The Sound Current

  “The sound current never stops, as it is only by means of sound current that the soul stays in the body. When the sound current stops, the soul will go out. The reason for your not hearing the Sound is that your mind is so much engrossed in worldly matters that it does not allow the soul to go in. When the mind goes down it ceases to catch the Sound. The remedy is to bring about the concentration of the mind by means of careful repetition, which will make the mind and the soul still and collected and, … Continue reading

The Prophet Gives In SIlence

  “All that the prophet comes to give is not given to the world in words, but all that cannot be given in words is given without words. It is given through the atmosphere; it is given by the presence; it is given by the great affection that gushes forth from his heart; it is given in his kind glance; and it is given in his benediction. Yet most is given in silence that no earthly sense can perceive.” ~ “Religious Gatheka #12, How the Wise Live in the World “, by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) “Words are but the … Continue reading

Focus, That’s What We Need

  “The mind of an average person may be pictured as an unruly horse that jumps and kicks and throws anyone that tries to ride it. Masters of the world are those who have mastered themselves, and mastery lies in the control of the mind. If the mind became your obedient servant, the whole world is at your service.” ~ “Githa Series II, Amaliyyat 1, Psychology “, by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) “He who does not direct his own mind lacks mastery. … If there is any self of which one can say, ‘This is man’, it is the mind. … Continue reading