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Quotes from Hazrat Inayat Khan


  • To treat every human being as a shrine of God is to fulfill all religion.

  • No-one has seen God and lived. To see God we must be non-existent.

  • There is an answer to every call; those who call on God, to them God comes.

  • Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart,every soul will become your customer.

  • Sincerity is the jewel which forms in the shell of the heart.

  • The heart is not living until it has experienced pain.

  • Love manifests towards those whom we like as love; towards all those whom we do not like as forgiveness.

  • He who arrives at the state of indifference without experiencing interest in life is incomplete and apt to be tempted by interest at any moment;but he who arrives at the state of indifference by going through interest really attains the blessed state.

  • He who expects to change the world will be disappointed; he must change his view. When this is done, then tolerance will come, forgiveness will come, and there will be nothing he cannot bear.

  • Do not fear God,but consciously regard His Pleasure and Displeasure.

  • Every man's pursuit is according to his evolution.

  • The great teachers of humanity become streams of Love.

  • He who with sincerity seeks his real purpose in life, is himself sought by that purpose.

  • As the rose blooms amidst thorns, so great souls shine out through all opposition.

  • The pain of love is the dynamite that breaks up the heart, even if it be as hard as rock.

  • There is One Teacher, God Himself; we are all His pupils.

  • We can never sufficiently humble our limited self before limitless perfection.

  • Verily he is victorious who has conquered himself.