--- title: "18 Doe Quotes By Hazrat Inayat Khan" description: "18 Doe quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan. Plus more from Hazrat Inayat Khan and more Doe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_body_a-person-does-not-hear-sound-only-throug_645388.png" --- > [A person does not hear sound only through the ears; he hears sound through every pore of his body. It permeates the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/a-person-does-not-hear-sound-only-through-the-ears-he-hears-sound/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_body_a-person-does-not-hear-sound-only-throug_645388.png) > [If someone strikes my heart, it does not break, but it bursts, and the flame coming out of it becomes a torch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/if-someone-strikes-my-heart-it-does-not-break-but-it-bursts-and-the/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_break_if-someone-strikes-my-heart-it-does-not_106251.png) > [Failure in life does not matter; the greatest misfortune is standing still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/failure-in-life-does-not-matter-the-greatest-misfortune-is-standing/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ca/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_doe_failure-in-life-does-not-matter-the-grea_1985657.png) > [The man who tries to prove his belief superior to the faith of another, does not know the meaning of religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/the-man-who-tries-to-prove-his-belief-superior-to-the-faith-of/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_belief_the-man-who-tries-to-prove-his-belief-su_2424640.png) > [For the value of everything exists for man only so long as he does not understand it. When he has fully understood,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/for-the-value-of-everything-exists-for-man-only-so-long-as-he-does/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_doe_for-the-value-of-everything-exists-for-m_2886114.png) > [Repose is the secret of all contemplation and meditation, the secret of getting in tune with that aspect of life which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/repose-is-the-secret-of-all-contemplation-and-meditation-the-secret/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_accustomed_repose-is-the-secret-of-all-contemplatio_2823838.jpg) > [There is nothing in the world that does not speak to us. Everything and everybody reveals its own nature, character and secrets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/there-is-nothing-in-the-world-that-does-not-speak-to-us-everything/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e17/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_character_there-is-nothing-in-the-world-that-does_2831024.png) > [Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/be-contented-with-what-you-possess-in-life-be-thankful-for-what-does-2/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_being-thankful_be-contented-with-what-you-possess-in-li_2452059.png) > [The rain does not fall in a certain land only; the sun does not shine only on a particular country. All that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/the-rain-does-not-fall-in-a-certain-land-only-the-sun-does-not-shine/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_belief_the-rain-does-not-fall-in-a-certain-land_1439342.png) > [Prayer from the depth and prayer from the surface are two prayers. One can utter what Christ has called 'vain repetitions', just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/prayer-from-the-depth-and-prayer-from-the-surface-are-two-prayers-one/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_christ_prayer-from-the-depth-and-prayer-from-th_3125490.png) > [Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/be-contented-with-what-you-possess-in-life-be-thankful-for-what-does/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_being-thankful_be-contented-with-what-you-possess-in-li_1301404.png) > [Life is a place where it is necessary to move gently. Whether it be in thought, speech, or action, the rhythm must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/life-is-a-place-where-it-is-necessary-to-move-gently-whether-it-be-in/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/080/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_action_life-is-a-place-where-it-is-necessary-to_128404.jpg) > [If a person is cold and rigid, he feels within himself as if he were in a grave. He is not living,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/if-a-person-is-cold-and-rigid-he-feels-within-himself-as-if-he-were/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/560/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_attitude_if-a-person-is-cold-and-rigid-he-feels-w_2612132.png) > [Very often pessimistic people speak against their own desire. They want to undertake some work, and they say, 'I will do this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/very-often-pessimistic-people-speak-against-their-own-desire-they/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fc/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_consciousness_very-often-pessimistic-people-speak-agai_1008533.jpg) > [One must always say every word with consideration, and should not say what one does not wish to happen. Those who do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/one-must-always-say-every-word-with-consideration-and-should-not-say/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_bliss_one-must-always-say-every-word-with-cons_3070954.png) > [Before making peace, war is necessary, and that war must be made with our self. Our worst enemy is our self: our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/before-making-peace-war-is-necessary-and-that-war-must-be-made-with/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/436/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_difficulty_before-making-peace-war-is-necessary-and_2351540.jpg) > [Very often in everyday life one sees that by losing one's temper with someone who has already lost his, one does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/very-often-in-everyday-life-one-sees-that-by-losing-one-s-temper-with/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_anger_very-often-in-everyday-life-one-sees-tha_694734.png) > [In Sufi terms the crushing of the ego is called Nafs Kushi. And how do we crush it? We crush it by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/in-sufi-terms-the-crushing-of-the-ego-is-called-nafs-kushi-and-how-do/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/hazrat-inayat-khan-1646_change-yourself_in-sufi-terms-the-crushing-of-the-ego-is_466166.jpg) ## Other authors on Doe ## More by Hazrat Inayat Khan > [“To a soul which is wide awake, the Judgment Day does not come after death. For that soul every day is a Judgment Day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/to-a-soul-which-is-wide-awake-the-judgment-day-does-not-come-after/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [The only way to live in the midst of inharmonious influences is to strengthen the will power and endure all things, yet keeping fineness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/the-only-way-to-live-in-the-midst-of-inharmonious-influences-is-to/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [The first lesson to learn is to resign oneself to the little difficulties in life, not to hit out at everything one comes up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/the-first-lesson-to-learn-is-to-resign-oneself-to-the-little/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [Among all the valuable things of this world, the word is the most precious. For in the word one can find a light which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/among-all-the-valuable-things-of-this-world-the-word-is-the-most/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/there-should-be-balance-in-all-our-actions-to-be-either-extreme-or/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [It is a presumption on the part of man when he demands in words an explanation of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/it-is-a-presumption-on-the-part-of-man-when-he-demands-in-words-an/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [All that produces longing in the heart deprives it of its freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/all-that-produces-longing-in-the-heart-deprives-it-of-its-freedom/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [If someone strikes my heart, it does not break, but it bursts, and the flame coming out of it becomes a torch on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/if-someone-strikes-my-heart-it-does-not-break-but-it-bursts-and-the/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [I played the vina until my heart turned into the same instrument. Then I offered this instrument to the Divine Musician, the only muscian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/i-played-the-vina-until-my-heart-turned-into-the-same-instrument-then/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/our-virtues-are-made-by-love-and-our-sins-are-caused-by-the-lack-of-it/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [Life is a place where it is necessary to move gently. Whether it be in thought, speech, or action, the rhythm must be controlled;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/life-is-a-place-where-it-is-necessary-to-move-gently-whether-it-be-in/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/the-voice-is-not-only-indicative-of-man-s-character-but-it-is-the/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [People who have never had an ideal may hope to find one; they are in a better state than the people who allow the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/people-who-have-never-had-an-ideal-may-hope-to-find-one-they-are-in-a/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [In a small affair or in a big affair, first consult yourself and find out if there is any conflict in your own being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/in-a-small-affair-or-in-a-big-affair-first-consult-yourself-and-find/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) > [The one Spirit of life is given different names, the sacred names. We more easily recognize the Spirit of life by the particular name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazrat-inayat-khan/the-one-spirit-of-life-is-given-different-names-the-sacred-names-we/) [Hazrat Inayat Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazrat-inayat-khan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/hazrat-inayat-khan/#itemlist", "name": "18 Doe Quotes By Hazrat Inayat Khan", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A person does not hear sound only through the ears; he hears sound through every pore of his body. 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