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Bowl of Saqi for January 19
A KING IS EVER A KING, BE HE
CROWNED WITH A JEWELED CROWN OR
CLAD IN A BEGGAR'S GARB.
-- Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis:
This may be paraphrased as "Ruler is he who is ruler over
himself." No man can be called a king whose subjects do not
obey him. Who and what are the subjects of the king? They
are not only the personalities who give real or pretended
obeisance; they include the thoughts and passions of the
personality, and his real or potential control over affairs.
Thought-concentration on a king or by a king over his
dominion subtly connects the breath of that one with the
affairs of the kingdom. This means that there is a strong
karmic link between all movements, inner or outer, of the
king, and those of the kingdom. This is true for every
individual, free or slave, whether one bows to another, has
others bow to him, or neither bows or is bowed before.
karma....
http://www.rosanna.com/sufiwritings/glossary/glossary.htm
http://www.rosanna.com/saki/janjun/jan/january19.htm
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