I recently heard that sovereignty is synonymous with virtuous living. A nation that lacks in morality equally lacks in sovereignties. I believe this to be a true statement. In todays bowl of saki, HIK teaches us that those on the spiritual path who learn of virtue by means of a book or a religious persons- a monk or saint, their virtue holds no power. It is one thing to learn from a book and something else to bring from the depths of ones being. This lesson is similar to the one posed in the previous post. Unless we are practicing good charity, reading about it or learning it from a professed religious persons is of no use. It's better we practice with those in our immediate environment than cling to what we think we know- I read in the link below that the personality of the seeker is more pleasant than the one contented by what he knows.
We are quick to judge others from this realm of speculation, while remaining ever distant from living the ideals we find admirable. To practice we must remain open to others, take care not to harm our relationships, communicate admirably, admit error and seek resolutions. It means renouncing moments where our Ego would rather delight itself. When we think we know... One thing leads to another... and this lack or cold heartedness becomes evident in the larger body we call a nation.
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:What do I mean by love? It is such a word that one cannot give one meaning. All attributes like kindness, gentleness, goodness, humbleness, mildness, fineness, are names of one and the same thing. Love therefore is that stream which when it rises, falls in the form of a fountain, and each stream coming down is a virtue. All virtues taught by books or by a religious person have no strength and life because they have been learned; a virtue that is learned has no power, no life. The virtue that naturally springs from the depth of the heart, the virtue that rises from the love-spring and then falls as many different attributes, that virtue is real. There is a Hindustani saying, 'No matter how much wealth you have, if you do not have the treasure of virtue, it is of no use'. The true riches is the ever increasing spring of love from which all virtues come.
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https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XIV/XIV_2.htm
