Message #9277

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He who is looking for a reward is smaller than his reward; he who has renounced a thing has risen above it.

     Bowl of Saki, May 15, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan

When doing a kindness to others the first thing that must be considered is that it should be unselfish, and not for the sake of appreciation or a reward. He who does good and waits for a reward is a laborer of good; but he who does good and disregards it is the master of good.

   from  http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/III/III_III_3.htm


Life consists of a continual struggle for gain, of whatever kind it may be. Gain seems to be the purpose of life... But by a still deeper insight into the subject one sees that every gain a person has in view limits him to a certain extent to that gain, directs his activities into a certain channel, and forms the line of his fate. At the same time it deprives him of a still greater or a better gain and of the freedom of activity which might perhaps accomplish something still better. It is for this reason that renunciation is practiced by the Sufis; for with every willing renunciation a person proceeds a step towards a higher goal. No renunciation is ever fruitless. The one who is looking for a gain is smaller than his gain; the one who has renounced a thing has risen above it.

   from  http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/III/III_III_5.htm

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