The whole world’s treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kindles the soul.
Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan
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One kindled soul proves greater in power than ten thousand souls groping in the dark.
( from Complete Works of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, Sayings, Part II, pg 201, East-West Publications [ currently not available online, link to copy at Amazon.com ] )
Life itself becomes a scripture to the kindled soul.
( from Sayings of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Boulas (Kindled words) )
There is a symbolical legend in India of a cobra who has a precious stone in its head, and when it wishes to find its food it takes out the stone and places it upon the ground which becomes so illuminated that in that light it easily finds it food; when it has found what it wanted it puts the stone back in its head. This is symbolical of the Shaghils [ those who have mastered the breath practice called “Shaghal” — Muiz ] who have the light in their head kindled. When they open their outer senses they throw the light out, and in that light, all things become visible, are reflected.
( from Sangatha, Series III: Riyazat [ unpublished ] )
As fire when not kindled gives only smoke, but when kindled, the illuminating flame springs forth, so it is with love. It is blind when undeveloped, but when its fire is kindled, the flame that lights the path of the traveler from mortality to everlasting life springs forth. The secrets of earth and heaven are revealed to the possessor of the loving heart.
Commentary by Murshid S.A.M. (Sufi Ahmed Murad) Samuel L. Lewis
The whole world’s treasures cannot be carried away, besides which the thought of them would become a terrific burden. The soul desires freedom, and even possession of a thing may become a bar to freedom. When there is worry, when there is undue solicitude, then there is pain, there is a burden, and there is no freedom.
So all worldly possessions and all intellectual accomplishments may alike become ideals or hindrances, and if there is any doubt, the doubt itself must be removed. It is love alone that opens the portals of joy. Besides, the treasures of the world pass away, but the soul that is kindled knows its immortal worth.