Monday, January 5, 2009
As water in a fountain flows as one stream, but falls in many drops ...
Bowl of Saki for January 1 As water in a fountain flows as one stream, but falls in many drops divided by time and space, so are the revelations of the one stream of truth. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan In a fountain there is a big stream which flows up...
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Happiness lies in thinking or doing that which one considers beautiful.
Bowl of Saki for December 31 Happiness lies in thinking or doing that which one considers beautiful. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan What is really good? The answer is, there is no such thing as good or evil. There is beauty. That which is beautiful, we...
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
A soul is as great as the circle of its influence.
Bowl of Saki for December 30 A soul is as great as the circle of its influence. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Even today we can see in everyday life how people argue and dispute without coming to a conclusion. Then perhaps another comes and sets the...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
A gain or a loss which is momentary is not real; if we knew ...
Bowl of Saki for December 29 A gain or a loss which is momentary is not real; if we knew realities we should never grieve over the loss of anything that experience shows to be only transitory. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan In life we discriminate between...
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True pleasure lies in the sharing of joy with another.
Bowl of Saki for December 28 True pleasure lies in the sharing of joy with another. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Man's selfishness shows itself in wanting to get the better of his fellow man. If we developed humanity we should do differently. We should...
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Every wave of the sea, as it rises, seems to be stretching its hands upward
Bowl of Saki for December 27 Every wave of the sea, as it rises, seems to be stretching its hands upwards, as if to say, "Take me up higher and higher." Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan However disappointed a person may be at not being in a particular...
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Love is unlimited, but it needs scope to expand and rise; without that ...
Bowl of Saki for December 26 Love is unlimited, but it needs scope to expand and rise; without that scope, life is unhappy. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan A person who lives in happy surroundings with luxuries and sources of pleasure and comfort, may be...
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Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification.
Bowl of Saki for December 25 Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan When God's divine love rises as a wave, it washes away the sins of the whole life in a moment, for law has no power to stand before...
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of self-...
Bowl of Saki for December 24 Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of self-control. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The control of the self means the control of everything. What does it mean when we see a person fail time after...
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There are many paths, and each man considers his own the best and wisest...
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 temperament. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The Sufi looks on all with tolerance, and knows that there...
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