The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Love for God is the expansion of the heart, and all actions that come from

Love for God is the expansion of the heart, and all actions that come from the lover of God are virtues; they cannot be otherwise. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The Sufi establishes his relationship with God as the relationship between him and the Beloved. His worship of God is the expansion of the heart. His love for all beings and for every being is his love for God. He cannot find anyone to love except God, because he sees God in all. If his love... Sign in to see full entry.

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The poverty of one who has renounced is real riches compared with the riche

The poverty of one who has renounced is real riches compared with the riches of one who holds them fast. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The saints and sages and prophets all had to go through this test and trial, and in proportion to the greatness of their renunciation, so great have these souls become. Renunciation is the sign of heroes, it is the merit of saints, it is the character of the masters, and it is the virtue of the prophets.... It is as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

The wisdom and justice of God are within us, and yet they are far away, hid

The wisdom and justice of God are within us, and yet they are far away, hidden by the veil of the limited self. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Whenever wars have occurred, whenever there has been bloodshed in the world, whenever there have been revolutions and upheavals in life, all the various disasters that have taken place are due to these same causes: on the one side man's selfishness, and on the other his lack of understanding of the law of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 14, 2007

The wisdom and justice of God are within us, and yet they are far away, hid

The wisdom and justice of God are within us, and yet they are far away, hidden by the veil of the limited self. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Whenever wars have occurred, whenever there has been bloodshed in the world, whenever there have been revolutions and upheavals in life, all the various disasters that have taken place are due to these same causes: on the one side man's selfishness, and on the other his lack of understanding of the law of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Our limited self is a wall separating us from the Self of God.

Our limited self is a wall separating us from the Self of God. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: In order to reach spiritual perfection the first thing is to destroy this false self. First this delusion must be destroyed. And this is done by the ways taught by the great teachers, ways of concentration and meditation, by the power of which one forgets oneself and removes one's consciousness from oneself, in other words rises from one's limited being. In... Sign in to see full entry.

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