Sølvregel nr 10

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Pir Zias kommentar:
The wheel of fortune continuously revolves and fortunes rise and fall; wealth is gained and lost. Fame is gained and lost. Power is gained and lost. When we invest our spirit in circumstances, as our circumstances change our spirit rises or falls: when we prosper we are thrilled, when our fortune declines we are despondent and in despair. We are subject to circumstance; we are the victims of fate. But when the spirit’s meaning, purpose, and satisfaction indwell, circumstances are secondary. Whether one enjoys riches and power or is impoverished and powerless, the spirit remains connected to the Source, and it flourishes. It is not dependent on any outer thing or condition. Whatever may be thought about you, whatever may be said about you, is ultimately irrelevant, because the spirit basks in the glow of Eternal Light. Then one no longer need fear the world and its vicissitudes because one is in the world but not of the world. That is why the dervishes—who wear dusty, tattered robes and possess nothing—when they meet each other, hail each other saying, “O King of Kings, O Emperor of Emperors.” To the eyes of the world this seems ridiculous, and yet they know the secret of true kingship, true queenliness, the freedom of the spirit.

My conscientious self: Let not your spirit be humbled in adversity.