The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Friday, November 1, 2019

It is a patient pursuit to bring water from the depth of the ground; one

It is a patient pursuit to bring water from the depth of the ground; one has to deal with much mud in digging before one reaches the water of life. Bowl of Saki, November 2, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Love is life, and life is symbolized by water. When one wants to bring water up out of the ground one has to dig for it, and the first thing which one finds is mud. And if one is disappointed by that, one has fooled oneself, for beneath the earth is water; it can be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Self stands as a wall between man and God. Bowl of Saki, November 1,

Self stands as a wall between man and God. Bowl of Saki, November 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: God speaks to everyone, not only to the messengers and teachers. He speaks to the ears of every heart, but it is not every heart which hears it. His voice is louder than the thunder, and His light is clearer than the sun -- if one could only see it, if one could only hear it. In order to see it and in order to hear it man should remove this wall, this barrier which he has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Earthly knowledge is as clouds dimming the sight, and it is the breaking of

Earthly knowledge is as clouds dimming the sight, and it is the breaking of these clouds - in other words, purity of heart - that gives the capacity for the knowledge of God to rise. Bowl of Saki, October 31, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: We all are pupils, and what we can do in life is to qualify ourselves to become true pupils. It is the receptivity of our heart and the passivity of our mind, it is the eagerness, the thirst and hunger after truth, it is the direction... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

We start our lives as teachers, and it is very hard for us to learn to beco

We start our lives as teachers, and it is very hard for us to learn to become pupils. There are many whose only difficulty in life is that they are teachers already. What we have to learn is pupilship. There is but one Teacher, God Himself. Bowl of Saki, October 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: In order to know the truth or to know God earthly qualifications and earthly wisdom or learning are not necessary. What one has to learn is how to become a pupil. We often start... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Man mistakes when he begins to cultivate the heart by wanting to sow the se

Man mistakes when he begins to cultivate the heart by wanting to sow the seed himself, instead of leaving the sowing to God. Bowl of Saki, October 29, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The Sufis have learned the lesson of love, of devotion, of sympathy, and have called it the cultivation of the heart. It is known by the word suluk, which means the loving manner. What we call refined manner is only a manner behind which there is no life. When manner is directed by the heart... Sign in to see full entry.

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