The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Saturday, October 14, 2006

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Saturday, October 14, 2006

The innermost being of man is the real being of God.

The innermost being of man is the real being of God. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The earth supplies all the things that man's nature demands except one, and that is his source; and therefore man remains dissatisfied all through life in spite of everything that he may obtain in answer to his desires: pleasure, comfort, rank, or wealth. He may obtain them all, but still the longing of his soul will remain because it is for home. Home is the source,... Sign in to see full entry.

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When in ourselves there is inharmony, how can we spread harmony?

When in ourselves there is inharmony, how can we spread harmony? Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: It is harmony which makes beauty; beauty in itself has no meaning. An object which is called beautiful at a certain place and time is not beautiful at another place or another time. And so it is with thought, speech and action: that which is called beautiful is only so at a certain time and under certain conditions which make it beautiful. So if one can... Sign in to see full entry.

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Seek Him in all souls, good or bad, wise and foolish, attractive and ....

Seek Him in all souls, good or bad, wise and foolish, attractive and unattractive; in the depths of each there is God. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: As fruit ripens in the course of nature, so it is in the course of nature that the soul should mature; and it is no use being disappointed or disheartened about ourselves and about those near and dear to us, worrying because our husband, wife, father, or mother does not look at spiritual matters in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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The knowledge of God is beyond man's reason;

The knowledge of God is beyond man's reason; the secret of God is hidden in the knowledge of unity. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The knowledge of God is beyond man's reason. Man only perceives things he is capable of perceiving. He cannot raise his imagination above what he is used to, and he cannot reach beyond his imagination to where the being of God is. The secret of God is hidden in the knowledge of unity. Man thinks, 'What can unity give me?... Sign in to see full entry.

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