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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

September 1 Joy and sorrow both are for each other. If it were not for joy

September 1 Joy and sorrow both are for each other. If it were not for joy, sorrow could not be; and if it were not for sorrow, joy could not be experienced. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): The heart from its very nature expands and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 31, 2020

August 31 One who has spent has used; one who has collected has lost; but

August 31 One who has spent has used; one who has collected has lost; but one who has given has saved one’s treasure forever. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): The real treasure is in the heart. What one spends is only an exchanging... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 29, 2020

August 30 The giver is greater than the gift. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inaya

August 30 The giver is greater than the gift. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): For giving itself increases the greatness of heart and mind. Whatever one attaches value to, the value is in the attachment not in the thing, and this is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 28, 2020

August 29 A pure life and a clean conscience are as two wings attached to

August 29 A pure life and a clean conscience are as two wings attached to the soul. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): By the pure life is meant a life free from any attachments, a heart filled with love, a mind illuminated by Supreme... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

August 28 Death is a tax the soul has to pay for having had a name and for

August 28 Death is a tax the soul has to pay for having had a name and form. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Soul does not die, form dies. Soul does not die, name dies. Life is a journey from aeon to aeon and yet is not a journey.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

August 27 The soul of Christ is the light of the universe. – Hazrat Pir-o-

August 27 The soul of Christ is the light of the universe. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): The single expression Nuri Mohammed characterizes both the soul of Christ and the light of the universe. This light permeates the cosmos, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

August 26 Passion is the smoke and emotion is the glow of love’s fire; uns

August 26 Passion is the smoke and emotion is the glow of love’s fire; unselfishness is the flame that illuminates the path. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Do not blame the ignorant for their vices. Each vice is the shadow of some... Sign in to see full entry.

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August 25 Faith is the A B C of the realization of God; this faith begins

August 25 Faith is the A B C of the realization of God; this faith begins by prayer. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Faith brings knowledge without intellection, without use of any limited personal mind. The heart knows because it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 24, 2020

August 24 Put your trust in God for support and see God’s hidden hand work

August 24 Put your trust in God for support and see God’s hidden hand working through all sources. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): For the salik, or sincere traveler on the spiritual path, this trust should be a verity—not a blind... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 23, 2020

August 23 By our thoughts we have prepared for ourselves the happiness or

August 23 By our thoughts we have prepared for ourselves the happiness or unhappiness we experience. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): When there is no attachment to things or thoughts, happiness is the natural condition. Mind may... Sign in to see full entry.

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