The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, October 28, 2019

The man filled with the knowledge of names and forms has no capacity for

The man filled with the knowledge of names and forms has no capacity for the knowledge of Truth. Bowl of Saki, October 28, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: A man filled with earthly knowledge -- and what he calls learning is often only the knowledge of names and forms -- has no capacity for the knowledge of truth or God. It is the innocent and pure soul who has a capacity for learning. When a person comes to take a lesson on any subject, and he brings his own knowledge... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 26, 2019

It is more important to find out the truth about one's self, than to find

It is more important to find out the truth about one's self, than to find out the truth of heaven and hell. Bowl of Saki, October 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The awakened soul looks about and asks: 'Who is my enemy?' While the unawakened soul thinks that it is his neighbor or his relation who is his enemy, the awakened soul says, 'It is my self; my ignorant ego is my enemy; and it is the struggle with this enemy that will bring me light and raise me from the... Sign in to see full entry.

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True self-denial is losing one's self in God. Bowl of Saki, October 25

True self-denial is losing one's self in God. Bowl of Saki, October 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Man, absorbed from morning till evening in his occupations which engage his every attention to the things of the earth and of self interest, remains intoxicated. Seldom there are moments in his life, brought about by pain or suffering, when he experiences a state of mind which can be called soberness. Hindus call this state of mind sat, which is a state of tranquility.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

The source of the realization of truth is within man; he himself is the obj

The source of the realization of truth is within man; he himself is the object of his realization. Bowl of Saki, October 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Men have differed in all ages because they have called their Deity by different names. There have existed wars, fights and family feuds for ages, men dividing themselves merely for the difference of the names they gave to their Deity. Man always sees just what he sees; he cannot see beyond it. With the ideal of his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

When man is separated from God in his thought, his belief is of no use, his

When man is separated from God in his thought, his belief is of no use, his worship is of little use. Bowl of Saki, October 23, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: God and man are like the two ends of one line. When a believer in God conceives of God as a separate entity and of man as a being separate from Him, he makes himself an exile, an exile from the kingdom of God. He holds fast to the form of God created by himself, and he does not reach the Spirit of God. However good... Sign in to see full entry.

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