Removing our own thorns
We should be careful to take away from ourselves any thorns that prick us in the personality of others. Bowl of Saki, July 17, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: We frequently say, 'I dislike him,' 'I wish to avoid her,' but if we examine this carefully, we find it is the same element in all that we dislike, the ego. And when we turn to ourselves to see if we have it in us, we find it is there too. We should forget it, therefore, in other people, and first turn our... Sign in to see full entry.