The Bowl of Saki Commentary
Commentary for:
The one who wants to understand, will understand.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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This is the condition of will leading the mind. The will, being the efflux of the soul, wants to unite with God. The thought wants to turn the will toward variety. This brings about the struggle between peace and unity on the one hand and intoxication and variety on the other. Understanding comes from the grasping of unity, which is possible when selfhood is laid aside and the faculty of discrimination is lulled into quiescence.