The Bowl of Saki Commentary
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There should be a balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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Attachment to matter prevents the soul from finding its way, as it becomes lost in a maze of phenomena. Attachment to mind or spirit causes one to ignore the purpose of matter and the cause of creation. Everything placed before us is there to test us and also to give us opportunity to perfect ourselves, the situation, or the thing. This is impossible when one is lukewarm. The real spiritual attitude is to be detached and yet warm in one's heart.