01 SUFI INVOCATION

"As there is only one God and one Religion,

there is only one master and one truth.

When a person is living in his mind,

he is living through the darkness of the night.

The moment he rises above his mind and awakes in the light

of the soul he becomes spiritual.

Spiritual realisation is called the truth.

There are many facts but only one truth.

The facts can be put into words, but not the truth,

for God is truth, the soul is truth, the real self of man is truth.

God is seen in him who glorifies Him.

The Master has always been present, but man knew him not.

Through whichever instrument He chooses, God gives His Message.

In point of fact God Himself is the Messenger.

It is not the solid wood that can become a flute, but the empty reed.

It is the blessed soul whose heart is empty of self,

who is filled with the light of God".

Hazrat Inayat Khan in the Unity of Religious Ideals.(vol.IX p.233-sel.)