The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, September 24, 2012

It is better to pay than receive from the vain, ...

It is better to pay than receive from the vain, for such favors demand ten times their cost. Bowl of Saki, September 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: When a person says, 'I will not allow you to take the best of me, if you are crooked I will show you ten times more crookedness,' then he is clever. But when a person says, 'Yes, I understand you, you need not play that game with me, let me alone,' he is wise. When a person does not know the crookedness of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

There are two kinds of generosity - the real and the shadow; the former ...

There are two kinds of generosity - the real and the shadow; the former is prompted by love, the latter by vanity. Bowl of Saki, September 23, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: When the miser shows any generosity he celebrates it with trumpets. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/say/gayan_boulas.htm Do not look for thanks or appreciation for all the good you do to others, nor use it as a means to stimulate your vanity. Do all that you consider good for the sake of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 21, 2012

Will power is the keynote of mastery, and asceticism is the development...

Will power is the keynote of mastery, and asceticism is the development of will power. Bowl of Saki, September 21, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The first exercise to help the will power to develop would be to check every act, word, and thought which we do not wish to occur; to avoid unintentional actions, speech, and thoughts. The other exercise that is necessary for the development of the will power is that of seeing that neither our mind nor our body rules us,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

One thing is true: although the teacher cannot give the knowledge, he ...

One thing is true: although the teacher cannot give the knowledge, he can kindle the light if the oil is in the lamp. Bowl of Saki, September 20, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: No one can give spiritual knowledge to another, for this is something that is within every heart. What the teacher can do is to kindle the light which is hidden in the heart of the disciple. If the light is not there, it is not the fault of the teacher. There is a verse by Hafiz in which he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The teacher, however great, can never give his knowledge to the pupil; ...

The teacher, however great, can never give his knowledge to the pupil; the pupil must create his own knowledge. Bowl of Saki, September 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The work of a mystical teacher is not to teach, but to tune, to tune the pupil so that he may become the instrument of God. For the mystical teacher is not the player of the instrument; he is the tuner. When he has tuned it, he gives it into the hands of the Player whose instrument it is to play.... Sign in to see full entry.

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