The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

A pure life and a clean conscience are as two wings attached to the soul.

A pure life and a clean conscience are as two wings attached to the soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A pure life and a clean conscience are as bread and wine for the soul. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/say/gayan_boulas.htm A pure life is the term used to express the effort of man to keep his spiritual being untainted by the false values of the worldly life. It is the constant search for the original self, the desire to reach it, and the means... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Death is a tax the soul has to pay for having had a name and a form.

Death is a tax the soul has to pay for having had a name and a form. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: All that is constructed is subject to destruction; all that is composed must be decomposed; all that is formed must be destroyed; that which has birth has death. But all this belongs to matter; the spirit which is absorbed by this formation of matter or by its mechanism lives, for spirit cannot die. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XI/XI_I_12.htm That... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 26, 2007

Passion is the smoke and emotion is the glow of love's fire.

Passion is the smoke and emotion is the glow of love's fire. Unselfishness is the flame that illuminates the path. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: People call love blind, but love in reality is the light of the sight. The eye can only see the surface; love can see much deeper. All ignorance is the lack of love. As fire when not kindled gives only smoke, but when kindled, the illumination flame springs forth, so it is with love. It is blind when... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Faith is the A B C of the realization of God. This faith begins by prayer.

Faith is the A B C of the realization of God. This faith begins by prayer. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Someone once said to a Brahmin, 'O ignorant man, you have worshipped this idol for years. Do you think it can ever answer you?' 'Yes,' said the Brahmin, 'even from this idol of stone the answer will come if your faith is real. But if you have no real faith, you will get no answer even from the God in heaven.'... The first necessity is the belief... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 24, 2007

Put your trust in God for support and see His hidden hand working through

Put your trust in God for support and see His hidden hand working through all sources. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The one thing to rely upon is God's favor. Do not build either on your study or on your meditation, although they both help you. But you are dependent on God, not even on your murshid. Seek Him, trust Him. In Him lies your life's purpose, and in Him is hidden the rest of your soul. ~~~ "Classes for Mureeds, Mureedship", by Hazrat... Sign in to see full entry.

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