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 6th InitiationAlpha and OmegaBe PerfectCrucifiedDivinity ofEat My fleshGive your shirt alsoinnocenceLight of ChristRasulRealization of immortalityResist not evilSoulSufi Is ChristianSymbologyTaught BrotherhoodThe poor in spiritThe Spirit of ChristThe Ten virginsThe Truth & The WayThrow not stonesTreasure = HeartWalking on the water |
Social Gathekas2. Sufism--The Spirit of All ReligionsThe Sufi is a true Christian in life, in charity, in kinship and in that one heals one's own soul as well as that of another. The Sufi may not be bigoted in adherence to a particular church or in forsaking the other masters who came before and after Christ, but the Sufi's attunement with Christ and appreciation and practice of truth are as keen as those of what a true Christian should be. In the lives of the dervishes one sees the real picture of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, especially in that they share their food and abode with others whether they be friend or foe. Even to the present day, they continue in their pure ways. The Sufi is a Catholic in producing the picture of the ideal of devotion in one's soul, and the Sufi is a Protestant in giving up the ceremonies of the cult. |