Life is a place where it is necessary to move gently. Whether it be in thought, speech, or action, the rhythm must be controlled; the law of harmony must be observed in all that one does. If there is anything that will bring satisfaction it is diving deep into Love, and then we shall realize that there is nothing which is not just; we shall never again say that anything is unjust. This is the point the wise reach, and they call it the culmination of wisdom.
Interpretation
Life requires a gentle approach in all aspects, and true satisfaction comes from understanding love and justice.
Hazrat Inayat Khan emphasizes the importance of maintaining a gentle and harmonious rhythm in life through our thoughts, speech, and actions. He suggests that deep love leads to a profound realization of justice, allowing individuals to transcend feelings of injustice, which he refers to as the pinnacle of wisdom.
In practice
In a speech about personal development, one might say, 'As Hazrat Inayat Khan wisely puts it, life requires us to move gently and harmoniously.'
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.
Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.
The next time you find yourself alone in a dark alley facing the undeniables of life, don't cover them with a blanket, or ignore them with a nervous grin. Don't turn up the TV and pretend they aren't there. Instead, stand still, whisper his name, and listen. He is nearer than you think.
Being at the top of your game intellectually, philosophically, politically, is not a forever thing.
Common sense is as rare as genius.
It is not the skills we actually have that determine how we feel but the ones we think we have.
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