Dive deeply into the miracle of life and let the tips of your wings be burnt by the flame, let your feet be lacerated by the thorns, let your heart be stirred by human emotion, and let your soul be lifted beyond the earth. 

~Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Call of the Dervish

The same pain that can blemish our personality can act as a creative force, burnishing it into an object of delight. 

~ Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Alchemical Wisdom

To bring the sublime into the mundane is the greatest challenge there is. 

~ Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Alchemical Wisdom

Don't be concerned about being disloyal to your pain by being joyous. 

~ Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Alchemical Wisdom

In our relationships we need to uphold that aspect of the person which is the real person and the soul beyond their own self-doubt. 

~ Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Alchemical Wisdom

If you dedicate yourself to service, the doors will open. 

~ Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Alchemical Wisdom