The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Saturday, August 5, 2006

Life is a continual series of experiences, one leading to .....

Life is a continual series of experiences, one leading to the other, until the soul arrives at its destination. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The truth is to be realized from all things, from religion, from philosophy, from science, from art, from industry. The only difference is that one takes a shorter way and the other takes a longer way. One goes round about and the other takes a straight path. There is no difference in the destination; the only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 4, 2006

Life is what it is, you cannot change it; but you can always change .....

Life is what it is, you cannot change it; but you can always change yourself. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: In Sufi terms the crushing of the ego is called Nafs Kushi. And how do we crush it? We crush it by sometimes taking ourselves to task. When the self says, 'O no, I must not be treated like this,' then we say, 'What does it matter?' When the self says, 'He ought to have done this, she ought to have said that,' we say, 'What does it matter,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 3, 2006

Think, before envying the position of your fellow man,

Think, before envying the position of your fellow man, with what difficulty he has arrived at it. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There are experiences such as failure in business, or misfortune, or illness, or a certain blow in one's life, whether an affair of the heart or of money or a social affair, whatever it may be -- there are blows which fall upon a person and a shell breaks, a new consciousness is produced. Very few will see it is an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 2, 2006

The same herb planted in various atmospheric conditions will vary in form..

The same herb planted in various atmospheric conditions will vary in form accordingly, but will retain its characteristics. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Wisdom is the ultimate power. In wisdom is rooted religion, which connotes law and inspiration. But the point of view of the wise differs from that of the simple followers of a religious faith. Whatever their faith, the wise have always been able to meet each other beyond those boundaries of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 31, 2006

The soul feels suffocated when the doors of the heart are closed.

The soul feels suffocated when the doors of the heart are closed. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There is a door to man's heart; it is either closed or open. When he holds a thing and says, 'This is mine,' he closes the door to his heart; but when he shares his goods with others and says, 'This is yours as well as mine,' this opens his heart. We must learn consideration for others; it does not matter whether they are rich or poor. We may have only... Sign in to see full entry.

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