54. Sufi Thoughts, Part 4
Religious Gatheka
By Hazrat Inayat Khan
4. ‘There is one Religion, the unswerving progress in the right direction toward the ideal, which fulfills the life’s purpose of every soul.’
Religion, in the Sanskrit language is termed Dharma, which means duty. The duty of every individual is his religion. ‘Every soul is born for a certain purpose and the light of that purpose is kindled in his soul.’ Sa’di. This explains why the Sufi allows with tolerance everyone to have his own path and does not compare the principles of others with his own, but allows freedom of thought to everyone, since he himself is a freethinker.
Religion, in the conception of a Sufi is the path that leads man toward the attainment of his ideal, worldly as well heavenly. Sin and virtue, right and wrong, good and bad are not the same in the case of every individual; they are according to his grade of evolution and state of life.
Therefore to a Sufi the name the religion, or the place of worship is unimportant. All places are sacred enough for his worship and all religions convey to him the religion of his soul. ‘I saw Thee in the sacred Kaaba and in the temple of idol also, Thee I saw.’
Daily Reflections on the following point in Religious Gatheka 54, Part 4
Point One: ‘Every soul is born for a certain purpose and the light of that purpose is kindled in his soul.’
Contemplation 1: Every soul is born for a certain purpose and the light of that purpose is kindled in his soul.
Contemplation 2: Use us for the purpose that Thy Wisdom chooseth, and guide us on the path of Thine Own Goodness. (From the morning prayer Saum by Hazrat Inayat Khan)
