The Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan1
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Topic ArchetypesAstrologyAttainmentChakrasCharacterChristCompassionDervishDesire and renunciationDestiny and Free WillDimensionsDiscipleshipDreamsDuties and debtsEgoElementsGodGuidanceHealersHealingHealthHeartImmortalityInitiationLight and LoveLoversMagnetismMasteryMaterial lifeMeditationMessageMindPhysical BodyPlanesPoetsPowerPrayersPurposeReconstruction of WorldRelationshipsReligionsSaintsSchoolScientistsSexualitySleepSpeakingStagesStoriesSufismTeaching StyleVoiceWomenWorldWounds of the Heart | Sub-Topic AlchemyAttitude of a DiscipleChildren SchoolConfidenceDiscipleshipFinding a GuideFive NecessitiesIdeals and AimsInitiationInner SchoolKinds of DisciplesResistance of PupilsScience of BreathSufi TrainingSymbol of the Sufi OrderTen Sufi ThoughtsThe fire I have lightedThe MurshidTwo DutiesWay of WorkingYoga and Sufism |
The Message PapersThe Duty of Happiness(From a transcript of his lecture in 1922 in Brighton) "Mureed" refers to a dedicated student, while "murshid" refers to a master teacher. Hazrat Inayat Khan uses the male pronoun exclusively, in keeping with the custom of his time, with the assumption that the male pronoun refers to all people. I wish to bring to the notice of my mureeds two great duties which every one of them must consider it most important to perform. The first duty is towards himself, the second is towards God and humanity.
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