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 14 to 18AwakeningDiscipleshipFana-fi-ShaikhFarid-ud-din-AttarFive DesiresFive StepsFour Personalities of GodFour stages of God ConsciousnessFour Types of PeopleFour Ways People EvolveGrades of EvolutionInner LifeOuter Signs of ProgressParamatmaPath of InitiationSigns of spiritualitySpiritual AttainmentSteps 4-10Steps in the Spiritual JourneyThe art of personalityThe Last 7 StepsThe ProphetThree StagesWakening to the Message |
Vol. 8, The Privilege of Being Human6. Man is likened to the LightSigns of SpiritualityThe difference between our soul and our body, which sometimes we consider as great as between earth and heaven, is not so great. Soul and body are one light, and therefore the external part of man is expressive of his inner being, and the inner being of man also is dependent in many ways upon his external being. "Inner and outer part of man's being" is a term used for our convenience; in reality there is One Being, there is One Light. If a man lacks magnetism, if he lacks enthusiasm and courage, if he lacks power of accomplishment, it is all owing to the lack of that radiance which belongs to his being. The health of the body, the balance of the mind, the purity of the soul all depend upon the radiance of man's being.
All these are the signs of spirituality. |