THE INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE SUFI MOVEMENT Office of the RepresentativeGeneral and the President of the International Publications Committee The International Sufi Movement's Activity called Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood invites all of good will to rise above distinctions and differences, in an attunement to the great ideals of Love, Harmony and Beauty. 31/01/2011 DESK OF THE SECRETARY OF THE BROTHERSISTERHOOD ACTIVITY
As the whole of nature is made by God, so the nature of each individual is made by himself. Gayan, Hazrat Inayat Khan
Dear brothers and sisters, As the start of a new year can be full of good intentions, so every thought we have can also be a new beginning. A start to think about our dreams, our wishes, or who we really are. This thought motivated us to see what Hazrat Inayat Khan tells us about this subject. There are so many experiences that influence us, that mould us to the person that we are today. If you think you are not the ideal person you want to be, don’t worry, because all that you want to be is already present in your inner world. The secret is to become conscious of this truth. Your sisters, Maharani and Johara
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Since the nature of life is action and reaction, every outer experience has a reaction within, and every inner experience has its reaction in the outer life. Aphorisms, Hazrat Inayat Khan
Gatheca’s Therefore, really speaking, what is a human? What is one's mind? In the words of Jesus Christ a person is as one thinks, a person is one's thought, a person is one's mind. Therefore it is not always the body, to which a person attributes so much, that is one's identification; one's true identification is one's mind. All that one partakes of even physically, in the form either of food or intoxicant, has not only effect upon the body but upon the mind. Not only what the body partakes Of, but also what the mind partakes of through the senses, has its influence on the body. For instance, all that one sees is impressed upon the mind. One cannot help it, it is mechanically done, that impression is recorded. All that one hears, smells, tastes, or touches, has not only its effect upon the body, but also upon the mind. That means that one's contact with the outer world is such that there is a continual mechanical interchange going on; every moment of one's life one is partaking of all that one's senses allow one to take in. Therefore, very often, the person who is looking for the faults of others and who is looking at evil, though the person not be wicked, yet he or she is partaking, without knowing it, of all that is evil. For instance, a person is impressed by a deceitful person. Now the result of that impression is that even when the person casts his or her glance upon an honest person he or she will have the impression of deceit. And it is from this that all pessimistic attitudes come. Consider how many impressions, agreeable and disagreeable, without knowing the consequences, we partake of from morning till evening. In this way, without a person meaning to become wicked, he or she turns wicked. For, in point of fact, no one is born wicked. Although the body belongs to the earth, yet the soul belongs to God. And from above everyone has received nothing except goodness. With the wickedest person in the world, when you can touch the deepest depth of his or her being, it is nothing but goodness. Therefore if there is any such thing as wickedness or badness, it is only that someone has acquired it, and it is natural since every person is open to impressions. All that one values is that which one makes in oneself; one creates in oneself all that one values.