The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Sunday, August 5, 2007

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Sunday, August 5, 2007

Life is a continual series of experiences, one leading to the other, until

Life is a continual series of experiences, one leading to the other, until the soul arrives at its destination. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The truth is to be realized from all things, from religion, from philosophy, from science, from art, from industry. The only difference is that one takes a shorter way and the other takes a longer way. One goes round about and the other takes a straight path. There is no difference in the destination; the only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Life is what it is, you cannot change it; but you can always change yoursel

Life is what it is, you cannot change it; but you can always change yourself. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: In Sufi terms the crushing of the ego is called Nafs Kushi. And how do we crush it? We crush it by sometimes taking ourselves to task. When the self says, 'O no, I must not be treated like this,' then we say, 'What does it matter?' When the self says, 'He ought to have done this, she ought to have said that,' we say, 'What does it matter,... Sign in to see full entry.

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