The Bowl of Saki Commentary
Commentary for:
Every blow in life pierces the heart and awakens our feelings to sympathize with others; and every swing of comfort lulls us to sleep, and we become unaware of all.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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Ishk, the life current flowing through the heart and permeating the blood, touches all souls. It is a marvelous law that many people, often harsh and unsympathetic, upon suffering great pain then begin to show sympathy and love toward others. This is because of the very nature of Ishk, Ishk which knows neither self nor not-self. So when heart is in Ishk it shows loving-kindness to all, not recognizing differences. This is the ideal condition of the traveler.