Gathekas

Resignation is the outcome of the soul’s evolution, for it is the result of either love or wisdom. In the first place, a person has a free will, but their power is too small in comparison to the all-mighty power of God. The will of God may be expressed through more powerful individuals, or … [Read more...] about 45. Resignation

Two aspects of Sufi psychology are the law of attraction and repulsion and the science of magnetism. The law of attraction and repulsion is to be considered from two different points of view. The first view is that similarity causes attraction and repulsion. As it is said, “Like attracts like.” A … [Read more...] about 44. The Law of Attraction and Repulsion and the Science of Magnetism

If humanity had knowledge of one atom of matter, a thousand mysteries would unfold before their view, although a thousand years of study would not suffice to reveal its marvels. Ordinary human life is full of wonders, and the greatest miracles ever performed can be seen and understood by those whose … [Read more...] about 43. The All-Pervading

I should like to tell you something about what it is to be an initiate of the Sufi Order. It is a double blessing. On one hand it is a blessing that a person has entered the most ancient school of inner spiritual culture of which there are traces in every old tradition. It is the great work of the … [Read more...] about 42. Sufism and the Sufi Message

The desire of all nations and in principle free, A child, but wide-awake, blessed America be. Thy heart is open to all, to friend and foe alike; A high note of brotherhood, indeed, thou dost strike. Thou hast inherited the sense of nations all, And thou bestowest the same on those who on thee … [Read more...] about 41. My greetings to America

The religious argument for reincarnation is that every person is not worthy to be merged directly in God. They must first become purified. In order to achieve this, they must reincarnate numberless times, until they reach the final destination. They are bound to pay this penalty before reaching the … [Read more...] about 40. Reincarnation (2)

There is a tendency which grows and manifests in a person who is advancing spiritually, and that tendency is Overlooking. At times the same tendency might appear as negligence; but in reality, negligence is not overlooking. Negligence is not looking. Overlooking, in other words, may be called rising … [Read more...] about 39. Overlooking—Darguza

No sooner has the soul touched the inner kingdom, which is the Divine Kingdom, than the true nobility of the soul becomes manifest in the form of graciousness. The Royalty and those belonging to the aristocratic families were trained in the manner of graciousness, but it is born in the human heart. … [Read more...] about 38. Graciousness—Khulk