The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, August 21, 2006

The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that ....

The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kindles the soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A person with his riches knows that he is rich, he need not put on fifty rings to tell everybody how rich he is, but the one who puts on fifty rings is seldom rich. There is a beautiful simile known in India, that it is the empty vessel that makes the noise, when it is filled with water it makes no noise. In short, sincerity is the... Sign in to see full entry.

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The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that ....

The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kindles the soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A person with his riches knows that he is rich, he need not put on fifty rings to tell everybody how rich he is, but the one who puts on fifty rings is seldom rich. There is a beautiful simile known in India, that it is the empty vessel that makes the noise, when it is filled with water it makes no noise. In short, sincerity is the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 20, 2006

Cleverness and complexity are not necessarily wisdom.

Cleverness and complexity are not necessarily wisdom. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Man likes complexity. He does not want to take only one step; it is more interesting to look forward to millions of steps. The one who is seeking the truth gets into a maze, and that maze interests him. He wants to go through it a thousand times more. It is just like children. Their whole interest is in running about; they do not want to see the door and go in until... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 19, 2006

Overlook the greatest fault of another, but do not .....

Overlook the greatest fault of another, but do not partake of it yourself in the smallest degree. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: For the wise, who have risen above the ordinary faults of human life, it matters little if they find fault, but they are the ones who do not criticize. They, as a rule, overlook all that seems undesirable, and that action of overlooking itself prevents all the undesirable impressions from penetrating through their hearts.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 18, 2006

Do not take the example of another as an excuse for your own wrongdoing. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: How few there are in this world who stop to think whether the actions of another are right for him! We are so ready to accuse another, and we are so ready to hide our own faults. Did we but look at right and wrong from his standpoint, we should find that the meaning of right and wrong would change. It is wrong for a little child to go out without... Sign in to see full entry.

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