The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, July 27, 2020

Belief and disbelief have divided mankind into so many sects, blinding its

Belief and disbelief have divided mankind into so many sects, blinding its eyes to the vision of the oneness of all life. Bowl of Saki, July 27, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: For the Sufi there exists no one in this world, neither heathen nor pagan, who is to be despised, for he believes in that God who is not the God of one chosen sect but the God of the whole world. He does not believe in a God of one nation, but in the God of all nations. To him God is in all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 26, 2020

Every purpose has a birth and death; therefore, God is beyond purpose. Bow

Every purpose has a birth and death; therefore, God is beyond purpose. Bowl of Saki, July 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Then again it may be said, there is a purpose above each purpose, and there is again a purpose under each purpose; and yet beyond and beneath all purposes there is no purpose. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/I/I_I_2.htm That which we call composition and decomposition and construction and destruction of things, all those are due to change, one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

Our spirit is the real part of us, the body but its garment. A man would no

Our spirit is the real part of us, the body but its garment. A man would not find peace at the tailor's because his coat comes from there; neither can the spirit obtain true happiness from the earth just because his body belongs to earth. Bowl of Saki, July 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Spirituality is contrary to materiality. One who is conscious of matter alone is material, one who becomes conscious of spirit also is spiritual. He who thinks, 'I am my body', and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 24, 2020

There should be a balance in all our actions - to be either extreme or luke

There should be a balance in all our actions - to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad. Bowl of Saki, July 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There are two forces in us, love and reason. We must keep an even balance between the two. If we give too much expression to love we become unbalanced and fall into trouble. And if on the other hand we lean too much on the side of reason we become cold. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/V/V_40.htm In balance lies the whole... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

Warmth melts, while cold freezes. A drop of ice in a warm place spreads an

Warmth melts, while cold freezes. A drop of ice in a warm place spreads and covers a larger space, whereas a drop of water in a cold place freezes and becomes limited. Repentance has the effect of spreading a drop in a warm sphere, causing the heart to expand and become universal, while the hardening of the heart brings limitation. Bowl of Saki, July 23, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Speaking from a metaphysical point of view, the Kingdom of Heaven may be attained by... Sign in to see full entry.

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