Thursday, August 11, 2011
It is simpler to find a way to heaven than to find a way on earth. Bowl of Saki, August 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A person whose soul has awakened becomes awake to everything he sees and hears.... It is this awakening of the soul which is mentioned in the Bible, 'Unless the soul is born again it will not enter the kingdom of heaven'. Being born again means that the soul is awakened after having come on earth, and entering the kingdom of heaven means that... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Bowl of Saki, August 10, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Narrowness is primitiveness; it is the breadth of heart that proves evolution. Bowl of Saki, August 10, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: One person will do something and consider that there is great wisdom in his sacrifice, while another who is not evolved enough to understand it will say, 'How very foolish!' Remember therefore that not only to the wise person the man of little sense seems foolish, but even to the foolish person the wise one seems foolish. The... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Bowl of Saki, August 9, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
One word can be more precious than all the treasures of the earth. Bowl of Saki, August 9, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There may perhaps be someone among our friends or acquaintances whose one word has weight and power; whereas another person says a thousand words that go in at one ear and out at the other. And this is because in one person his mouth speaks, in another person his heart speaks, and in another his soul speaks. There is a great difference. from... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Bowl of Saki, August 8, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
The more you evolve spiritually, the further you pass from the understanding of every man. Bowl of Saki, August 8, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The average man cannot understand the mystic; and therefore people are always at a loss when dealing with him. His 'yes' is not the same 'yes' that everybody says; his 'no' has not the same meaning as that which everybody understands. In almost every phrase he says there is some symbolical meaning. His every outward... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Bowl of Saki, August 7, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
At the cost of one failure, the wise learn the lesson for the whole of life. Bowl of Saki, August 7, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: It happens very often that we find that a person who has been successful in life goes on being successful, and that one who has once failed goes on failing. Looked at from a psychological point of view, the reason is that the first person was impressed by his success and so he continued to be successful, and the other, who was... Sign in to see full entry.