Bowl of saki – Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration. September,04
Gayan
Author: Hazrat Inayat Khan
It is no use saying you know the truth; if you knew the truth you would keep silent.
Vadan
Author: Hazrat Inayat Khan
I neither defend the wrongdoer nor do I condemn him.
Reflection
Author: Hidayat Inayat-Khan
There is a saying that, "Lack of subtlety in word can turn truth into dogma," whereas subtlety can turn dogma into truth, depending upon whether one considers truth to be a logical fact or an abstract concept.
Murshid's car
Author: Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Later, in 1925, Murshid went to Paris alone, several times, without telling us children where he was going. He only said that it was a secret, and that we would know that secret soon.
One day, he returned form his short trips to Paris, more joyously than ever before, which smiles and sunshine in his eyes, and of course, we all hurried around him, hoping to know the secret at last; when, to our great surprise, our Father took a pink card out of his wallet and placed it very solemnly on the table. It was his driving license, just obtained successfully that same day, at the Versigny Driving School at Porte Maillot in Paris.
The Invitation of the Sun
Author: Nawab William Pasnak
There were once three brothers who lived together at the foot of a mountain, and their life was guided by the Sun. Every morning, they would rise before dawn, climb to a place overlooking their home, and reverently offer prayers. As the first sunlight spilled across the world, their hearts would be filled with strength and confidence, and after that they could cheerfully work all day without tiring, conscious of the warmth and generosity pouring upon them from above. In the evening, they would ascend the mountain once more to pray, and as the eye of the day gently closed, their hearts would become peaceful, all care and trouble fading like a dream.