Monday, January 12, 2009
Peace is perfected activity; that is perfect which is complete in all its..
Bowl of Saki for January 12 Peace is perfected activity; that is perfect which is complete in all its aspects, balanced in each direction and under complete control of the will. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan It is useless to discuss the peace of the...
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Where the flame of love rises, the knowledge of God unfolds of itself.
Bowl of Saki for January 11 Where the flame of love rises, the knowledge of God unfolds of itself. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan In love abides all knowledge. It is mankind's love and interest in the things that in time reveals their secret, and then man...
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Friday, January 9, 2009
The real meaning of crucifixion is to crucify the false self, that the true
Bowl of Saki for January 9 The real meaning of crucifixion is to crucify the false self, that the true self may rise. As long as the false self is not crucified, the true self is not realized. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Those who rejoice in the joy of...
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If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become...
Bowl of Saki for January 8 If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and how free from any grudge against the religion of others. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The (limited) happiness of this world is something we cannot...
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The only power for the mystic is the power of love.
Bowl of Saki for January 7 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,...
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The truth cannot be spoken; that which can be spoken is not the truth.
Bowl of Saki for January 6 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...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
No one has seen God and lived. To see God we must be non-existent.
Bowl of Saki for January 5 No one has seen God and lived. To see God we must be non-existent. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan There is a [Hadith] which says: Mutu kubla anta mutu, which means, 'Die before death.' A poet says, 'Only he attains to the peace...
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When you stand with your back to the sun, your shadow is before you; ...
Bowl of Saki for January 4 When you stand with your back to the sun, your shadow is before you; but when you turn and face the sun, then your shadow falls behind you. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Plato wrote that we live in a shadow world, where we...
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Truth without a veil is always uninteresting to the human mind.
Bowl of Saki for January 3 Truth without a veil is always uninteresting to the human mind. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Can there be any truth which the human soul has not known? If the soul had not known it, it could not be truth; for truth is not a...
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Monday, January 5, 2009
All names and forms are the garbs and covers under which the one life is...
Bowl of Saki for January 2 All names and forms are the garbs and covers under which the one life is hidden. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The real understanding of religion is not in disputing over the diversity of the forms, saying. 'Your religion is...
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