2/point of view of others, as well as with mystical insight.

10/is greater than the power of the giant who lifts a mountain. All that one holds is preserved, all that one lets go is dispersed.

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9/the more one feels inclined to keep it secret. And the more one keeps secret what one knows the more life unfolds its secrets to one. ... it must be remembered that the power of the body is nothing in comparison with the power of the mind. And the power of the one who keeps a secret 10/

8/it." ... the more you are able to keep your secret in your heart, the greater you become. You have more weight, your personality becomes more reliable, more dependable. As it is said in Vadan that it is best to say something without saying.

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The more one knows the secret of the world
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7/development of the plan. The wise speak with their mind many times before they speak about it to anybody.

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I say, "Without the control over your lips you will not be able to develop inspiration." As a poet has said, "When the shell closes its lips, then the pearl develops in it."
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6/and if man has power over his impulse, by retaining the thought silently in mind, he allows the plan to develop and to take all necessary changes that it may take for its culmination. But when the impulse expresses the thought, it so to speak 'puts out the flame,' thus hindering the 7/

5/may be interpreted, 'Be quiet as a serpent.' It is quietude that gives wisdom and power. The thought held in mind speaks to the mind of another, but the thought spoken out most often only reaches the ears of a person. Every plan has a period of development; 6/

4/The secret of all attainment is centered in reserve. Spiritual or material, when a person has told his plans to others, he has let out the energy that he should have kept as a reservoir of power for the accomplishment of his object. ... The teaching, 'Be wise as a serpent,' 5/

3/fulfilled. If it is a danger to another, verily another will be protected when one keeps the secret in silence, whispering only to God.

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Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan

He who keeps no secret has no depth; his heart is like a vessel turned upside down.
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2/ When one is silent, particularly in Darood, the life force touches the deepest parts of one's being. When one has something to say and does not say it except to whisper it (so to speak) to God, that thing is endowed with life and blessing, and if it is a wish, verily will it be 3/

2/guidance, the more does mysticism become a reality.

11/thought, a feeling, an action that creates harmony is productive of beauty.

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10/beautiful is only so at a certain time and under certain conditions which make it beautiful. So if one can give a true definition of beauty, it is harmony. Harmony in a combination of colors, harmony in the drawing of a design or a line is called beauty, and a word, a 11/

9/on earth and peace in heaven.

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It is harmony which makes beauty; beauty in itself has no meaning. An object which is called beautiful at a certain place and time is not beautiful at another place or another time. And so it is with thought, speech and action: that which is called
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8/its lack makes virtues meaningless. Christ said when a woman was brought before Him accused of sin, 'Her sins are forgiven, for she loved much.' Heaven is made so beautiful with love, and life becomes a hell through the lack of it. Love in reality creates harmony in one's life 9/

7/The answer is that if there is anything in life which appeals to the human soul, it is love and beauty. If one asks, 'And what besides those?' then the answer is, 'There is nothing else.'

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Our virtues are made of love, and our sins are caused by lack of it. Love turns sins into virtues, and 8/

6/whole of life into a single vision of divine glory.

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How the words 'love,' 'harmony,' and 'beauty' delight the heart of everyone who hears them! One may wonder what it can be in these words that is able to exert such a natural power upon the human soul.
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5/creates beauty. Therefore the chief motto in life is 'Love, harmony and beauty'. Love, in all things and beings, the beloved God, in harmony with all in the right understanding, and beautify your life by observing the beauty within and without. By love, harmony and beauty you must turn the 6/