The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Misbelief alone misleads; singlemindedness always leads to the goal...

Misbelief alone misleads; singlemindedness always leads to the goal. Bowl of Saki, January 18, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: He who sincerely seeks his real purpose in life is himself sought by that purpose. As he concentrates on that search a light begins to clear his confusion, call it revelation, call it inspiration, call it what you will. It is mistrust that misleads. Sincerity leads straight to the goal. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/I/I_I_2.htm Many are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Thought draws the line of fate.

Thought draws the line of fate. Bowl of Saki, January 17, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: As mind is naturally impressionable, that means that man is naturally impressionable too. Most often his illness, health, prosperity, failure, all depends upon the impressions on his mind. They say 'Lines of fate and death are on the head and palm,' but I would say that it is the impressions man has on his mind which decide his destiny. from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

To learn to adopt the standard of God, and to cease to wish to make ...

To learn to adopt the standard of God, and to cease to wish to make the world conform to one's own standard of good, is the chief lesson of religion. Bowl of Saki, January 16, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: When people came to Christ accusing a person of doing wrong, the Master could not think of anything else but forgiveness. For he did not see in the wrongdoer what the others saw. To distinguish between right and wrong is not the work of an ordinary mind, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Yes, teach your principles of good, but do not think to limit God within...

Yes, teach your principles of good, but do not think to limit God within them. The goodness of each man is peculiar to himself. Bowl of Saki, January 15, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: What is man to judge the doings of God from his limited standard of good and bad? He knows not beyond what he knows. He says he knows if he knows one cause, but there is cause after cause, hidden one behind another; and when once the soul perceives the Cause of all causes, he then... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

A man's inclination is the root of the tree of his life...

A man's inclination is the root of the tree of his life. Bowl of Saki, January 14, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The real inclination of every life is to attain to something which can not be touched or comprehended or understood. The hidden blessing of this knowledge is the first step to perfection. Once awake to this fact, man sees there is something in life that will make him really happy and give him his heart's desire. He can say, 'Though there are many... Sign in to see full entry.

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