The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Saturday, June 4, 2011

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Bowl of Saki, June 4, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

The secret of a friend should be kept as one's own secret; the fault of a friend one should hide as one's own fault. Bowl of Saki, June 4, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A very important thing in character-building is to become conscious of one's relationship, obligation, and duty to each person in he world, and not to mix that link and connection which is established between oneself and another with a third person. One must consider that everything that is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, June 3, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

The more elevated the soul, the broader the outlook. Bowl of Saki, June 3, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Attitude is the principle thing in life. It is not the conditions in life which change life for us, but mostly it is our attitude toward life and its conditions upon which depends our happiness or unhappiness.... The attitude becomes high and broad when one looks at life from a higher point of view. When the point of view is not high, the range of man's sight... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, June 2, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Words are but the shadows of thought and feelings. Bowl of Saki, June 2, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Although the elements may be called earth, water, fire, air and ether, this must not be taken literally. Their nature and character, according to the mystics, are different. But, as words are few, one cannot give other names to these elements, although in Sanskrit we have distinctive words for them. 'Ether' is not ether in the scientific sense; it is capacity.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, June 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Man's bodily appetites take him away from his heart's desires; his heart's desires keep him away from the abode of his soul. Bowl of Saki, June 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There are two parts in man. One part is his external self, which the soul has borrowed from the earth; and the other part is his real self, which belongs to his Source. In other words an individual is a combination of spirit and matter, a current which runs from above and attracts to it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, May 31, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

The use of friendship for a selfish motive is like mixing bitter poison with the sweet rose-syrup. Bowl of Saki, May 31, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A friendship used to carry out one's aims and objects in life through the love and kindness of a friend is only business. The unselfish friend is the pure one, and it is such a friendship that will last; but a selfish friendship will vanish. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/III/III_III_4.htm The use of friendship for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, May 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

All the disharmony of the world caused by religious differences is the result of man's failure to understand that religion is One, truth is One, God is One; how can there be two religions? Bowl of Saki, May 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: God is one, the Truth is one. How can there be two religions? There is one religion, the only religion.... Yes, we are living in different lands, but under one sky. So, we have many churches, but one God; many scriptures, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, May 29, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

'God is love'; when love is awakened in the heart, God is awakened there. Bowl of Saki, May 29, 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 heart is asleep, he is as though dead in this life, for one can only love through the heart. But love does not mean give and take. That is only a trade; it's selfishness. To give sixpence and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, May 28, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

The control of self means the control of everything. Bowl of Saki, May 28, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Self-control is the most necessary thing to be learned; a person may have great spirituality, illumination and piety, but in the absence of self-control this is nothing. Self-control also is the way of happiness and peace.... No thought or feeling should arise without our will. When we have gained mastery over the self, we have mastery over all things....... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, May 27, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Every man's path is for himself; let him accomplish his own desires that he may thus be able to rise above them to the eternal goal. Bowl of Saki, May 27, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The sages have said, 'Rise above the earthly motives. Accomplish all you wish to accomplish in life, whatever be the motive, and then that itself will lead you to a stage from which you can rise above them, and above the earthly desires of the body'. They have never said, 'Stop,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, May 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

So long as a man has a longing to obtain any particular object, he cannot go further than that object. Bowl of Saki, May 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: As a man's ideal is, so is his state of evolution. The man who is only interested in himself is very narrow and limited, whereas the man who has expanded his interests to his family and surroundings is greater; while he who expands them still further to his nation is yet greater, and he who extends them to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl of Saki, May 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Tolerance does not come by learning, but by insight; by understanding that each one should be allowed to travel along the path which is suited to his temperament. Bowl of Saki, May 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The Sufi looks on all with tolerance, and knows that there is a path for everyone. The path of the lover is for him, the path of the one seeking for wealth is for him, the seeker after paradise is following his path, it is all a journey. It is simply... Sign in to see full entry.

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