The Bowl of Saki Commentary
Commentary for:
It is the soul's light which is the natural intelligence.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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What is called "Nur" is the Universal Light which touches every part of the universe. Without this Light there would be no universe: it is the aspect of Ishk which we call Intelligence because it becomes the light of the Mind. Although Ishk is all light, it is Oneness. In it there is no Mind, although there is "Buddhacitta," the essence of Mind. By an accommodation in the Supreme the light produces forms, but these forms are made out of the vibrations of the light-self. Then the light appears within these forms and enables them to perceive phenomena.
It is, however, the soul which sees, whether through an individual-be that individual rock, plant, animal, human, or planet-or whether it be the sight of body, mind, or heart.