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Bowl of Saqi for November 9
THE MORE ELEVATED THE SOUL, THE BROADER THE OUTLOOK.
-- Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis:
This is both a maxim and a dictum. It is a maxim in the sense
that as one progresses in any direction the vision increases.
If one travels far physically, the physical vision increases
and one becomes more tolerant of people. If one studies much
and learns the world's knowledge, it often broadens the mental
vision, increases the understanding and frees one from the
toils of time and space.
But if one loves much -- or better be it said, if one truly
loves -- there is no horizon, the whole universe is one's play
toy. Conversely, this is a dictum to the Sufi -- to see from
all points of view as though one had traveled in every country
and understood all speech, habits and traditions; also to be
tolerant and humble as if all worldly knowledge were but an
idea of the possible knowledge of humanity. Finally, to know
through love that it is love which can give us the widest
outlook in life and that there is no limit to that outlook.
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