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http://www.rosanna.com/saki/october/october2.htm
Bowl of Saqi for October 2
IT ALWAYS MEANS THAT YOU MUST SACRIFICE SOMETHING
VERY DEAR TO YOU WHEN GOD'S CALL COMES.
-- Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis:
This includes sacrifice of all things, but as even the most
selfish person does not attach value to "all things", one
only feels the sacrifice of what one has valued. It might be
wealth, but the wealthy one may be quite willing to surrender
worldly knowledge; it might be worldly knowledge, but the
learned one may be quite willing to surrender his or her
friends; it might be friend****p, yet the philanthropist might
be willing to sacrifice everything else. Yet hand, head and
heart -- in clinging -- prevent one from accepting the Divine
Grace freely given to all.
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Bonus: the Prologue to "The Mysticism of Sound and Music"
I gave up my music because I had received from it all I had to
receive. To serve God one must sacrifice the dearest thing,
and I sacrificed my music, the dearest thing to me.
I had composed songs, I sang, and played the vina. Practising
this music I arrived at a stage where I touched the music of
the spheres. Then every soul became for me a musical note,
and all life became music. Inspired by it I spoke to the
people, and those who were attracted by my words listened to
them instead of listening to my songs.
Now, if I do anything, it is to tune souls instead of
instruments, to harmonize people instead of notes. If there
is anything in my philosophy, it is the law of harmony: that
one must put oneself in harmony with oneself and with others.
I have found in every word a certain musical value, a melody
in every thought, harmony in every feeling, and I have tried
to interpret the same thing with clear and simple words to
those who used to listen to my music.
I played the vina until my heart turned into the same
instrument. Then I offered this instrument to the divine
Musician, the only musician existing. Since then I have
become His flute, and when He chooses He plays His music.
The people give me credit for this music which, in reality,
is not due to me, but to the Musician who plays on His own
instrument.
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