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CONFRATERNITY MEDITATION FOR OCTOBER 29

“My imagination, what are you?--I am the stream that feeds the fountain of your mind.” Gayan of Hazrat Inayat Khan

Annotation by Cherag Hamid Touchon

“As the surface of the heart is known by the imagination and thought, so the depth of the mind, which is the heart, is known by feeling. The difference between thought and imagination is that imagination is an automatic working of the mind. If the mind is fine there is a fine imagination; if the mind is gross there is a gross imagination; if there is a beautiful mentality, the imagination is beautiful. Thought is also imagination, but imagination held, controlled, and directed by will. Therefore when we say: 'He is a thoughtful person', it means that this person does not think, speak, or act on impulse, but behind everything he does there is will-power which controls and directs the action of his mind.” The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan – The Mysticism of Sound and Music - Cosmic Language – Mind and Heart

“Mind has five different aspects. The first aspect is the power of thinking. And thinking can be divided into two parts: imagination, which an outcome of the automatic action of mind, and thought, which is a result of intentional thinking. A thoughtful man, therefore, is not necessarily imaginative, nor an imaginative man thoughtful. Both qualities have their place. A person who is accustomed to think and who is not capable of imagination is far removed from that beauty which is expressed in poetry and music, as these come from imagination. When the mind is given a free hand to do as it likes it dances as it were, and out of its gestures a picture is created, call it art, poetry, or music. In whatever form it expresses itself it is beautiful.
Many people laugh at an imaginative person. They say, 'He is in the clouds; he is dreaming.' But all works of art and music and poetry come from imagination, for imagination is the free flow of the mind, when the mind is allowed to work by itself and bring out the beauty and harmony it contains. But when it is restricted by a certain principle or rule, then it does not work freely. No doubt among artists and musicians you will find many who are dreamers and unpractical people. But that does not mean they are less gifted. Perhaps their unpracticalness in some way helps them to accomplish something that practical people cannot accomplish. One need not follow their example, but one can appreciate it just the same. Besides, no one has believed in God, no one has loved God, and no one has reached the presence of God, who has not been helped by his imagination.” The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan – Healing and the Mind World – Mental Purification – The Control of the Mind

A Fikr Practice (silent breath meditation)

However many breathes seem appropriate

On the out breath
" THY THOUGHT GIVETH ME UNEARTHLY JOY"

On the in breath:
"THY LIGHT ILLUMINATETH MY LIFE’S PATH
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October 29, 1787 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni o sia Il Dissoluto Punito" ("Don Juan or the Rake Punished") had first performance in Prague at the National Theatre. The famous opera is based on the legend of Don Juan, a Spaniard proverbial for his seduction of women.