There is a false ego in man, which the Sufis call
nafs, and this ego feeds on weakness. This ego
feels vain when one says, "I cannot bear it, I do
not like it," it feeds the ego, the vanity. It thinks,
"I am better than others," and thereby this ego
becomes strong. But the one who can discriminate,
distinguish, choose, while at the same time having
everything under control, and who although enjoying
sweet things can yet drink a bowl of something
bitter, that person has reached mastery.
-Hazrat Inayat Khan
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