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 |
Vol. 10, The Path of Initiation and Discipleship7. Five Lessons of DiscipleshipConfidenceThe first lesson that the pupil learns on the path of discipleship is what is called Yaqin in Sufi terms, which means "confidence." This confidence he first gives to the one whom he considers his teacher, his spiritual guide. In the giving of confidence, three kinds of people can be distinguished.
Jesus Christ had people of all these categories around him.
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