Afar Quote by Hazrat Inayat Khan

“We are always searching for God afar off, when all the while He is nearer to us than our own soul.”

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Among all the valuable things of this world, the word is the most precious. For in the word one can find a light which gems and jewels do not possess; a word may contain so much life that it can heal the wounds of the heart. Therefore, poetry in which the soul is expressed is as living as a human…

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There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.

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

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

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If someone strikes my heart, it does not break, but it bursts, and the flame coming out of it becomes a torch on my…

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I played the vina until my heart turned into the same instrument. Then I offered this instrument to the Divine Musician, the only muscian…

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Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.

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Life is a place where it is necessary to move gently. Whether it be in thought, speech, or action, the rhythm must be controlled; the law of harmony must be observed in all that one does. If there is anything that will bring satisfaction it is diving deep into Love, and then we shall realize that there is nothing which…

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