The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Sunday, March 9, 2008

It is more important to know the truth about one's self than to try to find

Bowl of Saki for March 9 It is more important to know the truth about one's self than to try to find out the truth of heaven and hell. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan It is more important to find out the truth about oneself than to find out the truth about heaven and hell, or about many other things which are of less importance and are apart from oneself. However, every man's pursuit is according to his state of evolution, and so each soul is in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 8, 2008

You cannot be both horse and rider at the same time.

Bowl of Saki for March 8 You cannot be both horse and rider at the same time. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The ego has two sides: the first one is the one we know, and the next one we must discover. The side we know is the false ego which makes us say, 'I'. What is it in us that we call 'I'? We say, 'This is my body, my mind, these are my thoughts, my feelings, my impressions, this is my position in life.' We identify our self with all that concerns... Sign in to see full entry.

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It is false love that does not uproot man's claim of "I"; the first and ...

Bowl of Saki for March 7 It is false love that does not uproot man's claim of "I"; the first and last lesson of love is "I am not". Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan It is not love, but the pretense of love, that imposes the claim of the self. The first and last lesson in love is, 'I am not -- Thou art' and unless man is moved to that selflessness he does not know justice, right or truth. His self stands above or between him and God. from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 6, 2008

The real abode of God is in the heart of man; when it is frozen with ...

Bowl of Saki for March 6 The real abode of God is in the heart of man; when it is frozen with bitterness or hatred, the doors of the shrine are closed, the light is hidden. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Everybody is working for selfish ends, not caring about others, and this alone has brought about the misery in the world today. When the world is evolving from imperfection towards perfection, it needs all love and sympathy. Great tenderness and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Man creates his own disharmony.

Bowl of Saki for March 5 Man creates his own disharmony. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Feelings such as pride, conceit, selfishness, jealousy, envy and contempt are all feelings which hurt others and which destroy one's own life making it full of the misery which springs from that selfish personal feeling, that ego of man. The more egoistic, the more conceited he is, the more miserable a life he has in the world, the more he makes the lives of others... Sign in to see full entry.

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