The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness.

Bowl of Saki for February 19 To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. When the apples are so high up on the branch of the tree that we cannot reach them, we try to and cannot, if we then say, "The apples are sour. I don't want them", that is not renunciation. If we climb the tree and get the apples and cut them in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 18, 2008

He who expects to change the world will be disappointed, he must change ...

Bowl of Saki for February 18 He who expects to change the world will be disappointed, he must change his view. When this is done, then tolerance will come, forgiveness will come, and there will be nothing he cannot bear. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The other day I lectured in Paris and after my lecture a very able man came to me and said, 'Have you got a scheme?' I said, 'What scheme?' 'Of bettering conditions.' I replied that I had not made such a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Concentration and contemplation are great things; but no contemplation is

Bowl of Saki for February 17 Concentration and contemplation are great things; but no contemplation is greater than the life we have about us every day. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan A keen observation of life in time awakens us to the fact that when once the light is thrown upon life, life begins to reveal itself. As Sa'adi has said, 'Even the leaves of the tree become as pages of the sacred book once the eyes of the heart are open.' from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 16, 2008

We are always searching for God afar off, when all the while He is nearer

Bowl of Saki for February 16 We are always searching for God afar off, when all the while He is nearer to us than our own soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Spirituality has become far removed from material life, and so God is far removed from humanity. Therefore, one cannot any more conceive of God speaking through a man, through someone like oneself. Even a religious man who reads the Bible every day will have great difficulty in understanding the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 15, 2008

The universe is like a dome; it vibrates to that which you say in it, and

Bowl of Saki for February 15 The universe is like a dome; it vibrates to that which you say in it, and answers the same back to you; so also is the law of action we reap what we sow. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Every thing and being on the surface of existence seem separate from one another, but in every plane beneath the surface they approach nearer to each other, and in the innermost plane they all become one. Every disturbance therefore, caused... Sign in to see full entry.

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