He/She is brave who courageously experiences all things;
he/she is a coward who is afraid to take a step in a new direction;he/she is foolish who swims with the tides of fancy and pleasure;
he/she is wise who experiences all things,
yet keeps on the path that leads him to his destination. Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Indeed Beatrix, we should be gentle with the weak and the fearful.
These are words I have quoted from a Teacher and he was talking about walking the spiritual path.
I am not very strong when it comes to mountain climbing or even going on a race! So it is not that kind of courage here. I feel it is more of the kind of courage to face our weaknesses and to face our shortcomings , to really be able to look at them..I think that is more courageous and I think, given enough support and encouragement we can all have that courage. These words are not meant to put down anyone , they are to there to give moral support for people to find it in themselves not to be afraid and to be able to pull themselves out of a life of comfort and pleasure in order to face that which is less pleasant for in doing so only will be have lived life more fully.
Asssalamualaikum dr.
This is my first time here, I really enjoyed your writings. May I know who is Hazrat Inayat Khan? I noticed that you mentioned him on your website as well.
Hazrat Inayat Khan is a Chistiyya Sufi Master who was one of the first to each in the West. As is the tradition of the Chistis he taught everyone , not only Muslims. This produced a bit of a paradox since many Westerners fell in love with what he taught. Studied carefully , you will see he taught none other than what is written in the Quran but he couched it in language that could be accepted universally.Ooops I said is, he died in 1927 but his words live on.
And what he said also is, accept from me only what you can understand and believe .
I do this all the time, accepting what my mind and heart can and holding what my mind and heart cannot accept in suspension until I understand enough whether to accept or to reject.
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