" I gave up my music because I had received
from it all I had to receive.
To serve God, one must sacrifice the dearest thing,
and I sacrificed my music, the dearest thing to me.
I had composed songs, I sang, and played the Vina;
and practising this music, I arrived at a stage
where I touched the Music of the Spheres.
Then every soul became for me a musical note
and all life became music.
Inspired by it, I spoke to the people,
and those who were attracted by my words,
listened to them instead of listening to my songs.
Now if I do anything,
it is to tune souls instead of instruments;
to harmonize people instead of notes.
If there is anything in my philosophy,
it is the law of harmony, that one must put oneself
in harmony with oneself and with others.
I have found in every word a certain musical value,
a melody in every thought, harmony in every feeling,
and I have tried to interpret the same thing
with clear and simple words to those
who used to listen to my music.
I played the Vina until my heart turned into
this same instrument;
then I offered this instrument to the Divine Musician,
the only Musician existing.
Since then I have become His flute
and when He chooses He plays His Music.
The people give me credit for this Music
which in reality is not due to me,
but to the Musician who plays His own instrument."
    
            HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN, august I925