The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Saturday, December 25, 2004

Bowl of Saki for December 24

Bowl of Saki for December 24 FAILURE, EITHER IN HEALTH OR AFFAIRS, MEANS THERE HAS BEEN LACK OF SELF-CONTROL. --Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Nufs is unable to direct affairs. Nufs has no wisdom, cannot see ahead. Nufs urges one to eat delicate food but sees no illness resulting. Nufs caters to passions and does not recognize weakness until too late. Nufs surrenders to vice and puts the blame elsewhere. A person under the sway of nufs seldom... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 23, 2004

Bowl of Saki for December 23 THERE ARE MANY PATHS, AND EACH MAN CONSIDERS HIS OWN THE BEST AND WISEST. LET EACH ONE CHOOSE THAT WHICH BELONGS TO HIS OWN TEMPERMENT.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): In the spiritual life, it is not necessary to change one's occupation or livelihood. The doctor may remain a doctor, the artisan may continue as an artisan, the farmer must till the soil, the merchant may keep in his business and the laborer continue... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Bowl of Saki for December 21

Bowl of Saki for December 21 MAN HIMSELF IS THE TREE OF DESIRE, AND THE ROOT OF THAT TREE IS IN HIS OWN HEART.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Man from the very beginning feels a longing. He seeks satisfaction for that longing in life -- in his incarnation, in his marriage, in his bringing forth children and in many common pursuits -- but never does he find satisfaction until his longing returns to the heart from which it first came. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 20, 2004

Bowl of Saki for December 20

Bowl of Saki for December 20 AN UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON OFTEN KEEPS SUCCESS AWAY BY THE IMPRESSION OF HIS FORMER FAILURES.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Failure is due to strong direction of breath. Concentration improves breath, especially spiritual concentration. Every thought affects the breath very appreciably. So by one's impressions one can move one's breath and so alter condition of mind and body. Thinking about failures is sure to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 19, 2004

Bowl of Saki for December 19

Bowl of Saki for December 19 THE PLAIN TRUTH IS TOO SIMPLE FOR THE SEEKER AFTER COMPLEXITY, WHO IS LOOKING FOR THINGS HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): The emotional stir of things and the intoxication of the outer life are the great detriments. One who has become accustomed to them grows to love complexities. Now heart is not complex although heart may be considered as *involved*. That is to say, one cannot by simple... Sign in to see full entry.

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