There is a light within every soul; it only needs the clouds that overshadow it to be broken for it to beam forth.
Bowl of Saki, July 18, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan
Every being has an individual ego produced from his own illusion. This limits his view which is led in the direction
of his own interest, and he judges
of good and bad, high or low, right or wrong in relation to himself and others, through his limited view, which is generally partial and imaginary rather than true. This darkness is caused by the overshadowing
of the soul by the external self. Thus a person becomes blind to his own infirmities as well as to the merits
of another, and the right action
of another becomes wrong in his eyes and the fault
of the self seems right. This is the case with mankind in general, until the veil
of darkness is lifted from his eyes.
from
https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/II/II_3.htm
It is the bodily desires, passion, anger, appetite, all the different desires and needs, that make the mind helpless and make man hold on to them. All the worries, anxieties, depressions, and despairs arise from them. There is not a single moment in which the mind is able to stand aloof so as to reflect the light within, the light
of the soul, so limited has it been made by the limited existence on earth. In reality this is the whole tragedy
of human life.
The one and only thing that hinders man from advancing spiritually, or at least from advancing towards the goal, for which he is destined, and which he is longing to attain, is this: that the mind is so absorbed by the demands and wants
of the physical body that it has hardly a moment to give itself entirely to the reflection
of the light
of the soul.
from
https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VII/VII_22.htm
The difference between a scientist and a mystic is that the former analyzes the things he is interested in, studying them by different methods in order to ascertain as much information about them as he can, the ways in which they can be
of any benefit, their uses, and their nature, whereas the mystic, though in a way doing the same, first aims at lighting that light within himself by which he can see in this world
of darkness and illusion, instead
of using some technical instrument or special scientific process. As it is said, ' Seek ye first the kingdom
of heaven', so his first task is to light the candle within.
from
https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XII/XII_I_15.htm
There is a light within every soul. It only needs the clouds, which hide it, to dissolve for it to beam forth. This is the light
of revelation. It is like a lantern to us, it lights up every dark corner we wish to examine, and gives an answer to every question we would ask. ... There is a beautiful Indian tale that illustrates the meaning
of this light. It is said that there is a certain kind
of cobra, which has a diamond in its head. When it goes into the jungle, it takes out the diamond and places it on a tree. By means
of its light, it searches all it wants, and when it is finished, it puts the diamond back in its head. The cobra represents the soul, and the diamond the light
of inspiration guiding it. The same truth is portrayed in the story
of Aladdin and his lamp. The lady he loved represented the ideal
of his soul. The lamp he had to find was the light
of inner guidance, which when found, would lead him to the attainment
of his ideal.
from
https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/V/V_30.htm
~~~ There is a light within every soul it only needs the clouds that overshadow it to be broken for it to beam forth.