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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

November 3 In one’s search for truth, the first lesson and the last is lov

November 3 In one’s search for truth, the first lesson and the last is love. There must be no separation; no “I am” and “Thou art not.” Until one has arrived at that selfless consciousness, one cannot know life and truth.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 1, 2020

November 2 It is a patient pursuit to bring water from the depth of the gr

November 2 It is a patient pursuit to bring water from the depth of the ground; one has to deal with much mud in digging before one reaches the water of life.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): What is this mud? It is the impure human... Sign in to see full entry.

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November 1 Self stands as a wall between human and God.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murs

November 1 Self stands as a wall between human and God.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): To use the expressions “greater self” and “lesser self” is unfair unless one has a clear concept of these terms. Nufs is not self but is a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Self stands as a wall between man and God. Bowl of Saki, N

Self stands as a wall between man and God. Bowl of Saki, November 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: God speaks to everyone, not only to the messengers and teachers. He speaks to the ears of every heart, but it is not every heart which hears it. His voice is louder than the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 31, 2020

October 31 Earthly knowledge is as clouds dimming the sight, and it is the

October 31 Earthly knowledge is as clouds dimming the sight, and it is the breaking of these clouds—in other words, purity of heart—that gives the capacity for the knowledge of God to rise.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): “Sight” is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 30, 2020

October 30 We start our lives as teachers, and it is very hard for us to l

October 30 We start our lives as teachers, and it is very hard for us to learn to become pupils. There are many whose only difficulty in life is that they are teachers already. What we have to learn is pupilship. There is but one teacher, God.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

October 29 One is mistaken when one begins to cultivate the heart by wanti

October 29 One is mistaken when one begins to cultivate the heart by wanting to sow the seed oneself, instead of leaving the sowing to God.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Every form of attachment to self tends to keep the heart... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

October 28 One filled with the knowledge of names and forms has no capacit

October 28 One filled with the knowledge of names and forms has no capacity for the knowledge of truth.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Mind is Heaven and Hell. The akasha or accommodation is not so different from the sky. We see sky... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

October 27 According to one’s evolution, one knows the truth; and the more

October 27 According to one’s evolution, one knows the truth; and the more one knows, the more one finds there is to know.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Truth stands above and beyond all facts. Truth is the comprehension of life... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 26, 2020

October 26 It is more important to find out the truth about one’s self, t

October 26 It is more important to find out the truth about one’s self, than to find out the truth of heaven and hell.– Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): What are Heaven and Hell? They are the results of action, speech, and thought—they... Sign in to see full entry.

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