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Monday, July 13, 2020

July 13 Praise cannot exist without blame; it has no existence without its

July 13 Praise cannot exist without blame; it has no existence without its opposite. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Praise from another may or may not affect us. If it affects us, if it buoys us up, it raises us. In Saum, saying... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 12, 2020

July 12 The one who can quicken the feeling of another to joy or to gratit

July 12 The one who can quicken the feeling of another to joy or to gratitude, by that much adds to one’s own life. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): The efflux of the heart is life and light and love, which the sentient mind... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 10, 2020

July 11 Do not bemoan the past; do not worry about the future; but try to

July 11 Do not bemoan the past; do not worry about the future; but try to make the best of today. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Paul said, “I die daily.” By this one can escape Karma, especially if the heart keeps serene in its... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 9, 2020

July 10 It is the lover of God whose heart is filled with devotion, who ca

July 10 It is the lover of God whose heart is filled with devotion, who can commune with God, not those who make an effort with their intellect to analyze God. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): All that is above the mind-mesh escapes... Sign in to see full entry.

July 9 While some rejoice over their rise and sorrow over their fall, the

July 9 While some rejoice over their rise and sorrow over their fall, the wise take both as the natural consequences of life. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): This shows that ordinary people are buoyed by the waves of life and rise... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

July 8 While some judge another from their own moral standpoint, the wise

July 8 While some judge another from their own moral standpoint, the wise look also at the point of view of another. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): By some is meant the people whose consciousness is still confined below the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 6, 2020

July 7 Every soul has a definite task, and the fulfillment of one’s indivi

July 7 Every soul has a definite task, and the fulfillment of one’s individual purpose can alone lead one aright; illumination comes to one through the medium of one’s own talent. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): It is not necessary... Sign in to see full entry.

July 6 It is the message that proves the messenger, not the claim. And this

July 6 It is the message that proves the messenger, not the claim. Commentary by Samuel Lewis And this message finds its historical proof not in any acceptance of personality, although this is often the case, but in the events of the world. For instance, the Prophet Zoroaster has not been accepted... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 4, 2020

July 5 Whatever their faith, the wise have always been able to meet each ot

July 5 Whatever their faith, the wise have always been able to meet each other beyond those boundaries of external forms and conventions which are natural and necessary to human life, but which nonetheless separate humanity. Commentary by Samuel Lewis The truth of this, which is deeper than the... Sign in to see full entry.

July 4 While some blame another for causing them harm, the wise first take

July 4 While some blame another for causing them harm, the wise first take themselves to task. For the harmony of the wise can control even the world. To be a Nabi, one must relate every activity of the world to oneself and by one’s control over oneself regulate or control the whole earth outside... Sign in to see full entry.

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