Wisdom and Growth through Pursuit of Beauty and Truth

There is no greater scripture than nature. -Hazrat Inayat Khan

One single moment of a sincere life is worth more than a thousand years of a life of falsehood. -Hazrat Inayat Khan

Speaking wisdom is much easier than living it. -Hazrat Inayat Khan

Worrying about the faults of others is an unnecessary addition to the worry we have over our own faults. -Hazrat Inayat Khan

Every awesome sight will disappear, and every sweet word will fade away; but do not be dejected—for their source is eternal, growing, branching out, and giving new life and new joy. Why do you weep? The source is in you, and this whole world is springing up from it. -Rumi

Although we appear to be asleep, there exists a wakefulness in us that guides the dream, and that will also eventually frighten us back to the truth of who we are. -Rumi

The satiated man and the hungry man do not see the same thing when they look at a loaf of bread. -Rumi

Joyous is the soul that sees its own faults. -Rumi

Whatever you think concerning God—know that he is different from that! -Ahmad Ibn Ata'Allah

For thirty years I sought God. But when I reassessed the situation, I realized that it was He who sought me. -Bayazid Bistami

You are not practicing what you know, so why do you seek what you do not know? -Sufi Saying

All wisdom can be expressed in two phrases: What is done for you—allow it to be done. What you must do yourself—make sure you do it. -Khawwas

I caught the joy virus last night when I was out singing beneath the stars. -Hafez

Your own heart is the living place of the Universe’s essence. - Attar of Nishapur

Watching someone else eating will not satisfy you hunger; the spiritual experiences of others will not satisfy your yearning. -Sufi proverb

Bringing joy to one heart with love is better than one thousand repetitive prayer recitings. -Sufi proverb

"I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me." - Kabir

"All darkness vanished when I saw the Lamp within my heart."  - Kabir

"Once you have linked yourself with love, a flood of inspiration is revealed to you, whatever the subject, whatever the problem in life may be. Whatever it be that your eye casts its glance upon, it will disclose itself. Then you are on the real road, and what a joy this is!"  - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"One day, music will take its rightful place as the true religion of Mankind." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"Love is the Divine Mother's arms; when those arms are spread, every Soul falls Into them." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"It is a presumption on the part of man when he demands in words an explanation of God." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"When we are face to face with truth, the point of view of Krishna, Buddha, Christ, or any other Prophet, is the same. When we look at life from the top of the mountain, there is no limitation; there is the same immensity." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and how free from any grudge against the religion of others." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"By our trust in the divine beauty in every person we develop that beauty in ourselves." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"The truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade no picture is clear." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"The rain does not fall in a certain land only; the sun does not shine only on a particular country. All that comes from God is for all souls. Verily, blessing is for every soul; for every soul, whatever be one's faith or belief, belongs to God." - Hazrat Inayat Khan