Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan

“The soul is a traveler. Its destination is the divine.”

“It is not a matter of looking for the light, but of being the light.”

“One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings.”

“The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the divinity of man.”

“The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.”

“The real work is in the Heart.”

“When we feel the divine in ourselves, we can feel it in everyone.”

“Don't be a prisoner of your own style.”

“The body is the instrument of the soul.”

“The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to... And the most important thing is, it must be something you cannot possibly do.”

“Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet - thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing - consistently.”

“We are sparks of the divine fire.”

“Our purpose is to be a living embodiment of the divine.”

“The goal of life is to live in agreement with nature.”

“Meditation is the attunement of the consciousness to a higher vibration.”

“You have to be a bridge.”