The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Saturday, December 29, 2007

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

A gain or a loss which is momentary is not real; if we knew realities we ..

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 two things: the real and the false. We think more of the real and less of the false. We discriminate between imitation gold and real gold; we pay more for the real gold because it is more lasting.... Sign in to see full entry.

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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 be satisfied with a slice of bread if there were another in need, but as it is, it happens that even when we are fed ourselves, we do not wish anyone else to share the food. The human heart can only... Sign in to see full entry.

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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 profession or in a particular calling or rank in life, he develops enthusiasm and energy as soon as he sees some scope for progress. His disappointment is only there when he sees no more scope. Even if he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Love is unlimited, but it needs scope to expand and rise; without that ...

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 envied and imagined to be a very happy and lucky man. In reality, however, he may be very unhappy. The external world has given him all he wished for, but the inner world, the inner being, is unhappy. There is something absent,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification.

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 love: the stream of love sweeps it away. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XIV/XIV_3.htm Think of the life of the great Master Jesus Christ who was the soul of religion -- one sees that from beginning to end there was nothing but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of self-con

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 time, or another person succeed time after time? It is just a matter of holding the reins of our affairs in our hands. When there is no rein there is failure. Failure means that there has been lack of self-control, whether it is a... Sign in to see full entry.

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