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by Hazrat Inayat Khan, Sufi Poet and Mystic.
Bowl of Saki for October 30
FRIENDS, WE START OUR LIVES AS TEACHERS, AND IT IS VERY HARD FOR US TO LEARN TO BECOME PUPILS. THERE ARE MANY WHOSE ONLY DIFFICULTY IN LIFE IS THAT THEY ARE TEACHERS ALREADY. WHAT WE HAVE TO LEARN IS PUPILSHIP. THERE IS BUT ONE TEACHER, GOD.
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Teacher gives, pupil takes. Many want to take and also want to teach; this is impossible and leads to much misery. One is not teacher who seeks followers, one is a seeker of followers. One is only a teacher who teaches others something, who gives others something. It is not necessary to teach, it is not necessary to give. This condition is associated with "Nuzul".
Nuzul has its purpose, Uruj has its purpose: there must be balance and order in the Universe. No doubt Uruj leads to selfishness but Uruj also leads to growth; merely to give away for the sake of giving is of no great advantage. This assumes that self has capacity of endless evolution. Such self has not the capacity.
It is God Who is, and our evolution is God's evolution; God's opportunity is our opportunity. Therefore Uruj and Nuzul balance, and when we are willing to learn, God is there to teach us.
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