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Thursday, September 10, 2020

September 11 In order to learn forgiveness, one must first learn tolerance

September 11 In order to learn forgiveness, one must first learn tolerance. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): This is true whether one offers forgiveness or begs forgiveness. To offer forgiveness without having understanding is no... Sign in to see full entry.

September 10 It is the fruit that makes the tree bow low. – Hazrat Pir-o-M

September 10 It is the fruit that makes the tree bow low. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): True humility is characteristic of the wise who know, who have gathered the harvest. The proud have to hold up their head; it stands not by... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

September 9 Love is the divine Mother’s arms; when those arms are spread,

September 9 Love is the divine Mother’s arms; when those arms are spread, every soul falls into them. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Although the word “fall” is used here, the action is of the contrary nature. That is to say, there... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 7, 2020

September 8 The soul is either raised or cast down by the power of its own

September 8 The soul is either raised or cast down by the power of its own thought, speech, and action. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Thought, speech, and action are all movements. All depend upon the breath, upon the rising and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 6, 2020

September 7 One virtue is more powerful than a thousand vices. – Hazrat Pi

September 7 One virtue is more powerful than a thousand vices. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): The real secret of virtue is strength, is life. Vice is weakness; vice shows the absence of strength and of life. Virtue is born of the... Sign in to see full entry.

September 6 Happy is one who does good to others; miserable is one who exp

September 6 Happy is one who does good to others; miserable is one who expects good from others. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe. When a heart feeds another it feeds itself,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 4, 2020

September 5 There is no source of happiness other than that in the human h

September 5 There is no source of happiness other than that in the human heart. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): All material and mental things are subject to growth, change, and decay. Their nature is transitory and their effects... Sign in to see full entry.

September 4 Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration. – Haz

September 4 Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Pleasure attaches value to limitations, to names and forms and personalities, while inspiration depends upon the efflux of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 3, 2020

September 3 How can the unlimited Being be limited? All that seems limited

September 3 How can the unlimited Being be limited? All that seems limited is in its depth beyond all limitations. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Limitation comes from the examination of mind. Mind by its very nature puts a limit... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

September 2 Self-pity is the cause of all life’s grievances. – Hazrat Pir-o

September 2 Self-pity is the cause of all life’s grievances. – Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): To relate life to the ego is to destroy the value of life without enhancing the value of ego. Once the process of self-pity is begun, it... Sign in to see full entry.

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