The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Truth without a veil is always uninteresting to the human mind...

Truth without a veil is always uninteresting to the human mind. Bowl of Saki, January 3, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Can there be any truth which the human soul has not known? If the soul had not known it, it could not be truth; for truth is not a knowledge, it is the very self of man. The truth is not a newly invented theory, not a dogma, not an idea; it is reality itself. At the back of it is the self of man; therefore it is simple. But it is not simplicity... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 2, 2012

As water in a fountain flows as one stream, but falls in many drops ...

As water in a fountain flows as one stream, but falls in many drops divided by time and space, so are the revelations of the one stream of truth. Bowl of Saki, January 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: In a fountain there is a big stream which flows up and then breaks into many drops. The stream is like the divine will, and the different drops like the wills in us. One drop goes higher, another lower, one falls to the left, another to the right, one goes north,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 31, 2011

HAPPINESS LIES IN THINKING OR DOING THAT WHICH ONE CONSIDERS BEAUTIFUL...

Bowl of Saki for December 31 HAPPINESS LIES IN THINKING OR DOING THAT WHICH ONE CONSIDERS BEAUTIFUL.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Purest selfishness ends in unselfishness. The selfish person never entirely satisfies himself; when he does he satisfies others. This shows that all roads lead to God. Beauty is the desire of every soul and beauty is the essence of the Personality of God. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 30, 2011

A SOUL IS AS GREAT AS THE CIRCLE OF ITS INFLUENCE..//

Bowl of Saki for December 30 A SOUL IS AS GREAT AS THE CIRCLE OF ITS INFLUENCE.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): When the soul depends upon physical wealth and possessions, it touches only those who are controlled or influenced by wealth and possessions. When the soul longs for fame, it gains only the respect of those who respect fame or power. When the soul develops intellectual genius, it carries a possession beyond this sphere, which is of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

A GAIN OR LOSS WHICH IS MOMENTARY IS NOT REAL; IF WE KNEW ...

Bowl of Saki for December 29 A GAIN OR LOSS WHICH IS MOMENTARY IS NOT REAL; IF WE KNEW REALITIES WE SHOULD NEVER GRIEVE OVER THE LOSS OF ANYTHING WHICH EXPERIENCE SHOWS TO BE ONLY TRANSITORY.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Human Be-ings are greater than anything in the physical or mental world. They cannot take the wealth of this world into Malakut, and all of Malakut are their possessions when they enter Djabrut. We understand when leaving... Sign in to see full entry.

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