The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Saturday, August 12, 2006

It is God who, by the hand of man, designs and carries out.....

It is God who, by the hand of man, designs and carries out His intended plans in nature. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: First we must understand what the word divine means. Divine means: in a state of perfection. This state is experienced by God through man. In other words, when man has risen to the stage of development where he can be the perfect instrument of God, when nothing of his own being stands in the way of the direct impulse that comes from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 11, 2006

It is simpler to find a way to heaven than to find a way on earth.

It is simpler to find a way to heaven than to find a way on earth. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A person whose soul has awakened becomes awake to everything he sees and hears.... It is this awakening of the soul which is mentioned in the Bible, 'Unless the soul is born again it will not enter the kingdom of heaven'. Being born again means that the soul is awakened after having come on earth, and entering the kingdom of heaven means that this world,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 9, 2006

One word can be more precious than all the treasures of the earth.

One word can be more precious than all the treasures of the earth. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There may perhaps be someone among our friends or acquaintances whose one word has weight and power; whereas another person says a thousand words that go in at one ear and out at the other. And this is because in one person his mouth speaks, in another person his heart speaks, and in another his soul speaks. There is a great difference. from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2006

The more you evolve spiritually, the further you pass ......

The more you evolve spiritually, the further you pass from the understanding of every man. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The average man cannot understand the mystic; and therefore people are always at a loss when dealing with him. His 'yes' is not the same 'yes' that everybody says; his 'no' has not the same meaning as that which everybody understands. In almost every phrase he says there is some symbolical meaning. His every outward action has an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 6, 2006

External life is the shadow of the inner reality.

External life is the shadow of the inner reality. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The outer manifestations of life are so rigid and dense that the secret of their nature and character is buried underneath. Why is the world called an illusion by the mystics? Because the nature of manifestation is such that it envelops its own secret within itself, and appears in such a rigid form that the fineness, beauty and mystery of its character are hidden.... Sign in to see full entry.

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