Bowl of Saki, September 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
The teacher, however great, can never give his knowledge to the pupil; the pupil must create his own knowledge. Bowl of Saki, September 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The work of a mystical teacher is not to teach, but to tune, to tune the pupil so that he may become the instrument of God. For the mystical teacher is not the player of the instrument; he is the tuner. When he has tuned it, he gives it into the hands of the Player whose instrument it is to play.... Sign in to see full entry.