The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Sunday, March 16, 2008

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

At every step of evolution, man's realization of God changes.

Bowl of Saki for March 16 At every step of evolution, man's realization of God changes. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan There is a time when toys are treasures. But the child who cries for a toy comes to an age when he gives it away. And at every step in a man's evolution the values of power and position and wealth change in his eyes. And so as he evolves there arises in him a spirit of renunciation which may be called the Spirit of God. Gradually he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Until man loses himself in the vision of God, he cannot be said to live...

Bowl of Saki for March 15 Until man loses himself in the vision of God, he cannot be said to live really. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Man wrongly identifies himself with the physical body, calling it 'myself.' And when the physical body is in pain he says, 'I am ill,' because he identifies himself with something which belongs to him but which is not himself. The first thing to learn in the spiritual path is to recognize the physical body not as... Sign in to see full entry.

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God is truth, and truth is God.

Bowl of Saki for March 14 God is truth, and truth is God. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Many intellectual people, with their various ideas, differ from one another in their opinions and in their way of looking at things, in their speculations, but do the prophets differ from one another? No, they cannot differ. The reason is that it is the various minds which differ, not the souls. The one who lives in his mind, is conscious of his mind; the one who... Sign in to see full entry.

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As life unfolds itself to man, the first lesson he learns is humility.

Bowl of Saki for March 13 As life unfolds itself to man, the first lesson he learns is humility. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Every moment of our life, if we can see wisely, contains some fault or error, and asking pardon is just like purifying the heart and washing it white. Only think of the joy of humbling yourself before God!... humbling yourself before that Spirit, that Ideal, who is the true Father and Mother, on Whose love you can always... Sign in to see full entry.

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