Every man's path is for himself; let him accomplish his own desires that he may thus be able to rise above them to the eternal goal.
Interpretation
Each individual should follow their own journey and fulfill their desires to achieve higher fulfillment.
The quote emphasizes the importance of personal autonomy and self-discovery. Hazrat Inayat Khan suggests that every person has a unique path and purpose in life, and by pursuing their own desires and ambitions, they can transcend those desires to reach a greater, more profound existence beyond mere materialism. It encourages individuals to recognize their journey as a meaningful part of their personal growth and spiritual development.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal development, one could cite this quote to encourage individuals to embrace their unique journeys.
Sufism is not a religion or a philosophy, it is neither deism nor atheism, nor is it a moral, nor a special kind of mysticism, being free from the usual religious sectarianism. If ever it could be called a religion, it would only be as a religion of love, harmony, and beauty.
I had composed songs, I sang, and played the vina. Practising this music I arrived at a stage where I touched the music of the spheres. Then every soul became a musical note, and all life became music. Inspired by it I spoke to the people, and those who were attracted by my words listened to them instead of listening to my songs.
Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.
What science cannot declare, art can suggest; what art suggests silently, poetry speaks aloud; but what poetry fails to explain in words, music can express. _x000D_ Whoever knows the mystery of vibrations indeed knows all things.
Atmosphere is a silent music. It has its effect upon the listener, exciting or peaceful, whatever it may be.
What makes us feel drawn to music is that our whole being is music: our mind and body, the nature in which we live, the nature which has made us, all that is beneath and around us, it is all music.
You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.
Amnesia is not knowing who one is and wanting desperately to find out. Euphoria is not knowing who one is and not caring. Ecstasy is knowing exactly who one is - and still not caring.
The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the instruction, the trusts, and government of society. And indeed it would have been inconsistent in creation to have formed man for the social state, and not to have provided virtue and wisdom enough to manage the concerns of the society. May we not even say that that form of government is the best which provides the most - for a pure selection of these natural aristoi into the offices of government?
The pull, the attraction of history, is in our human nature. What makes us tick? Why do we do what we do? How much is luck the deciding factor?
There are always two deaths, the real one and the one people know about.
Which of us can resist the temptation of being thought indispensable?
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