The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

The only power for the mystic is the power of love. Bowl of Saki, January

The only power for the mystic is the power of love. Bowl of Saki, January 7, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Every kind of power lies in this one thing which we call by the simple name: love. Charity, generosity, kindness, affection, endurance, tolerance, and patience--all these words are different aspects of one; they are different names of only one thing: love. Whether it is said, 'God is love,' or whatever name is given to it, all the names are the names of God; and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 5, 2020

The truth cannot be spoken; that which can be spoken is not the truth. Bow

The truth cannot be spoken; that which can be spoken is not the truth. Bowl of Saki, January 6, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Truth is that which can never be spoken in words and that which can be spoken in words is not the truth. The ocean is the ocean; the ocean is not a few drops of water that one puts in a bottle. Just so truth cannot be limited by words: truth must be experienced... from wahiduddin.net/mv2/IX/IX_34.htm...the truth cannot be put into words; all we... Sign in to see full entry.

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No one has seen God and lived. To see God we must be non-existent. Bowl of

No one has seen God and lived. To see God we must be non-existent. Bowl of Saki, January 5, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is a [Hadith] which says: Mutu kubla anta mutu, which means, 'Die before death.' A poet says, 'Only he attains to the peace of the Lord who loses himself.' God said to Moses, 'No man shall see me and live.' To see God we must be non-existent. What does all this mean? It means that when we see our being with open eyes, we see that there are two... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 3, 2020

Truth without a veil is always uninteresting to the human mind.

Truth without a veil is always uninteresting to the human mind. Bowl of Saki, January 3, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Can there be any truth which the human soul has not known? If the soul had not known it, it could not be truth; for truth is not a knowledge, it is the very self of man. The truth is not a newly invented theory, not a dogma, not an idea; it is reality itself. At the back of it is the self of man; therefore it is simple. But it is not simplicity that man... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

All names and forms are the garbs and covers under which the one life is hi

All names and forms are the garbs and covers under which the one life is hidden. Bowl of Saki, January 2, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The real understanding of religion is not in disputing over the diversity of the forms, saying. 'Your religion is worse and my religion is better.' The true religion is in recognizing the one life in all. ~~~ "Religious Gatheka 35", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) The divisions of one into many are caused by light and shade, and if... Sign in to see full entry.

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