"True power is not in trying to gain……" — Hazrat Inayat Khan
"True power is not in trying to gain power; true power is in becoming power. But how to become power? It requires an attempt to make a definite change in oneself, and that change is a kind of struggle with one's false self."
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125 Quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Every man's path is for himself; let him accomplish his own desires that he may thus be able to rise…
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Now if I do anything it is to tune souls instead of instruments. To harmonize people instead of notes. If…
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The world is evolving from imperfection to perfection. It needs all love and sympathy; great tenderness and watchfulness are required…
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God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.
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When we are face to face with truth, the point of view of Krishna, Buddha, Christ, or any other Prophet,…
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It is through this physical body that the highest and greatest purpose of life is achieved. A person only calls…
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Things of heaven cannot be obtained by perseverance; they are the grace of God. To open to this and trust…
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Music should be healing, music should uplift the soul, music should inspire; then there is no better way of getting…
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What makes us feel drawn to music is that our whole being is music: our mind and body, the nature…
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Sound is the force of creation, the true whole. Music then, becomes the voice of the great cosmic oneness and…
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Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade no picture is clear.
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Life is a place where it is necessary to move gently. Whether it be in thought, speech, or action, the…
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Art is an attempt to integrate evil.
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Dialectic thought is an attempt to break through the coercion of logic by its own means.
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