Hazrat Inayat Khan

1882-1927, Indian Sufi Master, Musician

Attention / Awareness
Imagine that you're awake and walking about amongst people who sleep; how can you communicate with them? You realize that they can have no idea about your awareness because they're still sleeping. You used to be like that yourself. But now you are awake.
in Vilayat Inayat Khan, Awakening: A Sufi Experience , 1999

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