The Bowl of Saki Commentary

These qualities come to one from subtlety of mind, from being able to turn thoughts in certain directions and to mold the mind-stuff, so to speak, like a potter molds clay. To do this is still to operate in the sphere of mind. Wisdom, on the other hand, pours down from the spiritual world into the mental sphere as a ray of pure light, brings life and illumination to the mind, and clarifies it all at once, regardless of particular influences and conditions.