The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Friday, August 21, 2020

The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kind

The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kindles the soul. Bowl of Saki, August 21, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: One kindled soul proves greater in power than ten thousand souls groping in the dark. ~~~ Complete Works, Sayings, Part II, pg 201, Hazrat Inayat Khan, East-West Publications Life itself becomes a scripture to the kindled soul. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/say/gayan_boulas.htm There is a symbolical legend in India of a cobra... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Cleverness and complexity are not necessarily wisdom. Bowl of Saki, August

Cleverness and complexity are not necessarily wisdom. Bowl of Saki, August 20, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat 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 maze, and that maze interests him. He wants to go through it a thousand times more. It is just like children. Their whole interest is in running about; they do not want to see the door and go in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Overlook the greatest fault of another, but do not partake of it yourself i

Overlook the greatest fault of another, but do not partake of it yourself in the smallest degree. Bowl of Saki, August 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat 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 ones who do not criticize. They, as a rule, overlook all that seems undesirable, and that action of overlooking itself prevents all the undesirable impressions from penetrating through their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Do not take the example of another as an excuse for your own wrongdoing. B

Do not take the example of another as an excuse for your own wrongdoing. Bowl of Saki, August 18, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat 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 ready to hide our own faults. Did we but look at right and wrong from his standpoint, we should find that the meaning of right and wrong would change. It is wrong for a little child to go out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 17, 2020

The Alchemy of Life–The Knowledge of Life's Battle In this present age it s

The Alchemy of Life–The Knowledge of Life's Battle In this present age it seems that the knowledge of warfare has developed; but on the other hand the knowledge of peace is absent; for the full knowledge of warfare is both the knowledge of battle and the knowledge of peace. This can be learned according to the mystics by battling with oneself, and by bringing about peace with one's own soul. (HIK) Click to View Video, Listen to Audio, and View Study Guide Your gratitude is expressed through... Sign in to see full entry.

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