Creating the Person: A Practical Guide to the Development of Self

by Hazrat Inayat Khan

It is an act of love, in our time, to take upon a truly human personality. This book offers an introduction to a range of qualities which are necessary for the accomplishment of that task. Willpower, gratitude, self-control, gentleness and self-respect are among the topics addresses. No dogmas will be found here, for in Hazrat Inayat Khan's words, "no principle must be blindly followed". Rather, direction is given that may enable the reader to develop these qualities in his or her everyday life.

123 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2013

About the author

Hazrat Inayat Khan (Urdu: عنایت خان ) (July 5, 1882 – February 5, 1927) was an exemplar of Universal Sufism and founder of the "Sufi Order in the West" in 1914 (London). Later, in 1923, the Sufi Order of the London period was dissolved into a new organization formed under Swiss law and called the "International Sufi Movement". He initially came to the West as a representative of classical Indian music, having received the title Tansen from the Nizam of Hyderabad but soon turned to the introduction and transmission of Sufi thought and practice. His universal message of divine unity (Tawhid) focused on the themes of love, harmony and beauty. He taught that blind adherence to any book rendered any religion void of spirit.