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Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

150. Victory over the illusion of the self is obtained when restraining the mind from the uncontrolled recording of impressions. In doing so, rather than identifying oneself with the waves of thought awakened by

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November 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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GOD IS WITHIN YOU. YOU ARE GOD'S INSTRUMENT AND THROUGH YOU GOD EXPRESSES GOD'S SELF TO THE EXTERNAL WORLD.--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

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November 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Walking in salt marshes to keep all the news of the day in perspective, as flamands walking away, negativity leaves and only beauty and peace remain
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

149. When inwardly awakened one is invariably enchanted by the great wonders of creation, which trigger one’s curiosity as to the whence and whither of light, sound, color, form and energy, besides so many other

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November 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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REASON IS LEARNED FROM THE EVER-CHANGING WORLD, BUT TRUE KNOWLEDGE COMES FROM THE ESSENCE OF LIFE.

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis: (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti)

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November 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

148. When awakened to higher consciousness, the temporary importance of all values fades away, for one is no longer possessed by them. Desire, for instance, which only leads to transient satisfaction, can

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November 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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IT IS NOT THE SOLID WOOD THAT CAN BECOME A FLUTE, IT IS THE EMPTY REED.--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

From the standpoint of body, body is at its

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November 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

147. A Meditation Practice: First, visualize a large, luminous circle placed in front of oneself. Then imagine the circle shrinking more and more until it reaches the size of just a dot or spark of light, while

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November 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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THE WAVE IS THE SEA ITSELF; YET WHEN IT RISES IN THE FORM OF A WAVE, IT IS THE WAVE, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE OF IT, IT IS THE SEA.- - Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed
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November 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

146. Meditation is an escape from the outer world to land in the abode of the heart, where the consciousness is awake even in the absence of thought, and where there are no limitations connected to physical or

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November 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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IT IS THE SOUL'S LIGHT WHICH IS THE NATURAL INTELLIGENCE.-- Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

What is called *Nur* is the Universal Light which touches

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November 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

145. Upon opening one’s heart and finding oneself face to face with the Divine Presence, one realizes that what one thought was oneself was only an illusion, because individual consciousness is at the same

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November 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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NARROWNESS IS NOT NECESSARILY DEVOTION BUT OFTEN APPEARS SO.--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

Narrowness is concentration of ego;

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November 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

144. Concentration has the power to bring about desired or undesired results, either intentionally or unintentionally according to whether one is actively concentrating or passively viewing one’s own

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November 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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THE SOUL OF ALL IS ONE SOUL, AND THE TRUTH IS ONE TRUTH, UNDER WHATEVER RELIGION IT IS HIDDEN.--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

Ishk (or love) unites one

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November 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

143. The most uplifting subject to concentrate upon is the personality of spiritual souls whom one idealizes and whose examples inspire spiritual guidance. Whatever be the chosen ideal, however, it is the

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November 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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IF THE EYES AND EARS ARE OPEN, THE LEAVES OF THE TREES BECOME AS PAGES OF THE BIBLE.--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

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November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

142. The object of concentration can inspire one insofar as the heart is open to its message. The effect of a feeling heart can certainly be observed in the lives of great ones, whose deeds have been

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November 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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THE MESSAGE OF GOD IS LIKE A SPRING OF WATER -- IT RISES AND FALLS AND MAKES ITS WAY BY ITSELF.--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

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November 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

141. The first steps to be taken on the path of inner development are those of observation, concentration, creative concentration, projective concentration, and de-concentration.

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November 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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WISDOM IS NOT IN WORDS, IT IS IN UNDERSTANDING.--Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

As words are caused by breaks in the transmission of energy, they

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November 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

140. The power of an impression made upon the mind can be so great that it conditions one’s perception at all levels — physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. In this way, the vibrations of an idealized image

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November 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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WORDS ARE BUT SHELLS OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

For they are conventions which guise

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November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Inner Teachings by Hidayat Inayat Khan:

139. Knowledge is the result of collecting received impressions, but this term cannot refer to the awakening of inner awareness. Intellect is the ability to co-ordinate that knowledge which is engraved

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November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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WHEN SPEECH IS CONTROLLED, THE EYES SPEAK; THE GLANCE SAYS WHAT WORDS CAN NEVER SAY. Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):

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November 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM