The Bowl of Saki (for every one) for Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

LOVE DEVELOPS INTO HARMONY, AND OF HARMONY IS BORN BEAUTY.

LOVE DEVELOPS INTO HARMONY, AND OF HARMONY IS BORN BEAUTY.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): If there were an opposite condition to Love, it would not be hate, but chaos. Hate is a force derived from love, concentrated through nufs. Chaos, on the other hand, is the opposite of all love. Allah, through Ishk, destroyed and destroys chaos, and the first sign of the absence of chaos is the music of life expressed in rhythms and harmonies. This is the... Sign in to see full entry.

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DO NOT ANYTHING WITH FEAR; AND FEAR NOT WHATEVER YOU DO

DO NOT ANYTHING WITH FEAR; AND FEAR NOT WHATEVER YOU DO.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Fear is the time for inaction, for sedation, for meditation. This is true physically as well as spiritually. Fear interferes with breath and at the same time fear is the result of a defect in breath. To guard against fear, Sufis are trained in self-protection, first through Darood, then in Occultism, which enables one to overcome all fear and to face all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bringing The Absolute To Life WHEN THE ARTIST LOSES HIMSELF ...

Bowl of Saki 12/11 - Bringing The Absolute To Life WHEN THE ARTIST LOSES HIMSELF IN HIS ART, THEN THE ART COMES TO LIFE.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): By this means God created the world, and partly in imitation of Allah it is wise to follow such a course. Metaphysically speaking there is another explanation. Energy and magnetism are imparted to us with breath. When the breath is used to praise God or is returned to God with fervor and... Sign in to see full entry.

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AS THE ROSE BLOOMS AMIDST THORNS, SO GREAT SOULS SHINE OUT...

Bowl of Saki for December 10 AS THE ROSE BLOOMS AMIDST THORNS, SO GREAT SOULS SHINE OUT THROUGH ALL OPPOSITION.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): There are two attitudes to take in the face of opposition: one is to oppose the enemy with all the power at one's command. If by the use of force one is unable to win, force should not be used. The reason is not only because of success or failure, although this also is important. The reason is that one... Sign in to see full entry.

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