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Saturday, February 8, 2020

February 9 Love brought humankind from the world of unity to that of variet

February 9 Love brought humankind from the world of unity to that of variety, and the same force can take us back again to the world of unity from the world of variety. Commentary by Murshid Samuel Lewis First came God, and then the object of God’s Love, which is called Creation. Then God in Love... Sign in to see full entry.

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February 8 Love manifests towards those whom we like as love; towards those

February 8 Love manifests towards those whom we like as love; towards those whom we do not like as forgiveness. The love we feel toward friends and relatives and heroes is natural. Although Christ said, “Love ye your enemies,” this does not mean to entertain the identical feeling toward them. Why?... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

February 6 One who stores evil in one’s heart cannot see beauty. Evil, bein

February 6 One who stores evil in one’s heart cannot see beauty. Evil, being of the nature of shadow or darkness, destroys spiritual vision, and so blinds one to the beauty which was the purpose of creation. This condition should be called avidya, blindness or ignorance. There is, however, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

February 5 Mysticism without devotion is like uncooked food; it can never b

February 5 Mysticism without devotion is like uncooked food; it can never be assimilated. Mysticism means recognition of God. But how can one recognize God until the heart is awakened? It is only when, through the fire of devotion and love, the whole life force is returned to its source in fervor... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 3, 2020

February 3 Love is the essence of all religion, mysticism, and philosophy.

February 3 Love is the essence of all religion, mysticism, and philosophy. What is religion? It is our relation to God. What is mysticism? It is our realization of God. What is philosophy? It is our consideration of God. But what connects us with God and God with us? It is the Love-Light-Life... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 2, 2020

February 2 Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by a lack

February 2 Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by a lack of it. As the Sufi Thoughts teach, there is one moral, there is one virtue, which is Love. Particular virtues arise from the qualities displayed by Love in everyday affairs. Thus arise courage, mercy, kindliness, compassion,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 1, 2020

January 31 The pleasures of life are blinding; it is love alone that clears

January 31 The pleasures of life are blinding; it is love alone that clears the rust from the heart, the mirror of the soul. Pleasure is the effect upon nufs of the radiations from the mind-mesh, which through the falling current of breath form the emotions. But all these are of indirect light,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 31, 2020

January 31 The pleasures of life are blinding; it is love alone that clears

January 31 The pleasures of life are blinding; it is love alone that clears the rust from the heart, the mirror of the soul. Pleasure is the effect upon nufs of the radiations from the mind-mesh, which through the falling current of breath form the emotions. But all these are of indirect light,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

January 30 The heart is not living until it has experienced pain.

January 30 The heart is not living until it has experienced pain. Commentary by Samuel Lewis: The angel lives in the heart-sphere but does not know pain. There is a lack of strength in the love. This is something like the natural love of the infant. It is only when love is tested that love can show... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

January 29 Self-pity is the worst poverty; it overwhelms one until one sees

January 29 Self-pity is the worst poverty; it overwhelms one until one sees nothing but illness, trouble, and pain. Self-pity is a concentration upon nufs, the cause of all disharmony. When one concentrates upon God, nothing but love will be found, but when the attention is centered around the... Sign in to see full entry.

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