THE SOUL in Sanskrit, in the terms of the Vedanta, is called Atman which means happiness or bliss itself. It is not that happiness belongs to the soul; it is that the soul itself is happiness. Today we often confuse happiness with pleasure; but pleasure is only an illusion, a shadow of happiness; and in this delusion man may pass his whole life, seeking after pleasure and never finding satisfaction. There is a Hindu saying that man looks for pleasure and finds pain. Every pleasure seems happiness in outward appearance; it promises happiness, for it is the shadow of happiness, but just as the shadow of a person is not the person though representing his form, so pleasure represents happiness but is not happiness in reality. According to this idea one rarely finds souls in this world who know what happiness is; they are constantly disappointed in one thing after another. That is the nature of life in the world; it is so deluding that if man were disappointed a thousand times he would still take the same path, for he knows no other. The more we study life, the more we realize how rarely there is a soul who can honestly say, 'I am happy.' Almost every soul, whatever his position in life, will say he is unhappy in some way or another; and if you ask him why, he will probably say that it is because he cannot attain to the position, power, property, possessions, or rank for which he has worked for years. Perhaps he is craving for money and does not realize that possessions give no satisfaction; perhaps he says he has enemies, or that those whom he loves do not love him. There are a thousand excuses for unhappiness that the reasoning mind will make. But is even one of these excuses ever entirely correct? Do you think that if these people gained their desires they would be happy? If they possessed all, would that suffice? No, they would still find some excuse for unhappiness; all these excuses are only like covers over a man's eyes, for deep within is the yearning for the true happiness which none of these things can give. He who is really happy is happy everywhere, in a palace or in a cottage, in riches or in poverty, for he has discovered the fountain of happiness which is situated in his own heart. As long as a person has not found that fountain, nothing will give him real happiness.

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1613106580

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Spiritual Dimensions of Psychology

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Spiritual Dimensions of Psychology

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

In Spiritual Dimensions of Psychology Hazrat Inayat Khan explores the purification and training of the psyche, its use as a tool in spiritual growth, and the inner teachings of the mystics on meditation, contemplation, intuition, visionary dreams, inspiration, revelation. The revised edition includes three new chapters as well as additional material, all from original sources.

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0930872878

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Art of Personality

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

It is never too soon in the life of a child for it to receive education. The soul of an infant is like a photographic plate which has never been exposed before, and whatever impression falls on that photographic plate covers it. No other impressions which come afterwards have the same effect. Therefore when the parents or guardians lose the opportunity of impressing an infant in its early childhood they lose the greatest opportunity. In the Orient there is a superstition that an undesirable person must not be allowed to come near an infant. If the parents or relatives see that a certain person should not be in the presence of an infant, that person is avoided, for the very reason that the infant is like a photographic plate. The soul is negative, fully responsive, and susceptible to every influence; and the first impression that falls on a soul takes root in it. In the first place an infant brings with it to the earth the spirit with which it is impressed from the angelic spheres and from the plane of the jinn; it has also inherited from the earth qualities from both its parents and of their families. After coming on earth the first impression that an infant receives is from the environment, the surroundings, from those who touch it and move and work in its surroundings. And the impression after coming to earth is so strong that very often it erases the impressions that an infant has inherited from the higher spheres, and also the heritage from its parents. This happens because the mind that has been formed of the impressions which the infant has brought from the higher spheres is not yet positive. It is just like a pot of clay which has not yet gone through the fire; it has not yet developed.

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1613106602

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The Sufi Message Volume 6

The Alchemy of Happiness

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Alchemy of Happiness

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

Sufi Hazrat Inayat Khan (Baroda 1882-Delhi 1927) provides a beautiful guidebook for your inner path. It contains neither prescriptions nor do's and don'ts. You may be provided with insight and understanding which may be as a welcome in the circle of Suri friends, or as a silent companion on your further way. "The soul is called Atman, which means happiness or bliss itself. It is not that happiness belongs to the soul; it is that the soul itself is happiness." This inspiring book covers almost all aspects of the life of someone who chooses to go the way of self-unfoldment and self-realization. It refers to the struggle of life, its intoxication and its deeper side. The aim, meaning and purpose of life are discussed. What is wanted in life? Essential for the answer to this question are concepts like the art and development of personality, attitude, interest and indifference, purity of life, and the ideal. All these are discussed in separate chapters dealing with these items in an inspiring and uplifting manner, nevertheless remaining realistic as to daily life's requirements. Life is presented as an opportunity to gain experience both within and without, stressing their mutual interdependence. The second half of the book discusses, amongst others, inner life, the kingly road from limitation to perfection, and the stages of his destiny, in the context of the continuity of life.

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8120806506

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The Sufi Message Volume 3

The Art of Personality

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message Volume 3

The Art of Personality

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

This is the third volume of the Sufi Message by Hazrat Inayat Khan. In this volume, a substantial part of Hazrat Inayat Khan's writings and lectures on human relationship has been collected. There is his book education which contains a treasure of advice on the upbringing of children soundly practical and imbued with spiritual ideals at the same time. Rasa Shastra is an exposition of Hazrat Inayat Khan's views on sex life the problem of creation and of the relationship between man and woman. And in Character Building and the Art of Personality and in Moral Culture one will find an explanation of the fundamentals which motivate the human attitude both of individuals towards themselves and towards society in general.

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8120805941

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Sufi Prayers

The Prayers and Remembrances of the Inayati Sufis

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Sufi Prayers

The Prayers and Remembrances of the Inayati Sufis

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

THIS SMALL BOOKLET contains the Sufi prayers, worship service, and remembrances of Hazrat Inayat Khan (1880-1927), the first Sufi to come to the West, and the founder of the first truly universalist Sufi lineage. The prayers, service, and remembrances in this edition have been edited and adapted from the originals for clarity in modern English and made gender inclusive for modern readers.

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0692568719

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Tales

By: Hazrat I. Khan

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Tales

By: Hazrat I. Khan

In true Sufi tradition, Hazrat Inayat Khan used teaching stories as a means of making his spiritual and psychological insights more accessible and memorable for his disciples. The first section is drawn from dervish parables, fables, legends of ancient gods, kings and heroes, stories of prophets, sinners and saints. The second section contains experiences and anecdotes of Inayat Khan's own life and travels, from youthful journeys among the palaces and shrines of turn-of-the-century India, to encounters with the great and the humble all over the world.

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0930872371

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Sufi Teachings

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Sufi Teachings

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

SUFISM has never had a first exponent or a historical origin. It existed from the beginning, because man has always possessed the light which is his second nature; and light in its higher aspect may be called the knowledge of God, the divine wisdom – in fact, Sufism. Sufism has always been practiced and its messengers have been people of the heart; thus it belonged to the masters as well as to others. Tradition states that Adam was the first prophet, which shows that wisdom was already the property of the first man. There have always been some among the human race who have desired wisdom. These sought out spiritual beings in their solitude, serving them with reverence and devotion, and learning wisdom from them. Only a few could understand those spiritual beings, but many were attracted by their great personalities. They said, 'We will follow you, we will serve you, we will believe in you, we will never follow any other', and the holy ones said to them, 'My children, we bless you. Do this; do that. This is the best way to live.' And they gave their followers precepts and principles, such as might produce in them meekness and humility. In this way the religions were formed. But in the course of time the truth was lost. The tendency to dominate arose, and with it the patriotism of the community and prejudice against others; and thus wisdom was gradually lost. Religion was accepted, though with difficulty, but the evolution of the world at that time was not such as could understand the Sufis. They were mocked at, ill-treated, ridiculed; they were obliged to hide themselves from the world in the caves of the mountains and in the solitude. At the time of Christ there were Sufis among the first of those who gave heed to him, and in the time of Muhammad the Sufis on Mount Zafah were the first to respond to his cry. One of the explanations of the term Sufi is this association with Mount Zafah. Muhammad was the first to open the way for them in Arabia, and they had many followers, among them Sadik and Ali.

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161310667X

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Vision of God and Man, Confessions, Four Plays

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Vision of God and Man, Confessions, Four Plays

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

The first part of this twelfth volume of The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan consist of a number of lectures the Master gave at different times, and which for various reasons have not been included in the proceeding volumes. They are published here for the first time, except 'Wealth.' Which appeared in the Sufi Quarterly of June 1931. In his Confessions, which were published in 1915 in a limited edition, long since out of print, Inayat Khan gave some reminiscences of his early life. He tells us about his home life, which was centered round the towering figure of his grandfather, the celebrated musician, Maulabakhsh, who so profoundly influenced him, about the career he himself made as a musician, and about his searching on the spiritual path, and how these led him to the Realization that he had to bring the message of Sufism to the Western world. Thirdly this volume contains the four plays written by Hazrat Inayat Khan. Their style is very different from that of the plays we are accustomed to see performed on Western stages; it is much closer to the traditional Indian theater. But they form an important part of his teachings and convey to those who read them or see them performed the reality of the deeper side of life, a reality that manifest when the way had been opened for the attainment of Self-realization, in which lies the fulfillment of the purpose of life. To Inayat Khan it is God who is acting through man in order to realize Himself. Thus he wrote in the Vadan,' The scriptures have called Him the Creator, the Masons have called Him the Architect, but I know Him as the Actor on this stage of life.

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1613106696

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9781613106693

King Akbar's Daughter

Stories for Everyone As Told by Noor Inayat Khan

By: Noor Inayat Khan

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King Akbar's Daughter

Stories for Everyone As Told by Noor Inayat Khan

By: Noor Inayat Khan

Noor Inayat Khan is best known best known for her heroism as a clandestine Allied wireless radio operative in occupied France during World War II. In King Akbar's Daughter Noors previously unpublished stories have been collected and are presented here in new English translations alongside her original French language versions and her known English renditions. Some of these stories are Noors own creations while others are traditional myths, fables and legends retold in her own words and embroidered with her unique twists to best serve her purpose of teaching and inspiring with tales of chivalry, compassion, love, hope and wisdom.

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0930872924

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: Philosophy, Psychology and Myst

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: Philosophy, Psychology and Myst

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

There are three steps which lead the seeker to the altar of divine wisdom. One is philosophy, the next is psychology, and the third is mysticism. Philosophy is learned by the analysis and synthesis of all that we perceive through the five senses. Psychology is learned by the analysis and synthesis of all that we can feel in human nature and in our character, and mysticism is learned by the analysis and synthesis of the whole of life, both that which is seen and that which is unseen. Philosophy therefore is learned by the study of things, psychology is learnt by thinking, and mysticism is learned by meditation. The one who takes these three steps towards divine knowledge completes his life's study; but he omits the first or the second step, philosophy or psychology, and arrives directly at mysticism, he leaves behind some knowledge that could have helped him impart his knowledge to others. Therefore it is most essential that these threes steps be taken one after the other. The words philosophy, psychology, and mysticism should not be interpreted in the sense in which they are generally used today. By philosophy is not meant a certain philosophy. By psychology is not meant a certain system. By mysticism is not meant a certain occult science. But by philosophy is meant the knowledge of things perceived through the intelligence or intuition, by psychology the knowledge of the human character and of human nature, and by mysticism the knowledge of being.

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: Sufi Mysticism

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The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: Sufi Mysticism

By: Hazrat Inayat Khan

Mysticism is the essence and the basis of all knowledge, science, art, philosophy, religion and literature. These all come under the heading of mysticism. When one traces the origin of medicine, which has developed into the pure science it is today, one will find that its source was in intuition. It is the mystics who have given it to the world. For instance, Avicenna, the great Persian mystic, has contributed more to medicine than any other man in the world history of medicine. We know the meaning of science to be a clear knowledge based on reason and logic; but at the same time, where did it start? Was it by reason and logic? First, there was intuition, then came reason, and finally, logic was applied to it. Furthermore, in the lower creation there are no doctors, yet the creatures are their own physicians. The animals know whether they will best be cured by standing in the sun, by bathing in a pool of water, by running in the free air, or by sitting quietly under the shade of a tree. I once knew a sensible dog who used to fast every Thursday. No doubt many people of the east would say he was an incarnation of a Brahmin; but to me, it was a puzzle how the dog knew it was Thursday! People think a mystic means a dreamer, an impractical person who has no knowledge of worldly affairs. But such a mystic I would call only half a mystic. A mystic, in the full sense of the word, must have balance. He must be as wise in worldly matters as in spiritual things. People have had many misconceptions of what a mystic is. They have called a fortune-teller a mystic, or a medium, a clairvoyant, a visionary. I do not mean that a mystic does not possess all of these qualities, but these qualities do not make a mystic. A real mystic should prove to be an inspired artist, a wonderful scientist, an influential statesman. He should be just as qualified for business, industry, social and political life as is the materially minded man. When people say to me, 'You are a mystic, I thought you would take no notice of this or that,' I do not like it. Why should I not take notice of it? I take notice of every little detail, although every little detail does not occupy my mind so much that I take notice of nothing else. It is not necessary to be unconscious of the world while being conscious of God. With our two eyes we see one vision; so we should see both aspects, God and the world, as a clear vision at the same time. It is difficult, but not impossible.

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