Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan
What a great thing is understanding! It is priceless. No man can give greater pleasure to his fellow man than by understanding him.
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https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VIII/VIII_2_1.htm
If there is no understanding between two persons, words are of no use. They may talk and talk, and discuss and discuss, and it will only go from bad to worse, for argument will never end. As it is said in the Vadan, 'Why? Is an animal with a thousand tails. At every bite you give it, it drops one of its curved tails and raises another.' Can argument bring about understanding? Never. Argument only increases argument, and so one can go on till two persons turn their back upon one another. Understanding is a gift of God, understanding is a soul's unfoldment, and understanding is the greatest fortune one can have in life.
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https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VII/VII_38.htm
~~~ Wisdom is not in words, it is in understanding.For your contemplation,
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A life without such understanding is like a dark room which contains everything you wish -- it is all there, but there is no light. ~~~ "Gathekas for Candidates 16, Sufi Mysticism ", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished)
