Table of Contents
Foreword to the 2022 Edition Pir Zia Inayat Khan ix
Preface xiii
Prologue xvii
Music
1 Music 3
2 Esoteric Music 11
3 The Music of the Spheres 13
4 The Mysticism of Sound 25
5 The Mystery of Sound 29
6 The Mystery of Color and Sound 33
7 The Spiritual Significance of Color and Sound 45
8 The Ancient Music 55
9 The Divinity of Indian Music 63
10 The Use Made of Music by the Sufis of the Chishti Order 65
11 The Use Made of Music by the Dancing Dervishes 69
12 The Science and Art of Hindu Music 73
13 The Connection between Dance and Music 79
14 Rhythm 83
15 The Vina 85
16 The Manifestation of Sound on the Physical Sphere 91
17 The Effect of Sound on the Physical Body 97
18 The Voice 105
19 The Influence of Music upon the Character of Man 113
20 The Psychological Influence of Music 115
21 The Healing Power of Music 123
22 Spiritual Attainment by the Aid of Music 129
Aphorisms
1 Sayings of Hazrat Inayat Khan 137
The Mysticism of Sound
1 The Silent Life 143
2 Vibrations 149
3 Harmony 157
4 Name 169
5 Form 175
6 Rhythm 183
7 Music 191
8 Abstract Sound 205
Cosmic Language
1 Voices 211
2 Impressions 221
3 The Magnetism of Beings and Objects 225
4 The Influence of Works of Art 231
5 The Life of Thought 237
6 The Form of Thought 243
7 Memory 251
8 Will 257
9 Reason 265
10 The Ego 273
11 Mind and Heart 281
12 Intuition and Dream 287
13 Inspiration 293
The Power of the Word
1 The Power of the Word 299
2 The Power of the Sacred Word 323
3 The Word That Was Lost 329
4 Cosmic Language 339
5 The Word 347
6 The Value of Repetition and Reflection 355
Phrases to Be Repeated
1 Inayat Khan's Sentences for Repetition 365
Notes 367
List of Source Lectures and Articles 377
Index 381
Also Hazrat Inayat Khan 398
