The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Friday, April 13, 2007

He who wants to understand, will understand.

He who wants to understand, will understand. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid 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 to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

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, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid 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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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

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, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid 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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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

When a man looks at the ocean, he can only see that part of it which comes

When a man looks at the ocean, he can only see that part of it which comes within his range of vision; so it is with the truth. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: As there is water in the depths of the earth, so there is truth at the bottom of all things, false or true. In some places, one has to dig deep; in other places, only a short distance; that is the only difference. But there is no place where there is no water. One may have to dig very, very... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 9, 2007

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, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid 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!' The... Sign in to see full entry.

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