The Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Q. Is it better to be always in the dream or always awake? A. This is a very interesting question and one that should be asked of great people. If a person wishes to be always in the dream, then he should go to the caves of mountains, to the wilderness, because in the world people will not only take all from him, but they will eat his bones, his skin, and his flesh. By being always awake, we see to what point people have come. If such a person wishes to eat, the thought, "What can I gain? What business can I do?" comes and will not let him eat. If he wishes to sleep, the thought, "What benefit can I have?" will not let him sleep. The politician who is always thinking, "What office can we do? What territory can we gain? How can we get more than the others?" can never have any rest.


 
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