The Bowl of Saki Commentary
Commentary for:
Self-pity is the cause of all life's grievances.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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To relate life to the ego is to destroy the value of life without enhancing the value of ego. Once the process of self-pity is begun, it leads away from beauty and happiness. In beauty there is no extension of self, there is forgetfulness of self and sooner or later surrender of self.