The Bowl of Saki Commentary
Commentary for:
Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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Pleasure attaches value to limitations, to names and forms and personalities, while inspiration depends upon the efflux of the Divine Spirit—in other words, Ishk. Pleasure always enhances the ego, and as pain restrains the nufs, it opens up the greatest possibilities for spiritual development.