The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Unity in realization is far greater than unity in variety.

Unity in realization is far greater than unity in variety. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: What keeps the soul in perplexity is the threefold aspect of manifestation, and as long as the soul remains puzzled by this, it cannot arrive at the knowledge of the One. These three aspects are the seer, sight, and the seen; the knower, knowledge, and the known. In point of fact these are three aspects of life. One aspect is the person who sees; the second... Sign in to see full entry.

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Those who have given deep thoughts to the world are those who have control

Those who have given deep thoughts to the world are those who have controlled the activity of their minds. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: He is thoughtful whose mind is directed by his will, whose mind fulfills his intentions, whose mind is under the control of his intention.... Only those who have controlled the activity of their minds have given deep thoughts to the world. Those whose minds are working mechanically like a machine, or just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 4, 2007

Rest of mind is as necessary as rest of body, and yet we always keep the fo

Rest of mind is as necessary as rest of body, and yet we always keep the former in action. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Imagine, after having toiled for the whole day, how much the body stands in need of rest; how much more then must the mind stand in need of rest! The mind works much faster than the body. Naturally the mind is much more tired than the body. And not every person knows how to rest his mind and therefore the mind never has a rest.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 3, 2007

No man should allow his mind to be a vehicle for others to use; he who does

No man should allow his mind to be a vehicle for others to use; he who does not direct his own mind lacks mastery. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Our minds need to be dusted and swept just as much as our houses, and this we do by meditation and concentration, which wipe away all wrong impressions. We must be masters of our own minds as well as our houses, and not allow them to be like a furniture warehouse with all the furniture mixed up together. We... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

The truth need not be veiled, for it veils itself from the eyes of the igno

The truth need not be veiled, for it veils itself from the eyes of the ignorant. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The soul, absorbed in its child-like fancies in things that it values and to which it gives importance, and in the beings to which it attaches itself, blinds itself by the veils of its illusion. Thus it covers with a thousand veils its own truth from its own eyes. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/I/I_III_3.htm Truth is vaster than any frame... Sign in to see full entry.

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