The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The control of self means the control of everything.

The control of self means the control of everything. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Self-control is the most necessary thing to be learned; a person may have great spirituality, illumination and piety, but in the absence of self-control this is nothing. Self-control also is the way of happiness and peace.... No thought or feeling should arise without our will. When we have gained mastery over the self, we have mastery over all things.... Self-control... Sign in to see full entry.

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Every man's path is for himself; let him accomplish his own desires that he

Every man's path is for himself; let him accomplish his own desires that he may thus be able to rise above them to the eternal goal. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The sages have said, 'Rise above the earthly motives. Accomplish all you wish to accomplish in life, whatever be the motive, and then that itself will lead you to a stage from which you can rise above them, and above the earthly desires of the body'. They have never said, 'Stop, and go... Sign in to see full entry.

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So long as a man has a longing to obtain any particular object, he cannot g

So long as a man has a longing to obtain any particular object, he cannot go further than that object. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: As a man's ideal is, so is his state of evolution. The man who is only interested in himself is very narrow and limited, whereas the man who has expanded his interests to his family and surroundings is greater; while he who expands them still further to his nation is yet greater, and he who extends them to the world at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tolerance does not come by learning, but by insight; by understanding that

Tolerance does not come by learning, but by insight; by understanding that each one should be allowed to travel along the path which is suited to his temperament. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The Sufi looks on all with tolerance, and knows that there is a path for everyone. The path of the lover is for him, the path of the one seeking for wealth is for him, the seeker after paradise is following his path, it is all a journey. It is simply that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Discussion is for those who say, "What I say is right, and what you say is

Discussion is for those who say, "What I say is right, and what you say is wrong." A sage never says such a thing hence, there is no discussion. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Once I was with a sage whom many people went to see. He pleased them all, and he was not fond of disputing or discussing, because to a sage there is nothing to discuss. Discussion is for those who say, 'What I say is right, and what you say is wrong.' A sage never says such a... Sign in to see full entry.

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