The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Friday, December 23, 2011

THERE ARE MANY PATHS, AND EACH MAN CONSIDERS HIS OWN THE BEST...

Bowl of Saki 12/23 The Innermost, Sacred Living Mandala Of All Souls THERE ARE MANY PATHS, AND EACH MAN CONSIDERS HIS OWN THE BEST AND WISEST. LET EACH ONE CHOOSE THAT WHICH BELONGS TO HIS OWN TEMPERMENT.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): In the spiritual life, it is not necessary to change one's occupation or livelihood. The doctor may remain a doctor, the artisan may continue as an artisan, the farmer must till the soil, the merchant may keep... Sign in to see full entry.

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WITH GOODWILL AND TRUST IN GOD, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND A HOPEFUL ATTITUDE ...

Bowl of Saki for December 22 WITH GOODWILL AND TRUST IN GOD, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND A HOPEFUL ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE, ONE CAN ALWAYS WIN ONE'S BATTLE, HOWEVER DIFFICULT. Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): When there is trust in God, there can be no defeat. When a person is bound by their conception of God, when one limits God by human conceptions, one's trust is necessarily limited. To increase the scope of trust one must find a greater being in whom... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

MAN HIMSELF IS THE TREE OF DESIRE, AND THE ROOT OF THAT TREE IS ...

Bowl of Saki for December 21 MAN HIMSELF IS THE TREE OF DESIRE, AND THE ROOT OF THAT TREE IS IN HIS OWN HEART.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Each one from the very beginning feels a longing. Each one seeks satisfaction for that longing in life -- in one's incarnation, in one's marriage, in one's bringing forth children and in many common pursuits -- but never does one find satisfaction until one's longing returns to the heart from which it... Sign in to see full entry.

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AN UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON OFTEN KEEPS SUCCESS AWAY BY THE IMPRESSION OF...

Bowl of Saki for December 20 AN UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON OFTEN KEEPS SUCCESS AWAY BY THE IMPRESSION OF HIS FORMER FAILURES.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): Failure is due to strong direction of breath. Concentration improves breath, especially spiritual concentration. Every thought affects the breath very appreciably. So by one's impressions one can move one's breath and so alter condition of mind and body. Thinking about failures is sure to... Sign in to see full entry.

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THE PLAIN TRUTH IS TOO SIMPLE FOR THE SEEKER AFTER COMPLEXITY, WHO

Bowl of Saki for December 19 THE PLAIN TRUTH IS TOO SIMPLE FOR THE SEEKER AFTER COMPLEXITY, WHO IS LOOKING FOR THINGS ONE CANNOT UNDERSTAND.--Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): The emotional stir of things and the intoxication of the outer life are the great detriments. One who has become accustomed to them grows to love complexities. Now heart is not complex although heart may be considered as *involved*. That is to say, one cannot by simple... Sign in to see full entry.

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