The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

A person is the picture of the reflection of his imagination; he is as larg

A person is the picture of the reflection of his imagination; he is as large or as small as he thinks himself. Bowl of Saki, April 14, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: All works of art and music and poetry come from imagination, for imagination is the free flow of mind, when the mind is allowed to work by itself and bring out the beauty and harmony it contains. But when it is restricted by a certain principle or rule, then it does not work freely... No one has believed in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 13, 2020

He who wants to understand, will understand. Bowl of Saki, April 13,

He who wants to understand, will understand. Bowl of Saki, April 13, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: In India it is considered a great sin to awaken anyone who is asleep. If a man is asleep, do not wake him; let him sleep; it is the time for him to sleep; it will not do to wake him before his time. Thus a mystic understands also that a person who is taking his time to wake up must not be awakened to give him the mystic's idea. It would be a sin, because he is not prepared... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 12, 2020

The ideal of God is a bridge connecting the limited life with the unlimited

The ideal of God is a bridge connecting the limited life with the unlimited; whosoever travels over this bridge passes safely from the limited to the unlimited life. Bowl of Saki, April 12, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is a side in man's being - call it spirit - which remains unsatisfied with all that one has attained in one's lifetime. The satisfaction of the spirit, which is the deepest being of man, lies only in the pursuit of the ideal. With all progress that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 11, 2020

It does not matter in what way a person offers his respect and his reverenc

It does not matter in what way a person offers his respect and his reverence to the deity he worships; it matters only how sincere he is in his offering. Bowl of Saki, April 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The forms of worship of all the different religions are necessarily different. It depends upon what one is accustomed to, what is akin to one's nature. One cannot make a common rule and say that this form is wrong and that form is right. One person will perhaps feel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

Things are worthwhile when we seek them; only then do we know their value.

Things are worthwhile when we seek them; only then do we know their value. Bowl of Saki, April 9, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Very often people ask, 'How long has one to go on the spiritual path?' There is no limit to the length of this path, and yet if one is ready, it does not need a long time. It is a moment and one is there. How true it is, what the wise of past ages said to their followers, 'Do not go directly into the temple; first walk around it fifty times!'... Sign in to see full entry.

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