Quotes from Hazrat Inayat Khan

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and how free from any grudge against the religion of others.

Reason is the illusion of reality

Divine sound is the cause of all manifestation. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe.

By our trust in the divine beauty in every person we develop that beauty in ourselves.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of its apparent silence.

The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the divinity within.

All that produces longing in the heart deprives the heart of freedom.

Selfishness keeps man blind through life.

Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much care the less; but try to obtain what you need in life, and make the best of every moment of your life.

For the value of everything exists for man only so long as he does not understand it. When he has fully understood, the value is lost, be it the lowest thing or the highest thing.

The souls of all are from one and the same source but a soul which is unveiled shines out. Love and light come continually from such souls. We need no proof of it for it is living all else is dead in comparison.

People have fought in vain about the names and lives of their saviors, and have named their religions after the name of their savior, instead of uniting with each other in the truth that is taught.

The soul of all is one soul and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden.

As water in a fountain flows as one stream, but falls in many drops divided by time and space, so are the revelations of the one stream of truth.

Many say that life entered the human body by the help of music, but the truth is that life itself is music.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of its apparent silence.

I have seen all souls as my soul, and realized my soul as the soul of all.

It is a very high stage in the path of love when man really learns to love another with a love that asks no return.

I can see as clear as a daylight that the hour is coming when women will lead humanity to a higher evolution.

What a great thing is understanding! It is priceless. No man can give greater pleasure to his fellow man than by understanding him.

It is a presumption on the part of man when he demands in words an explanation of God.

For the value of everything exists for man only so long as he does not understand it. When he has fully understood, the value is lost, be it the lowest thing or the highest thing.

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.