My commentary: This wisdom is so simple and so profound: Sympathy is the root of religion, and so long as the spirit of sympathy is living in your heart, you have the light of religion. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Those great souls who have brought the message of God to humanity from time to time, like Buddha, Krishna, Jesus Christ, Moses, Abraham or Zarathushtra, were well known as most learned men. But whatever they learned, they learned from... Sign in to see full entry.