The Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Question: Is it better to be always in a dream or always awake? Answer: This is a very interesting question and one that should be asked of great people. If a person wishes to be always in a dream, he should go to the caves of the mountains, to the wilderness, because in the world people will not only take all he has, but they will eat his bones, his skin, his flesh. We see at what point people have come by being always awake! If such a person wishes to eat, the thought comes, "What can I gain, what business can I do", and will not let him eat. If he wishes to sleep, the thought, "What benefit can I have", will not let him sleep. The politician who is always thinking, "What office can we take, what territory can we gain, how can we get more than others", can never have any rest.


 
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