Gayan Vadan Nirtan
by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Hazrat Inayat Khan once said, “What is spoken from the heart reaches the heart.” The sayings, poems and prayers in Gayan Vadan Nirtan have come directly from the illumined heart and soul of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Containing the essence of Inayat Khan’s teachings, they are addressed to the deepest places of feeling and knowing within us. This new edition includes previously omitted sayings that new archival research has authenticated. 

Excerpts from Gayan Vadan Nirtan:

“When I open my eyes to the outer world, I feel myself as a drop in the sea; but when I close my eyes and look within, I see the whole universe as a bubble raised in the ocean of my heart. ”

“Open my heart that Thy stream may rise up as the spring.”

“Thou art patiently awaiting the moment to manifest through the silence of sublime nature.”

“I find Thy shrine at the human heart. ”

“A real artist expresses their soul in their art. ”