The Bowl of Saki Commentary
Commentary for:
Our spirit is the real part of us, the body but its garment. One would not find peace at the tailor's because the coat comes from there; neither can the spirit obtain true happiness from the earth just because its body belongs to earth.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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Ishk keeps the parts of the body together, unifies the mind, coordinates the body, mind, and heart. Ishk brings joy and Ishk leads to peace. Ishk may be found in matter and yet out of matter. Without Ishk there could be no matter, yet the existence of Ishk is not dependent on matter. The spiritual life is the life in and of Ishk, in other words, of love. This is true here now, heretofore, and hereafter. The word Logos which appears in the New Testament is nothing but a variation of Ishk; only it includes in its meaning Sound, Breath, and Intelligence. The best translation for Logos is Intelligence-in Sufi terminology, Ilm.