Friday, December 12, 2008
Do not do anything with fear; and fear not whatever you do.
Bowl of Saki for December 12 Do not do anything with fear; and fear not whatever you do. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan According to metaphysics fear is caused by the lack of light. Therefore the more light there is in the heart the more fearless the...
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
When the artist loses himself in his art, then the art comes to life.
Bowl of Saki for December 11 When the artist loses himself in his art, then the art comes to life. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan One must not only be an artist; one must become art itself. Then to the one who is so absorbed in his work that he forgets...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
As the rose blooms amidst thorns, so great souls shine out through all ...
Bowl of Saki for December 10 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.......
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The seeming death of the body is the real birth of the soul.
Bowl of Saki for December 9 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...
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Wisdom is attained in solitude.
Bowl of Saki for December 8 Wisdom is attained in solitude. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The one who lacks peace, with all his possessions, the property of this earth or quality of mind, is poor even with both.... True wisdom is to be found in the...
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Learn to live a true life and you will know the truth.
Bowl of Saki for December 7 Learn to live a true life and you will know the truth. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Right living in my sense is not only virtuous living. Right living has a still deeper meaning, for what I call a right life is the first step...
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To deny the changeableness of life is like fancying a motionless sea...
Bowl of Saki for December 6 To deny the changeableness of life is like fancying a motionless sea, which can only exist in one's imagination. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan If one studied the transitory nature of life in the world, how changeable it is,...
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Enviable is he who loveth and asketh no return.
Bowl of Saki for December 5 Enviable is he who loveth and asketh no return. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan There are two stages of workers. The first stage is that of the one who works for himself; the higher stage of working is to work for others. The...
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
The wise man submits to conditions when he is helpless, bowing to...
Bowl of Saki for December 4 The wise man submits to conditions when he is helpless, bowing to the will of God. But the evil that is avoidable he roots out without sparing one single moment or effort. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan By looking for...
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Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade...
Bowl of Saki for December 3 Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade no picture is clear. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Joy and sorrow are each part of the other. If it were not for joy, sorrow would not exist; and if it...
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