Spirituality is the natural nobleness, and the unfoldment of the innate nobleness is spirituality, a divine heritage which is hidden in every soul. And by the manifestation of this divine heritage a soul shows divine origin. All the striving in the spiritual path is to bring out this nobleness. But one need not strive to bring it out, it comes by itself if one is conscious of that divine heritage. It is that consciousness which brings out that nobleness of spirit.

In the terms of Sufis this nobleness is called Akhlak Allah, which means the manner of God, a manner which is unlike any other manner known to the world.

It is the manner of the mother to her child,
it is the manner of the father to his son,
it is the manner of the man toward his friend,
it is the manner of the maiden toward her beloved,
it is the manner of the Lord toward his servant,
it is the manner of the child toward his mother,
it is the manner of the son toward his father,
it is the manner of the slave toward the king.

And yet it is above and beyond all manners known to mankind.

It is humility, it is modesty, it is pride, it is honour, it is kindness, it is graciousness, it is indifference, it is independence, a manner inconceivable to human mentality, a manner which cannot be learned or taught, a manner which springs itself and comes forth as a divine blossom. It is in this manner that there is the fulfilment of man's purpose.

This manner is the highest religion, the true spirituality, the real aristocracy and perfect democracy. All disputes and disagreements, all misunderstandings fall away the moment the human spirit has become noble. For it is the sign of the noble spirit that it comprehends all things, that it assimilates all things, and therefore it tolerates all things, it forgives all things.

What use is a religion, a philosophy, a mysticism, or whatever you call it, if it does not produce in you that spirit, that inclination, which is divine. And if that inclination and that spirit shows in anything, it shows manifestation in divine manner. Neither in the graciousness of a king, nor in the subservience of a slave will you find that dignity and that humility which divine manner gives.

Is not man the seed of God? Is it not then his life's purpose to bring forth divine blossoms? It is not that by working wonders man shows his divine origin, nor is it that in possessing extraordinary powers he shows divine origin. If divine origin is seen in anything, it is in the aristocracy of the human soul, it is in the democracy of the human ego. In the world we see there is aristocracy and democracy. But in spiritual unfoldment these both become one, culminating in the real perfection.

A flower proves to be genuine by its fragrance, a jewel proves to be genuine by its radiance, a fruit proves to be genuine by its sweetness, a soul proves to be genuine by its manner. This is not a thing therefore to disregard. This is something to take notice of. All studies and practises, silences and meditations aside, this is the main thing, to express God in all one does, especially in the manner that one has toward another.