The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Saturday, October 26, 2019

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Saturday, October 26, 2019

It is more important to find out the truth about one's self, than to find

It is more important to find out the truth about one's self, than to find out the truth of heaven and hell. Bowl of Saki, October 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The awakened soul looks about and asks: 'Who is my enemy?' While the unawakened soul thinks that it is his neighbor or his relation who is his enemy, the awakened soul says, 'It is my self; my ignorant ego is my enemy; and it is the struggle with this enemy that will bring me light and raise me from the... Sign in to see full entry.

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True self-denial is losing one's self in God. Bowl of Saki, October 25

True self-denial is losing one's self in God. Bowl of Saki, October 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Man, absorbed from morning till evening in his occupations which engage his every attention to the things of the earth and of self interest, remains intoxicated. Seldom there are moments in his life, brought about by pain or suffering, when he experiences a state of mind which can be called soberness. Hindus call this state of mind sat, which is a state of tranquility.... Sign in to see full entry.

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