Friday, February 2, 2007
Our virtues are made by love, and our sins caused by the lack of it. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There is one moral; the love that springs forth from self-denial and blooms in deeds of beneficence. The orthodox say, 'This is good, that is bad. This is right, that is wrong,' but to a Sufi the source of all good deeds is love. Someone may say that this is the source of bad deeds also, but that is not so; it is lack of love. Our virtues are made of... Sign in to see full entry.
The pain of love is the dynamite that breaks up the heart, even if it be as
The pain of love is the dynamite that breaks up the heart, even if it be as hard as a rock. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The effect of love is pain. The love that has no pain is no love. The lover who has not gone through the agonies of love is not a lover, he claims love falsely.... Rumi describes six signs of the lover: deep sigh, mild expression, moist eyes, eating little, speaking little, sleeping little, which all show the sign of pain in... Sign in to see full entry.