The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Saturday, May 23, 2020

Every person's desire is according to his evolution; that which he is ready

Every person's desire is according to his evolution; that which he is ready for, is the desirable thing for him. Bowl of Saki, May 23, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There are really two journeys. There is the journey from the goal to the life in the world, and there is the journey from the life in the world to the goal. And both journeys are natural. As it is natural to go forth from the eternal goal, so it is natural to go from the changing life to the life which is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 22, 2020

The perfect life is following one's own ideal, not in checking those of oth

The perfect life is following one's own ideal, not in checking those of others; leave everyone to follow his own ideal. Bowl of Saki, May 22, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Religion in the East is not made into a thing apart from one's life, as in the West where business, profession, and other things on the one side of life, and going to church one day in the week on the other side, together constitute religion, with a prayer before going to rest. But, strictly speaking,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Insight into life is the real religion, which alone can help men to underst

Insight into life is the real religion, which alone can help men to understand life. Bowl of Saki, May 20, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Say to yourself, 'My ideal, my religion, my desire is to please my Lord before whom I bow my head. So when I am before anyone, I am before my Lord, my God. I must take care always to be considerate and thoughtful, lest I hurt my God.' That is the real religion. If you take care not to hurt a loved one, a friend, but do not mind hurting... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

He is wise who treats an acquaintance as a friend, and he is foolish who tr

He is wise who treats an acquaintance as a friend, and he is foolish who treats a friend as an acquaintance, and he is impossible who treats friends and acquaintances as strangers; you cannot help him. Bowl of Saki, May 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Friendship as the average person understands it is perhaps little more than acquaintance; but in reality it is more sacred than any other connection in the world. To a sincere person, entering into friendship is like... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 18, 2020

God is the ideal that raises mankind to the utmost height of perfection. B

God is the ideal that raises mankind to the utmost height of perfection. Bowl of Saki, May 18, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: An ideal is something to hope for and hold on to, and in the absence of an ideal hope has nothing to look forward to. It is the lack of idealism which accounts for the present degeneration of humanity in spite of all the progress it has made in other directions. There are many kinds of ideals: principles, virtues, objects of devotion; but the... Sign in to see full entry.

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