Hazrat Inayat Khan Is Quotations

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

The soul of all is one soul and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden.

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

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

Life is a symphony, and the action of every person in this life is the playing of his particular part in the music.

The purpose of creation is beauty. Nature in all its various aspects develops towards beauty, and therefore it is plain that the purpose of life is to evolve towards beauty.

The secret of life is balance, and the absence of balance is life's destruction.

As long as in love there is "you" and "me," love is not fully kindled.

Every moment of life brings an opportunity for being conscious of human feeling, in prosperity, in adversity, in all conditions. It costs very little; only a little thought is necessary. There is no greater religion than love. God is love; and the best form of love is to be conscientious regarding the feelings of those with whom we come in contact in everyday life.

For a musician, music is the best way to unite with God.

God is not justice. Justice is in his nature, but love is predominant. People attach such importance to actions and their results. They do not know that above action and result is a law which can consume the fire of hell, which can dominate even if the whole world were being drowned in the flood of destruction; they do not know that the power of love is greater than any other.

Love is the essence of all religion, mysticism, and philosophy, and for the one who has learned this, love fulfills the purpose of religion, ethics, and philosophy, and the lover is raised above all diversities of faiths and beliefs.

Many say that life entered the human body by the help of music, but the truth is that life itself is music.

All names and forms are the garbs and covers under which the one life is hidden.