#Vilayat Inayat Khan

[eyeoftheheart]

“The beauty of a sunrise in the high mountains, of a crystal, of a flower. A lovely or expressive face, a compassionate gesture, a sublime work of art, magnificent music, the inspirational lore of a poet. All are clues that might lead us to espy the splendor and intelligence behind all of this, the splendor that is trying to reveal itself to us. Sufis call this concept wahdat al-wujud (the unity of existence). However, some Sufis counter with wahdat ush-shuhud (the unity of the witness). If Sufis do not grasp that these concepts are complementary rather than contradictory, they take sides, adopting one or the other. God is not only the object of your cognizance, but the subject — the knower in you.”

― Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, In Search of the Hidden Treasure

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

“A teaching from Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan also goes well with this illustration: “The mind is the surface of the heart, and the heart is the depth of the mind.” Pir Vilayat Inayat-Khan And, Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, shared this: My grandfather always said he learned that the teaching must be dictated upon the tablet of the heart; it cannot be received in the mind.”

— Noor-Malika Chishti

[Leila L'Abate]

[kenyatta]

Overcome any bitterness that may have come because you were not up to the magnitude of the pain entrusted to you. Like the mother of the world who carries the pain of the world in her heart, you are sharing in a certain measure of that cosmic pain, and are called upon to meet it in joy instead of self pity.

- Vilayat Inayat Khan

[freshtracksinc]

There can be no rebirth without a dark night of the soul, a total annihilation of all that you believed in and thought that you were.

Vilayat Inayat Khan, and today’s Fresh Tracks, Inc.™ AM Fuel

[the-moon-is-a-harsh-mistress]

There can be no rebirth without a dark night of the soul, a total annihilation of all that you believed in and thought that you were.

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan (1916-2004)

[cobotis]

There are no limits to your being, only those you ascribe to yourself... There are no limits to your understanding, only those that are due to trying to understand with the mind... There is no limit to your light, except the dark shadows of the ego cast upon the sky which we call the self...

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan

[fadedintensity]

“There can be no rebirth without a dark night of the soul, a total annihilation of all that you believed in and thought that you were.”

- Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan

[singulus]

“ My Aesthetic ...

“ We were talking over the last week or so about my ‘Last Post’. In that process it occurred to me that I needed to stress the very foundation upon which this blog was built some ten years ago, or even more precisely 1992 - 1993.”

“ Originally it was to be called Omniconscious Unicity, but two events interfered. The first was that Universal Studios, in their infinite wisdom, had already locked up that Brand , and the second may be obvious to you. It’s a terribly long Domain Name. We quickly changed it to Singulus, and. So that it not be confused with any other, We added Fine Print Productions, and later Available Light for more specificity.”

“ But, The Primary Foundation has ever been without any differences or distinctions in terms of Race, Color, Creed, Social or Economic Strata, Gender or Age.”

“ The Second foundation was the intent to build a community around the First.”

[ To Be Continued ]

[rest-in-being]

LOTS of confusion over Sufi terminology. Some Shaykhs also use these words interchangeably. There are no exact English equivalents but this is the closest. Hope its CLEAR. TO CHRISTIANS = The word SOUL is problematic because its used in many different ways, sometimes its use is closer to NAFS and sometimes to RUH, please see Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan discussion on the word SOUL.

[darkness-is-my-light]

Dare you have the courage to be who you really are?

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Awakening

[eyeoftheheart]

The Sufi Master Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan speaks about the secret of Kun, the art of manifestation and living in harmony with the Divine Source. Through union with infinity, we open our human being to the infinite possibilities of divine being. We can tap into reality's magical and miraculous divine dimension and participate in its creative, joyful, and loving unfolding.

„The evolved person, the one who has identified himself with the divine will, reaches a point when what he wishes happens…“

~ Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan

www.pirvilayatlegacy.net/

[guruwithin]

Meditation and Present-Day Physics with Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan >

audio with single picture. Length 1:31:39

[thinkveganworld]

Enlightenment involves paradox, not “either-or” limits

“Spiritual” people often imply brain-knowledge is automatically in conflict with heart wisdom.  There can be occasions when the brain and heart clash, but just as often they don’t.  I’ve mentioned this before, but if it were true that spirituality isn’t compatible with intellect, that would mean that every spiritually enlightened person would be both stupid and illogical.  Instead, the world’s enlightened sages are the embodiment of both spiritual and intellectual brilliance.  

Paramahansa Yogananda’s guru, Sri Yukteswar encouraged his student to study physics and sharpen his mind in addition to pursuing his meditative life.  Notable Zen masters, including Shunryu Suzuki (author of “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” have pursued both book knowledge and interior knowing.   The well-known Sufi teacher, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan graduated from Paris University and studied philosophy at Oxford.  

In every spiritual tradition, the most advanced teachers value the development of the brain as well as the heart.  I’m not sure where some people get the idea that brain-wisdom is irrelevant or problematic in the spiritual life, but the notion is simply wrong and is easily belied by noticing the obvious contradictions.  Anyone would agree book learning and formal studies aren’t the only things that matter or that make a person well-informed, but they have their place and shouldn’t be underrated or put down either.

[gristfidimill]

The assumption of being merely individuals is our greatest limitation.

Vilayat Inayat Khan

[butterfliesarefree3149]

There are no limits to your understanding, only those that are due to trying to understand with the mind.

Vilayat Inayat Khan

[singulus]

“ The Mother of Wisdom ...

“ Most of you are aware that seventy percent of my audience is not on Facebook or Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest or Google+. Please forgive any redundancy or Duplication, But. This is the first time this has been made available publicly. Certainly the first time in Thirty-Three Years.”