“It is wise to see all things, and yet to turn our eyes from all that should be overlooked.”

“Those who trouble about others’ thoughts and interest themselves in others’ actions most often lose their time and blunt their inner sight. Those who go farther, their moral is to overlook all they see on their way, as their mind is fixed on the goal. … The best thing is to see and rise above, never to halt on the way, and it is this attitude that, if constantly practiced, will lead man safely to his soul’s desired goal.” ~Hazrat Inayat Khan (via Wahiduddin.net) “Whenever we see that goodness is lacking, we may add to it from our own heart … Continue reading

Selflessness Is A Gift

  Selflessness is such a gift. It makes one’s life so much happier. The misery of selfishness, as one can at least view from a distance or get a short taste, looks like a horror, a banishment to hell, a trick in which the tricked thinks he’s rising when in fact he’s sinking. Selflessness lightens the heart, lightens the world, lightens the load we for a short time thought we were carrying on our shoulders. Love it — not all are blessed with the love of selflessness. Interestingly, just after writing the above, I read this quote from Inayat Khan: … Continue reading