The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

When the artist loses himself in his art, then the art comes to life.

When the artist loses himself in his art, then the art comes to life. Bowl of Saki, December 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: One must not only be an artist; one must become art itself. Then to the one who is so absorbed in his work that he forgets himself, that capacity, that intuition, that skill will come naturally. He begins to do wonders, and his art becomes a perfect expression of what he had in mind.... People think that it is the artist who has made it;... Sign in to see full entry.

As the rose blooms amidst thorns, so great souls shine out through all...

As the rose blooms amidst thorns, so great souls shine out through all opposition. Bowl of Saki, December 10, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Ghazali has said in his Alchemy of Happiness that the spiritual path is like shooting an arrow into the dark.... Whoever sets out on this path is therefore in constant warfare. He has to encounter opposition from his relatives, from his friends and acquaintances; he gets into trouble with those who misunderstand his aims;... Sign in to see full entry.

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