“Put your trust in God for support and see His hidden hand working through all sources.”

“The one thing to rely upon is God’s favor. Do not build either on your study or on your meditation, although they both help you.” “Man’s greatest privilege is to become a suitable instrument of God, and until he knows this he has not realized his true purpose in life. The whole tragedy in the life of man is his ignorance of this fact. From the moment a man realizes this, he lives the real life, the life of harmony between God and man.” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

Blaming another for your problems = another missed opportunity

“The worldly struggle is outward struggle. The struggle on the spiritual path is inward struggle. No sooner does one take the spiritual direction than the first enemy one meets is one’s own self. What does the self do? It is most mischievous. When one says one wants to fight it, it says, ‘I am yourself. Do you want to fight me?’ And when it brings failure, it is clever enough to put the blame on someone else. Do all those who have failed in life accuse themselves? No, they always accuse another person. When they have gained something they say, … Continue reading

Devotion is Key…

I’m just gonna put this right here: “The heart developed by religion and morality becomes first capable of choosing and then of retaining the object of devotion without wavering for a moment. … Devotion sweetens the personality, and is the light on the path of the disciple. Those who study mysticism and philosophy while omitting self-sacrifice and resignation grow egoistic and self-centered. Such persons are apt to call themselves either God or a part of God, and thus make an excuse for committing any sins they like. Regardless of sin or virtue they misuse and malign others, being utterly fearless … Continue reading