The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

Every wave of the sea, as it rises, seems to be stretching its hands upward

Bowl of Saki for December 27 Every wave of the sea, as it rises, seems to be stretching its hands upwards, as if to say, "Take me up higher and higher." Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan However disappointed a person may be at not being in a particular profession or in a particular calling or rank in life, he develops enthusiasm and energy as soon as he sees some scope for progress. His disappointment is only there when he sees no more scope. Even if he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Love is unlimited, but it needs scope to expand and rise; without that ...

Love is unlimited, but it needs scope to expand and rise; without that scope, life is unhappy. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan A person who lives in happy surroundings with luxuries and sources of pleasure and comfort, may be envied and imagined to be a very happy and lucky man. In reality, however, he may be very unhappy. The external world has given him all he wished for, but the inner world, the inner being, is unhappy. There is something absent,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification.

Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan When God's divine love rises as a wave, it washes away the sins of the whole life in a moment, for law has no power to stand before love: the stream of love sweeps it away. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XIV/XIV_3.htm Think of the life of the great Master Jesus Christ who was the soul of religion -- one sees that from beginning to end there was nothing but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of self-con

Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of self-control. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The control of the self means the control of everything. What does it mean when we see a person fail time after time, or another person succeed time after time? It is just a matter of holding the reins of our affairs in our hands. When there is no rein there is failure. Failure means that there has been lack of self-control, whether it is a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

There are many paths, and each man considers his own the best and wisest. L

There are many paths, and each man considers his own the best and wisest. Let each one choose that which belongs to his own temperament. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The Sufi looks on all with tolerance, and knows that there is a path for everyone. The path of the lover is for him, the path of the one seeking for wealth is for him, the seeker after paradise is following his path, it is all a journey. It is simply that there are four different routes... Sign in to see full entry.

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