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Bowl of Saki for November 9, 2006
Bowl of Saki for November 9
THE MORE ELEVATED THE SOUL, THE BROADER THE OUTLOOK.--Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):
This is both a maxim and a dictum. It is a maxim in the sense that as one progresses in any direction the vision increases. If one travels far physically, the physical vision increases and one becomes more tolerant of people. If one studies much and learns the world's
knowledge, it often broadens the mental vision, increases the understanding and frees one from the toils of time and space.
But if one loves much -- or better be it said, if one truly loves --there is no horizon, the whole universe is one's play toy. Conversely, this is a dictum to the Sufi -- to see from all points of view as though one had traveled in every country and understood all speech, habits and traditions; also to be tolerant and humble as if all worldly knowledge were but an idea of the possible knowledge of humanity. Finally, to know through love that it is love which can give us the widest outlook in life and that there is no limit to that outlook.
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THE MORE ELEVATED THE SOUL, THE BROADER THE OUTLOOK.--Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti):
This is both a maxim and a dictum. It is a maxim in the sense that as one progresses in any direction the vision increases. If one travels far physically, the physical vision increases and one becomes more tolerant of people. If one studies much and learns the world's
knowledge, it often broadens the mental vision, increases the understanding and frees one from the toils of time and space.
But if one loves much -- or better be it said, if one truly loves --there is no horizon, the whole universe is one's play toy. Conversely, this is a dictum to the Sufi -- to see from all points of view as though one had traveled in every country and understood all speech, habits and traditions; also to be tolerant and humble as if all worldly knowledge were but an idea of the possible knowledge of humanity. Finally, to know through love that it is love which can give us the widest outlook in life and that there is no limit to that outlook.
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