The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

At the cost of one failure, the wise learn the lesson for the whole of life

At the cost of one failure, the wise learn the lesson for the whole of life. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: It happens very often that we find that a person who has been successful in life goes on being successful, and that one who has once failed goes on failing. Looked at from a psychological point of view, the reason is that the first person was impressed by his success and so he continued to be successful, and the other, who was impressed with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 6, 2007

External life is the shadow of the inner reality.

External life is the shadow of the inner reality. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The outer manifestations of life are so rigid and dense that the secret of their nature and character is buried underneath. Why is the world called an illusion by the mystics? Because the nature of manifestation is such that it envelops its own secret within itself, and appears in such a rigid form that the fineness, beauty and mystery of its character are hidden.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 5, 2007

Life is a continual series of experiences, one leading to the other, until

Life is a continual series of experiences, one leading to the other, until the soul arrives at its destination. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The truth is to be realized from all things, from religion, from philosophy, from science, from art, from industry. The only difference is that one takes a shorter way and the other takes a longer way. One goes round about and the other takes a straight path. There is no difference in the destination; the only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Life is what it is, you cannot change it; but you can always change yoursel

Life is what it is, you cannot change it; but you can always change yourself. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: In Sufi terms the crushing of the ego is called Nafs Kushi. And how do we crush it? We crush it by sometimes taking ourselves to task. When the self says, 'O no, I must not be treated like this,' then we say, 'What does it matter?' When the self says, 'He ought to have done this, she ought to have said that,' we say, 'What does it matter,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 3, 2007

Think, before envying the position of your fellow man, with what difficulty

Think, before envying the position of your fellow man, with what difficulty he has arrived at it. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There are experiences such as failure in business, or misfortune, or illness, or a certain blow in one's life, whether an affair of the heart or of money or a social affair, whatever it may be -- there are blows which fall upon a person and a shell breaks, a new consciousness is produced. Very few will see it is an... Sign in to see full entry.

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