Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` There is a false ego in man, which the Sufis call nafs, and this ego feeds on weakness. This ego feels vain when one says, " I cannot bear it, I do not like it, " it feeds the ego, the vanity. It thinks, " I am better than others, " and thereby this ego becomes strong. But the one who can discriminate, distinguish, choose, while at the same time having everything under control, and who although enjoying sweet things can yet drink a bowl of something bitter, that person has reached mastery. -Hazrat Inayat Khan ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` Hazrat Inayat Khan Mastery Through Accomplishment Omega Press, 1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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