The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Friday, August 15, 2008

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Friday, August 15, 2008

The pain of life is the price paid for the quickening of the heart.

Bowl of Saki for August 15 The pain of life is the price paid for the quickening of the heart. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan There is a phrase in the Bible, "Knock, and it shall be opened unto you". The Message of God is an answer to the cry of humanity. Now, as to the instrument of the message -- in reality the whole universe is an instrument, and every object and every being in it is an instrument; through whichever instrument He chooses He gives... Sign in to see full entry.

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In the country you see the glory of God; in the city you glorify His ...

Bowl of Saki for August 14 In the country you see the glory of God; in the city you glorify His name. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan From Sigoli, where the train journey ends, [Inayat and his father] had six days journey through the forest. This was a new experience to a soul who wanted to breathe a breath of freedom from the crowd and to whom nature was not only appealing but uplifting.... Inayat's enjoyment was boundless. For the first time in his... Sign in to see full entry.

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The lover of nature is the true worshipper of God.

Bowl of Saki for August 13 The lover of nature is the true worshipper of God. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan A true worshipper of God sees His presence in all forms, and thus in respecting others he respects God. It may even develop to such an extent that the true worshipper of God, the Omnipresent, walks gently on the earth, bowing in his heart even to every tree and plant, and it is then that the worshipper forms a communion with the Divine Beloved... Sign in to see full entry.

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It is God who, by the hand of man, designs and carries out His ...

Bowl of Saki for August 12 It is God who, by the hand of man, designs and carries out His intended plans in nature. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan First we must understand what the word divine means. Divine means: in a state of perfection. This state is experienced by God through man. In other words, when man has risen to the stage of development where he can be the perfect instrument of God, when nothing of his own being stands in the way of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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It is simpler to find a way to heaven than to find a way on earth.

Bowl of Saki for August 11 It is simpler to find a way to heaven than to find a way on earth. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan A person whose soul has awakened becomes awake to everything he sees and hears.... It is this awakening of the soul which is mentioned in the Bible, 'Unless the soul is born again it will not enter the kingdom of heaven'. Being born again means that the soul is awakened after having come on earth, and entering the kingdom of... Sign in to see full entry.

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