The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

He is wise who treats an acquaintance as a friend, and he is foolish who...

He is wise who treats an acquaintance as a friend, and he is foolish who treats a friend as an acquaintance, and he is impossible who treats friends and acquaintances as strangers; you cannot help him. Bowl of Saki, May 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Friendship as the average person understands it is perhaps little more than acquaintance; but in reality it is more sacred than any other connection in the world. To a sincere person, entering into friendship is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 18, 2012

God is the ideal that raises mankind to the utmost height of perfection. ..

God is the ideal that raises mankind to the utmost height of perfection. Bowl of Saki, May 18, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: An ideal is something to hope for and hold on to, and in the absence of an ideal hope has nothing to look forward to. It is the lack of idealism which accounts for the present degeneration of humanity in spite of all the progress it has made in other directions. There are many kinds of ideals: principles, virtues, objects of devotion; but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Love for God is the expansion of the heart, and all actions that come ...

Love for God is the expansion of the heart, and all actions that come from the lover of God are virtues; they cannot be otherwise. Bowl of Saki, May 17, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The Sufi establishes his relationship with God as the relationship between him and the Beloved. His worship of God is the expansion of the heart. His love for all beings and for every being is his love for God. He cannot find anyone to love except God, because he sees God in all. If... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The poverty of one who has renounced is real riches compared with the ...

The poverty of one who has renounced is real riches compared with the riches of one who holds them fast. Bowl of Saki, May 16, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The saints and sages and prophets all had to go through this test and trial, and in proportion to the greatness of their renunciation, so great have these souls become. Renunciation is the sign of heroes, it is the merit of saints, it is the character of the masters, and it is the virtue of the prophets....... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

He who is looking for a reward is smaller than his reward; he who has ...

He who is looking for a reward is smaller than his reward; he who has renounced a thing has risen above it. Bowl of Saki, May 15, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: When doing a kindness to others the first thing that must be considered is that it should be unselfish, and not for the sake of appreciation or a reward. He who does good and waits for a reward is a laborer of good; but he who does good and disregards it is the master of good. from... Sign in to see full entry.

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