The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Sunday, January 7, 2007

The only power for the mystic is the power of love.

The only power for the mystic is the power of love. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Every kind of power lies in this one thing which we call by the simple name: love. Charity, generosity, kindness, affection, endurance, tolerance, and patience--all these words are different aspects of one; they are different names of only one thing: love. Whether it is said, 'God is love,' or whatever name is given to it, all the names are the names of God; and yet... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 6, 2007

The truth cannot be spoken; that which can be spoken is not the truth.

The truth cannot be spoken; that which can be spoken is not the truth. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Truth is that which can never be spoken in words and that which can be spoken in words is not the truth. The ocean is the ocean; the ocean is not a few drops of water that one puts in a bottle. Just so truth cannot be limited by words: truth must be experienced... from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/IX/IX_34.htm...the truth cannot be put into words; all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Man himself is the tree of desire, and the root of that tree is in his own

Man himself is the tree of desire, and the root of that tree is in his own heart. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: In the traditions of the Hindus there is a well-known idea: that of the tree of the fulfillment of desires. There is a story in India of a man who was told that there was a tree of the fulfillment of desires, and who went in search of it. After going through the forests and across the mountains he arrived at last at a place where he lay... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

As the rose blooms amidst thorns, so great souls shine out through all

As the rose blooms amidst thorns, so great souls shine out through all opposition. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Ghazali has said in his Alchemy of Happiness that the spiritual path is like shooting an arrow into the dark.... Whoever sets out on this path is therefore in constant warfare. He has to encounter opposition from his relatives, from his friends and acquaintances; he gets into trouble with those who misunderstand his aims; they misuse him;... Sign in to see full entry.

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The seeming death of the body is the real birth of the soul.

The seeming death of the body is the real birth of the soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There are two deaths, the inner and the external. The first is going into the center, the second going into the vastness. ~~~ "Sangatha II, Tasawwuf ", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) There is a [Hadith] which says: Mutu kubla anta mutu, which means, 'Die before death.' A poet says, 'Only he attains to the peace of the Lord who loses himself.' God said to... Sign in to see full entry.

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