ABOUT SUFISM

Sufism is the Message of Love, Harmony, and Beauty

The Sufi sees the truth in every religion. If invited to offer prayers in a church, a mosque, a synagogue, or a temple, the Sufi is ready to do so, knowing that all people worship the same God, the Only Being, no matter what Name they use. Yet the Sufi's true house of worship is the human heart, in which the Divine Beloved lives. Sufism is a religion for those who wish to learn religion from it, a philosophy for those wanting wisdom from it, a mystical path for any who would be guided by it to the unfoldment of the Soul, and yet it is beyond all these things. It is the Light of Life, which is the sustenance of every soul.

“Now how does the Sufi look at the question of God? Does he believe in one God? Believes in one God, how can he tolerate the belief in many gods? The answer is that the point of view of the Sufi is to bring peace among the different believers. He does not differ from them; he sees their point of view. He sees that those who have many gods also worship God. They worship the different attributes of God

As there is a saying: ‘To understand all is to forgive all’. It is according to this saying that the Sufi looks upon life. Even he is willing to tolerate the conception of many gods, having the realization of the one God.” - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"We cannot change the world, but we can change ourselves; and if we made ourselves as we wish others to be to us, it would not be a small achievement in life.” - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"The God of the Sufi is the God of every creed, and the God of all. God to the Sufi is not only a religious belief, but also the highest ideal the human mind can conceive.” - The Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan

“Deepen your compassion. Love the wounded places in you that need healing. Open yourself to the grace of illumination. give freely of your joy. Share your neighbor's burden. Through all these avenues, discover your Soul.” - Hazrat Pir Moineddin Jablonski, the spiritual successor of Murshid Samuel Lewis

“There is one source from which all scriptures have come, and that it is by one spirit that all great persons have come, and that in spite of the beliefs of many gods, there is only one God. And by this realization we seek through worship, through devotion: that there is one only truth.

"Truth can be traced in all the great scriptures of the world and it is taught by all the great ones who have come from time to time. Verily truth is the seeking of every soul and it is truth which can save.” - Hazrat Inayat Khan