1916-, Western Philosopher Teacher, Master, Author
A perfect human being: Man in search of his ideal of perfection. Nothing less.
Pir Vilayat Khan – [Ideals and Idealism]


In dream consciousness? we make things happen by wishing them, because we are not only the observer of what we experience but also the creator.
Pir Vilayat Khan – [Dreams]


It is not good enough for things to be planned — they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.
Pir Vilayat Khan – [Action]


One must be aware that one is continually being tested in what one wishes most in order to make clear whether one's heart is on earth or in heaven.
Pir Vilayat Khan – [Challenges]


The adept may reach one of those rare moments that spell illumination — aware of the light of the consciousness that illumines our consciousness as the sun dawns on the sleeping earth and bathes it in effulgence.
Pir Vilayat Khan – [Spirit and Spirituality]


The essential part of our being can only survive if the transient part dissolves. Death is a condition of survival. That which has been gained must be eternalized, and can only be eternalized by being transmuted, by passing through death they must return
Pir Vilayat Khan – [Death and Dying]


The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
Pir Vilayat Khan – [Growth]