Quotes from Hazrat Inayat Khan

When the healer thinks he is healing, his power is as small as a drop; when he thinks God is healing, and when owing to this thought his own self is forgotten and he is only conscious of the Self of God, then his power becomes as large as the ocean. (Inayat Khan's advice to healers)

Every form seems to be derived from another, all figures being derived from Alif which is originally derived from a dot and represents zero, nothingness (In Arabic the zero is written as a dot.) It is that nothingness which creates the first form Alif. It is natural for everyone when writing to make a dot as soon as the pen touches the paper, and the letters forming the words hide the origin. In like manner the origin of the One Being is hidden in His manifestation.

Impression is a great phenomenon in itself: as a man thinketh so is he.

Therefore, the person living the inner life never condemns and does not criticize the objects of another, however small or ridiculous they may appear, for he knows that every object in the life of a person is but a stepping stone which leads him forward if he only wishes to go forward.

evolved. This evolution only means that the soul has adopted a more finished instrument in order to experience life more fully.

The voice therefore naturally expresses the attitude of mind whether true or false, sincere or insincere.

Each note, each scale, and each strain expires at the appointed time; and at the end of the soul's experience here the finale comes; but the impression remains, as a concert in a dream, before the radiant vision of the consciousness.

Our ego is the lion of lions, and if this is conquered, then these external lions – the different egos around us – are conquered also, and wherever we go, with anyone, whether foolish or wise, good or bad, we now have peace.

The heart is itself its own medicine, The heart all its own wounds heals.

He who is of lower evolution cannot love a higher object. But a person of higher evolution can love the lower as well as the higher. He who once loves cannot hate. The one who hates is he who cannot appreciate.

And yet the most valuable things are attained with the least effort. But one does not realize their importance. One would rather have something which is attained with a great effort

Es gibt nichts auf der Welt, was für kontemplative Menschen nicht erreichbar wäre, wenn sie nur wissen, wie man kontempliert. (S 162)

Belief is of four kinds. The first kind is a belief accepted because it is believed by all. The second is a belief accepted because it is believed by someone in whom the believer trusts. The third belief is the belief that reason helps one to believe. The fourth belief is conviction, of which one is as sure as if one were an eyewitness

So he went into the wilderness and lived on fruits and nuts. After a long time he returned to his old school, and when he saw the teacher he said to him, 'I think I have learned it. See if I have. Shall I write on this wall? And when he made his sign the wall split in two.

Meiner Ansicht nach bedeutet Spiritualität, lebendig-sein. Ein geistiger Mensch, der zur Schönheit der Poesie erwacht ist, der für die Schönheit von Melodie und Harmonie empfänglich ist, der sich an Kunst erfreut und sich von der Schönheit der Natur begeistern lässt, der als lebendiges Wesen lebt, und nicht als ein totes, diesen Menschen kann man spirituell nennen. (S. 280)

That which one can create can always be depended on.

The human heart must first be melted, like metal, before it can be molded into a desirable character. The mystic does not wait until the hereafter, but

Wenn wir es schaffen unsere Unruhe zu bändigen und friedlich zu werden, unseren Willen dem Willen Gottes zu ergeben, dann beginnen wir die Liebe Gottes in allen Dingen zu erleben, und denken nie wieder, dass Gott etwas anders als Liebe sein könnte. Deshalb denken die Sufis an Gott nicht immer als Schöpfer, König oder Richter; sondern sie sehen in Gott den Geliebten, die Geliebte, den Liebenden, die Liebende, und die Liebe selbst. (S. 183)

All situations of life are tests to bring out the real and the false.

Meditation bedeutet, tief in uns hinabzutauchen und hoch in höhere Sphären aufzusteigen und weiter zu werden als das Universum. In diesen Erfahrungen erleben wir die Seligkeit der Meditation. Wir sollten jeden Tag unseres Lebens in eine Meditation verwandeln. (S. 163)

Wir alle sind das, wovon wir uns bewusst sind. Gefängnisinsassen wissen von ihrem Gefängnis. Menschen, die viel Geld auf der Bank haben, aber dessen nicht bewusst sind, sind trotz ihres Reichtums arm. Wir haben nur das, wovon wir bewusst sind. Deshalb beruht unsere Größe oder unsere Kleinheit auf unserem Bewusstsein. Selbst eine erleuchtete Seele zu werden, beruht nur auf einem Unterschied im Bewusstsein. (s. 181)

The warmth of the lover's atmosphere, the piercing effect of his voice, the appeal of his words, all come from the pain of his heart.

And then we think that if these conditions would only change into something that we wish, it would make our life easier. But that is an inexperienced expectation. If we were placed in the very conditions that we had just desired, believing them to be the best, we would not even then say that we were quite satisfied. We would surely find something lacking in that condition also. For

Mostly, every soul seems to be busily occupied with the lives of others. And what do they know in the end? Nothing. If there is a kingdom of God to be found anywhere, it is within oneself.