Unifying & humbling
The lions could not harm Daniel because of the harmony of his will with the universal Will. The lions represent the destructive elements in the human mind. They represent wars, disappointments, rivalries, jealousies, envy, passions, and so forth, in different horrible guises. Our ego is the lion of lions, and if this is conquered, then these external lions -- different egos around us -- are conquered also, and wherever we go, with anyone, whether foolish or wise, good or bad, we now have peace.
https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VII/VII_5.htm
The work of the spiritual man is to forget his false self and so to realize the true self which is God, and this true self not only in him, but in his neighbor also.
~~~ "Supplementary Papers, Brotherhood II", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished)
The fact that we struggle with this reality is humbling and it’s a unifying experience knowing there are those who carry this awareness and share it with each other...
