The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, January 13, 2020

Do not limit God to your virtue. He is beyond your virtues, O pious ones!

Do not limit God to your virtue. He is beyond your virtues, O pious ones! Bowl of Saki, January 13, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is no such thing as impossible. All is possible. Impossible is made by the limitation of our capacity of understanding. Man, blinded by the law of nature's working, by the law of consequences which he has known through his few years life on earth, begins to say, 'This is possible and that is impossible.' If he were to rise beyond... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

Peace is perfected activity; that is perfect which is complete in all its a

Peace is perfected activity; that is perfect which is complete in all its aspects, balanced in each direction and under complete control of the will. Bowl of Saki, January 12, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: It is useless to discuss the peace of the world. What is necessary just now is to create peace in ourselves that we, ourselves, become examples of love, harmony and peace. That is the only way of saving the world and ourselves. from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Where the flame of love rises, the knowledge of God unfolds of itself.

Where the flame of love rises, the knowledge of God unfolds of itself. Bowl of Saki, January 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: In love abides all knowledge. It is mankind's love and interest in the things that in time reveals their secret, and then man knows how to develop, control, and utilize them. No one can know anybody, however much he may profess to know, except the lover, because in the absence of love the inner eyes are blind. Only the outer eyes are open, which... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 9, 2020

The real meaning of crucifixion is to crucify the false self, that the true

The real meaning of crucifixion is to crucify the false self, that the true self may rise. As long as the false self is not crucified, the true self is not realized. Bowl of Saki, January 9, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Those who rejoice in the joy of another, though at their own expense, have taken the first step towards true life. If we are pleased by giving another a good coat, which we would have liked to wear ourselves, if we enjoy that, we are on the first step.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020

If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and

If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and how free from any grudge against the religion of others. Bowl of Saki, January 8, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The (limited) happiness of this world is something we cannot keep; it is just like the horizon - the nearer you go, the farther it goes. As soon as you get it, you see it is not the thing you wanted. That discontent continues its work till we have found and understood the manifestation... Sign in to see full entry.

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