The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration.

Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration. Bowl of Saki, September 4, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Pain has a great power; the truth of God is born in pain, sincerity rises out of pain. Metaphysically, the heart is a gate, and the gate is closed when the feeling is hardened, and the gate is open when there is some pain. ~~~ "Sangatha I, Tasawwuf", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) Suppose a person goes on a bicycle in the streets of Paris and says, 'I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

How can the unlimited Being be limited? All that seems limited is in its ..

How can the unlimited Being be limited? All that seems limited is in its depth beyond all limitations. Bowl of Saki, September 3, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Man has respect for his mother or father or wife, or for his superiors; but all these have limited personalities. To whom then shall he give most respect? Only to one being: to God. Man can love another human being, but by the very fact of his loving another human being he has not got the full scope. To express... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 1, 2019

Self-pity is the cause of all life's grievances. Bowl of Saki, September 2

Self-pity is the cause of all life's grievances. Bowl of Saki, September 2, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: If one studies one's surroundings one finds that those who are happy are so because they have less thought of self. If they are unhappy it is because they think of themselves too much. A person is more bearable when he thinks less of himself. And a person is unbearable when he is always thinking of himself. There are many miseries in life, but the greatest misery is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 31, 2019

Joy and sorrow both are for each other. If it were not for joy, sorrow ...

Joy and sorrow both are for each other. If it were not for joy, sorrow could not be; and if it were not for sorrow, joy could not be experienced. Bowl of Saki, September 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Life is differentiated by the pairs of opposites. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/say/gayan_boulas.htm If there was no pain one would not enjoy the experience of joy. It is pain which helps one to experience joy. Everything is distinguished by its opposite. The one who... Sign in to see full entry.

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He who has spent has used; he who has collected has lost; but he who has

He who has spent has used; he who has collected has lost; but he who has given has saved his treasure forever. Bowl of Saki, August 31, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The tendency to doubt, to be depressed, the tendency towards fear, suspicion and confusion, the tendency to puzzle -- where does it all come from? It all comes from the thought of getting something in return: 'will another give me back what I have given him? Shall I get the just portion back, or less?' if... Sign in to see full entry.

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