The Bowl of Saki Commentary
Commentary for:
Warmth melts, while cold freezes. A drop of ice in a warm place spreads and covers a large space, whereas a drop of water in a cold place freezes and becomes limited. Repentance has the effect of spreading a drop in a warm sphere, causing the heart to expand and become universal, while the hardening of the heart brings limitation.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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This shows the operation of Ishk. The expansive effect of Ishk, altering coarser vibrations into finer ones, creates what is called spirit. Spirit and matter are one, but the force of Ishk is lessened as it is removed from its source, which is the Throne or Heart of God (Arsh). Through Ishk ice melts, flowers grow, animals gain strength, and all human power comes. So to conceive that "Allaho Akbar" has one effect and "Ishk Allah" has another is blindness, except that "Allaho Akbar" seems to touch the physical body more quickly and the heart more slowly while "Ishk Allah" touches the heart more quickly and the physical body more slowly. But in the end they meet, the purpose is the same-the spiritualization of the field of endeavor. When the Divine Breath and Divine Efflux touch a sphere, they bring life, love, power, and inspiration, breaking all hardness of heart, mind, or body.