The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Saturday, August 1, 2020

Understanding makes the trouble of life lighter to bear. Bowl of Saki, Aug

Understanding makes the trouble of life lighter to bear. Bowl of Saki, August 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: We often suffer because we do not understand. Many conditions and many people are difficult to tolerate because we do not understand them, but once we understand we can tolerate almost anything. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/IX/IX_7.htm All tragedy of life, all misery and inharmony are caused by one thing and that is lack of understanding. Lack of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 31, 2020

The soul feels suffocated when the doors of the heart are closed. Bowl of

The soul feels suffocated when the doors of the heart are closed. Bowl of Saki, July 31, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is a door to man's heart; it is either closed or open. When he holds a thing and says, 'This is mine,' he closes the door to his heart; but when he shares his goods with others and says, 'This is yours as well as mine,' this opens his heart. We must learn consideration for others; it does not matter whether they are rich or poor. We may have only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 30, 2020

Among a million believers in God there is scarcely one who makes God a real

Among a million believers in God there is scarcely one who makes God a reality. Bowl of Saki, July 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: If only we could recognize the inner voice, we would see that the different scriptures all contain words spoken by one and the same voice. Some hear the voice, others only hear the words, just as in nature some see only the branches and others the roots of the tree; but all these different scriptures and ways of worship and of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

To love is one thing, to understand is another. He who loves is a devotee,

To love is one thing, to understand is another. He who loves is a devotee, but he who understands is a friend. Bowl of Saki, July 29, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: It is sometimes asked why, if God is all-pervading, there is need of the special manifestation of a messenger such as Krishna, Buddha, or Jesus. The answer is given in the words of the Bhagavad-Gita where Shri Krishna says, 'When Dharma is hindered, then I am born.' This means that a manifestation, which the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Spirit can only love spirit; in loving form it deludes itself. Bowl of Sak

Spirit can only love spirit; in loving form it deludes itself. Bowl of Saki, July 28, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Can anyone kill life? If there is any death, it is that of death itself, for life will not die. Someone went to a Sufi with a question. He said, 'I have been puzzling for many, many years and reading books, and I have not been able to find a definite answer. Tell me what happens after death?' The Sufi replied, 'Please ask this question of someone who will... Sign in to see full entry.

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