Wednesday, September 24, 2008
It is better to pay than receive from the vain, for such favors ...
Bowl of Saki for September 24 It is better to pay than receive from the vain, for such favors demand ten times their cost. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan When a person says, 'I will not allow you to take the best of me, if you are crooked I will show you...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
There are two kinds of generosity - the real and the shadow; the former is
Bowl of Saki for September 23 There are two kinds of generosity - the real and the shadow; the former is prompted by love, the latter by vanity. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan When the miser shows any generosity he celebrates it with trumpets. from...
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Real generosity is an unfailing sign of spirituality.
Bowl of Saki for September 22 Real generosity is an unfailing sign of spirituality. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The absence of generosity means that the doors of the heart are closed; nothing from within can come out, and nothing from without can enter...
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
Will power is the keynote of mastery, and asceticism is the development...
Bowl of Saki for September 21 Will power is the keynote of mastery, and asceticism is the development of will power. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The first exercise to help the will power to develop would be to check every act, word, and thought which...
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One thing is true: although the teacher cannot give the knowledge ...
Bowl of Saki for September 20 One thing is true: although the teacher cannot give the knowledge, he can kindle the light if the oil is in the lamp. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan No one can give spiritual knowledge to another, for this is something that...
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The teacher, however great, can never give his knowledge to the pupil; ...
Bowl of Saki for September 19 The teacher, however great, can never give his knowledge to the pupil; the pupil must create his own knowledge. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The work of a mystical teacher is not to teach, but to tune, to tune the pupil so...
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Love has its limitations when it is directed towards limited beings, but...
Bowl of Saki for September 18 Love has its limitations when it is directed towards limited beings, but love directed to God has no limitations. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan If someone limits his love to a single object, saying, 'I only love this and...
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Love has the power to open the door of eternal life.
Bowl of Saki for September 17 Love has the power to open the door of eternal life. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Mystics of all ages have not been known for their miraculous powers or for the doctrines they have taught, but for the devotion they have...
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God alone deserves all love, and the freedom of love is in giving it to God
Bowl of Saki for September 16 God alone deserves all love, and the freedom of love is in giving it to God. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The one thing to rely upon is God's favor. Do not build either on your study or on your meditation, although they...
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To become cold from the coldness of the world is weakness, to become...
Bowl of Saki for September 15 To become cold from the coldness of the world is weakness, to become broken by the hardness of the world is feebleness, but to live in the world and yet to keep above it is like walking on the water. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat...
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