Hazrat Inayat Khan

Hazrat Inayat Khan

Sufi master and musician.

A Sufi teacher and musician who introduced Sufism to the Western world. His teachings emphasized the unity of all religions and the importance of love, harmony, and beauty as spiritual ideals. Through his writings and music, he sought to inspire individuals to experience the divine presence in everyday life and to transcend the limitations of the ego. His legacy continues to influence spiritual seekers, artists, and musicians worldwide.

Hazrat Inayat Khan Quotes about Divine

  • In the eyes of a seer, every leaf of a tree is a page of the Holy Book and contains divine revelation.
  • Divine sound is the cause of all manifestation. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe.
  • I played the vina until my heart turned into the same instrument. Then I offered this instrument to the Divine Musician, the only musician existing. Since then I have become His flute, and when He chooses, He plays His music. The people give me credit for this music which, in reality, is not due to me, but to the Musician who plays His own instrument.
  • By love, harmony and beauty you must turn the whole of life into a single vision of divine glory.
  • Humanity, divine limitation; Divinity, human perfection.
  • Intellect is the knowledge obtained by experience of names and forms; wisdom is the knowledge which manifests only from the inner being; to acquire intellect one must delve into studies, but to obtain wisdom, nothing but the flow of divine mercy is needed; it is as natural as the instinct of swimming to the fish, or of flying to the bird. Intellect is the sight which enables one to see through the external world, but the light of wisdom enables one to see through the external into the internal world.
  • Love is the Divine Mother's arms; when those arms are spread, every Soul falls Into them.
  • By our trust in the divine beauty in every person we develop that beauty in ourselves.