The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Truth alone can succeed; falsehood is a waste of time and loss of energy.

Truth alone can succeed; falsehood is a waste of time and loss of energy. Bowl of Truth alone can succeed; falsehood is a waste of time and loss of energy. Bowl of Saki, February 23, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Falsehood, whatever its apparent success, has its limitations and its end. For at every step the false person will feel falseness; and with every step a person takes towards falsehood, he will feel his feet growing heavier and heavier when he encounters the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Life is an opportunity given to satisfy the hunger and thirst of the soul.

Life is an opportunity given to satisfy the hunger and thirst of the soul. Bowl of Saki, February 22, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: And what is life? Life is an opportunity. To the optimistic person the opportunity is a promise, and for the pessimistic person this opportunity is lost. It is not that the Creator makes man lose it, but it is man who withdraws himself from the possibility of seizing the opportunity. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XIV/XIV_2_9.htm If there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

The reformer comes to plow the ground; the prophet comes to sow the seed; a

The reformer comes to plow the ground; the prophet comes to sow the seed; and the priest comes to reap the harvest. Bowl of Saki, February 21, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is the time of plowing, there is the time of sowing and there is the time of reaping the harvest. It is not all done at the same time. from wahiduddin.net/mv2/III/III_I_6.htm ~~~ The reformer comes to plow the ground; the prophet comes to sow the seed; and the priest comes to reap the harvest. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness.

To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. Bowl of Saki, February 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. When the apples are so high up on the branch of the tree that we cannot reach them, we try to and cannot, if we then say, "The apples are sour. I don't want them", that is not renunciation. If we climb the tree and get the apples and cut them in half, then we may say,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

The one who expects to change the world will be disappointed, he must chang

The one who expects to change the world will be disappointed, he must change his view. When this is done, then tolerance will come, forgiveness will come, and there will be nothing he cannot bear. Bowl of Saki, February 18, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The other day I lectured in Paris and after my lecture a very able man came to me and said, 'Have you got a scheme?' I said, 'What scheme?' 'Of bettering conditions.' I replied that I had not made such a scheme, and he... Sign in to see full entry.

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