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Bowl of Saqi for December 16
THE SEA OF LIFE IS IN CONSTANT MOTION,
NO ONE CAN STOP ITS EVER-MOVING WAVES.
THE MASTER WALKS OVER THE WAVES,
THE WISE MAN SWIMS IN THE WATER,
BUT THE IGNORANT MAN IS DROWNED
IN HIS EFFORT TO CROSS.
-- Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis:
Here we have three degrees of evolution. The ignorant man
does not use his mind, although sometimes he may let his
mind use him. He does not think steadily or regularly and is
like a straw blown in the wind. He is more affected by
opinion than by thought and wants to go with the majority.
He does not and cannot comprehend his own duties in life and
is bound to failure.
To help such a person, one must treat him as a child even
when offering respect due to age or position. Nevertheless,
he must be considered inwardly as a child and not treated
too harshly when he would not understand, neither treated
too lightly when no impression would be made. He may be
permitted to feel that he has his own way, yet he is to be
controlled at all times. The spiritual person becoming
negative to such a one is in grave danger.
The wiser person is one who uses his mind, who controls his
mind. For this, will-power is necessary. Such a person may
not be endowed with great insight, but will be strong enough
to battle his way in life. There are sometimes mental and
moral giants who have enough capabilities to withstand the
struggles of life without being overcome by them, yet are
quite unable to lead others out of the morass.
It is such souls who are ready for the Message, but also
such souls may not see the need of the Message. When they
are intuitive they escape much of the turmoil of life and by
leading themselves are often able to lead others.
Master is one whose heart does control mind and body, who
entertains no diversity of opinions and who does not depend
upon others for his thoughts unless he recognizes their
authority. He does not claim to be all-wise for he is just
as cognizant of his limitations as he is aware of God's
all-embracing power. Such a one may not be controller of men
or affairs, but he will be able to stand where he wants to
stand. He will be able to cover his course in life and he
will not be deterred by earthly conditions for he has arisen
above the state where he would be affected by them.
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