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Bowl of Saqi for December 22
WITH GOODWILL AND TRUST IN GOD,
SELF-CONFIDENCE AND A HOPEFUL ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE,
A MAN CAN ALWAYS WIN HIS BATTLE, HOWEVER DIFFICULT.
-- Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis:
When there is trust in God, there can be no defeat. When man
is bound by his conception of God, when he limits God by his
human conception, his trust is necessarily limited. To
increase the scope of trust one must find a greater being in
whom to trust, and if this being is limited by human
thought, then trust is limited. Besides, one who has not
trusted his fellowman does not know the meaning of trust;
how can such a one trust in God?
The Sufi, beginning with God, placing God beyond conception,
puts all his trust in the Living Reality, then assures
himself of that trust and faith and by it is able to
overcome all difficulties. No man is not able to do this;
the Spirit of Guidance in man will lead him forth from every
discomfort. This proves the great wisdom of God.
Sufis, through their spiritual exercises, remove the path
and shadow of nufs which always hinders success.
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