The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Friday, March 30, 2012

We can never sufficiently humble our limited self before limitless ...

We can never sufficiently humble our limited self before limitless perfection. Bowl of Saki, March 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: I have seen with my own eyes souls who have attained saintliness and who have reached to great perfection; and yet such a soul will stand before an idol of stone with another, with a fellow man, and worship, not letting him know that he is in any way more advanced than other men, keeping himself in a humble guise, not making any... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

According to his evolution, man knows truth...

According to his evolution, man knows truth. Bowl of Saki, March 29, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Every person's desire is according to his evolution. That for which he is ready is desirable for him. Milk is a desirable food for the infant, other foods for the grown-up person. Every stage in life has its own appropriate and desirable things. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VII/VII_30.htm When one realizes the ultimate truth, one comes to understand that one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Until the heart is empty, it cannot receive the knowledge of God...

Until the heart is empty, it cannot receive the knowledge of God. Bowl of Saki, March 28, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: When a person comes to take a lesson on any subject, and he brings his own knowledge with him, the teacher has little to teach him, for the doors of his heart are not open. His heart that should be empty in order to receive knowledge is occupied by the knowledge that he already had acquired. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VIII/VIII_2_7.htm It is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

We start our lives trying to be teachers; it is very hard to learn to...

We start our lives trying to be teachers; it is very hard to learn to be a pupil. Bowl of Saki, March 27, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The principal teaching of Sufism is that of learning to become a pupil, for it is the pupil who has a chance of becoming a teacher, and once a person considers that he is a teacher, his responsiveness is gone. The greatest teachers of the world have been the greatest pupils. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/IX/IX_35.htm We often... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Man is closer to God than the fishes are to the ocean. ...

Man is closer to God than the fishes are to the ocean. Bowl of Saki, March 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: One day Inayat was praying on the roof of the house, offering his prayers and he thought to himself that there had not been an answer yet to all the prayers he had offered to God and he did not know where God was to hear his prayers and he could not reconcile himself to going on praying to the God whom he knew not. He went fearlessly to his father and... Sign in to see full entry.

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