Hazrat Inayat Khan
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The Gathas represent teachings by Hazrat Inayat Khan to the mureeds, particularly for the early stages of the path.They are ordered under seven headings: Superstitions, customs and Beliefs; Insights; Symbology; Breath; Morals; Everyday life; Metphysics. Each subject is treated in three stages, each consisting of 10 sections. They may be considered as a course, preferably to be followed under the guidance of an initiator.The present version was carefully compiled ...
The Mysticism of Music, Sound and Word presents and essential part of the highly practical philosophy of Hazart Inayat Khan. Born a musician, music and sound were for him the essence of life. Even when later he had to give up his practice of what in Indian philosophy is called struck music, the unstruck music remained with him, and increasingly so. Not only did he enjoy it in his meditations and all through life, whether in silent nature or in the roaring streets ...
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..." These are the inspiring opening phrases of this book of enlightenment. It contains lectures and meditations ...
Among the many sided teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, the discussion of the problems related to our everyday life occupy an important place. Esotericism, spirituality and religious practice counted very little for him in a person who did not fulful his duty towards his fellow-men and himself. According to Hazrat Inayyat Khan a person's main task and purpose in life is to become human, in the fullest sense of the word; this is why man has come on earth and only ...
There are three steps which lead the seeker to the alter of divine wisdom: philosophy, referring, to the perception and study of things; psychology, learnt by thinking and feeling what is in our human nature and character; mysticism, acquired and learnt through meditation and the study of the whole of life, both seen and unseen. The book opens new avenues of thought, attitude and life to the reader with open mind and heart. First, aspects of the physical nature ...
Sufi Hazrat Inayat Khan (Baroda 1882-Delhi 1927) provides a beautiful guidebook for inner path. It contains neither prescriptions nor do’s and don’ts. It provides with an insight and understanding which may be as a welcome in the circle of Sufi friends, or as a silent companion on your further way. Mental Purification and Healing is a volume rich in both quantity and quality. It offers beautiful insights into the world of the mind in its relation to the body ...
This is a book on the spiritual in everyday life. The very variety of its contents is an illustration of the significance of Sufism and spirituality in general for human life. The first two parts expand further on themes presented in earlier volumes. The reader is called to reconsider his life, and how he is leading it rather than what life is his. Where is your ideal? to what tone is your instrument tuned? What melody are you playing? Which rhythm is yours? ...
This volume is one of the series of Hazrat Inayat Khan – the great Sufi mystic who lectured and taught until his passing away in 1927. This volume throws a fresh light on his message. Maybe one of his central themes, the divinity of the human soul, is expressed best here and in a more varied from than in the other volumes. Apart from teachings in the form of discourses and lectures, this book contains authobiographical notes, both on his ...
This is a book on love, integrating the human aspects of it with its divine essence. Spiritual liberty is a prerequisite for this integration. It refers to a state where one is no longer dependent on outer circumstances and on the fancies of one's mind. Therefore, it is also a book on the spiritual path which leads man from imperfection to perfection, from self-consciousness to ever-flowing sympathy. It is the path of the unfoldment of the soul. The soul is ...
"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 ...
The Unity of Religious Ideals may lead you straight on the path to your ideal, discover for you the religion, in whatever form it may appear, waken in yourself the longing for the light and the goal, and thus you may find the self, as a pearl hidden in the shell of your heart. In six parts the whole field of religion is covered from the point of view of the mystic, the philosophy of religion, the concept of God and the God-ideal, the spirit of guidance and the ...
The Way of Illumination inspires the reader with its Sufi philosophy, cast in a modern and universal form, on the purpose of life, the inner side of life in conjunction with life in the world. It sheds light on the essence of our nature, being of Divine origin. Hints are given as to what and how the Sufi way, with the help of a spiritual guide, can contribute to one's spiritual and religious development.This is the first volume of the Indian edition of all ...
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 ...
