Wednesday, August 23, 2006
He is living whose sympathy is awake, and he is dead whose heart is asleep.
He is living whose sympathy is awake, and he is dead whose heart is asleep. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Life's light is love; and when the heart is empty of love, a man is living and yet not living; from a spiritual point of view he is dead. When the...
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Monday, August 21, 2006
The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that ....
The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kindles the soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A person with his riches knows that he is rich, he need not put on fifty rings to tell everybody how rich he is, but the one who puts...
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The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that ....
The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kindles the soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A person with his riches knows that he is rich, he need not put on fifty rings to tell everybody how rich he is, but the one who puts...
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Sunday, August 20, 2006
Cleverness and complexity are not necessarily wisdom.
Cleverness and complexity are not necessarily wisdom. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Man likes complexity. He does not want to take only one step; it is more interesting to look forward to millions of steps. The one who is seeking the truth gets into a...
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Saturday, August 19, 2006
Overlook the greatest fault of another, but do not .....
Overlook the greatest fault of another, but do not partake of it yourself in the smallest degree. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: For the wise, who have risen above the ordinary faults of human life, it matters little if they find fault, but they are the...
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Friday, August 18, 2006
Do not take the example of another as an excuse for your own wrongdoing. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: How few there are in this world who stop to think whether the actions of another are right for him! We are so ready to accuse another, and we are so...
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Love is the current coin of all peoples in all periods.
Love is the current coin of all peoples in all periods. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Love has its time at every stage of life. As a child, as a youth, as an adult, whatever stage of life one has reached, love is always asked for and love always has its...
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Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.
Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Among all the valuable things of this world, the word is the most precious. For in the word, one can find a light which gems and jewels do not possess; a word may...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The pain of life is the price paid for the quickening of the heart.
The pain of life is the price paid for the quickening of the heart. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There is a phrase in the Bible, "Knock, and it shall be opened unto you". The Message of God is an answer to the cry of humanity. Now, as to the instrument...
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Monday, August 14, 2006
In the country you see the glory of God; in the city you glorify His name.
In the country you see the glory of God; in the city you glorify His name. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: From Sigoli, where the train journey ends, [Inayat and his father] had six days journey through the forest. This was a new experience to a soul who...
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