To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness.
Bowl of Saki for February 19 To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. When the apples are so high up on the branch of the tree that we cannot reach them, we try to and cannot, if we then say, "The apples are sour. I don't want them", that is not renunciation. If we climb the tree and get the apples and cut them in... Sign in to see full entry.