Monday, September 5, 2011
There is no source of happiness other than that in the heart of man. Bowl of Saki, September 5, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Man seeks happiness in pleasure, in joy, but these are only shadows of happiness. The real happiness is in the heart of man. But man does not look for it. In order to find happiness, he seeks pleasure. Anything that is passing and anything that results in unhappiness is not happiness. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VI/VI_3.htm In reality... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Bowl of Saki, September 4, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration. Bowl of Saki, September 4, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Pain has a great power; the truth of God is born in pain, sincerity rises out of pain. Metaphysically, the heart is a gate, and the gate is closed when the feeling is hardened, and the gate is open when there is some pain. ~~~ "Sangatha I, Tasawwuf", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) Suppose a person goes on a bicycle in the streets of Paris and... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Bowl of Saki, September 3, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
How can the unlimited Being be limited? All that seems limited is in its depth beyond all limitations. Bowl of Saki, September 3, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Man has respect for his mother or father or wife, or for his superiors; but all these have limited personalities. To whom then shall he give most respect? Only to one being: to God. Man can love another human being, but by the very fact of his loving another human being he has not got the full scope. To... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Bowl of Saki, September 2, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Self-pity is the cause of all life's grievances. Bowl of Saki, September 2, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: If one studies one's surroundings one finds that those who are happy are so because they have less thought of self. If they are unhappy it is because they think of themselves too much. A person is more bearable when he thinks less of himself. And a person is unbearable when he is always thinking of himself. There are many miseries in life, but the greatest... Sign in to see full entry.
Bowl of Saki, September 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Joy and sorrow both are for each other. If it were not for joy, sorrow could not be; and if it were not for sorrow, joy could not be experienced. Bowl of Saki, September 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Life is differentiated by the pairs of opposites. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/say/gayan_boulas.htm If there was no pain one would not enjoy the experience of joy. It is pain which helps one to experience joy. Everything is distinguished by its opposite. The one... Sign in to see full entry.