The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, February 2, 2009

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins caused by the lack of it.

Bowl of Saki for February 2 Our virtues are made by love, and our sins caused by the lack of it. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan There is one moral; the love that springs forth from self-denial and blooms in deeds of beneficence. The orthodox say, 'This is good, that is bad. This is right, that is wrong,' but to a Sufi the source of all good deeds is love. Someone may say that this is the source of bad deeds also, but that is not so; it is lack of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

The pain of love is the dynamite that breaks up the heart, even if it be as

Bowl of Saki for February 1 The pain of love is the dynamite that breaks up the heart, even if it be as hard as a rock. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The effect of love is pain. The love that has no pain is no love. The lover who has not gone through the agonies of love is not a lover, he claims love falsely.... Rumi describes six signs of the lover: deep sigh, mild expression, moist eyes, eating little, speaking little, sleeping little, which all... Sign in to see full entry.

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The pleasures of life are blinding; it is love alone that clears the rust..

Bowl of Saki for January 31 The pleasures of life are blinding; it is love alone that clears the rust from the heart, the mirror of the soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The heart of man, as the Sufis say, is a mirror. All that is reflected in this mirror is projected upon other mirrors. When man has doubt in his heart that doubt is reflected upon every heart with which he comes in contact. When he has faith that faith is reflected in every heart.... Sign in to see full entry.

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The heart is not living until it has experienced pain.

Bowl of Saki for January 30 The heart is not living until it has experienced pain. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Those who have avoided love in life from fear of its pain have lost more than the lover, who by losing himself gains all. The loveless first lose all, until at last their self is also snatched away from their hands. The warmth of the lover's atmosphere, the piercing effect of his voice, the appeal of his words, all come from the pain of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Self-pity is the worst poverty; it overwhelms man until he sees nothing but

Bowl of Saki for January 29 Self-pity is the worst poverty; it overwhelms man until he sees nothing but illness, trouble and pain. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan If one studies one's surroundings one finds that those who are happy are so because they have less thought of self. If they are unhappy it is because they think of themselves too much. A person is more bearable when he thinks less of himself. And a person is unbearable when he is always... Sign in to see full entry.

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