The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that ...

The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kindles the soul. Bowl of Saki, August 21, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: One kindled soul proves greater in power than ten thousand souls groping in the dark. ~~~ Complete Works, Sayings, Part II, pg 201, Hazrat Inayat Khan, East-West Publications Life itself becomes a scripture to the kindled soul. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/say/gayan_boulas.htm There is a symbolical legend in India of a cobra... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Cleverness and complexity are not necessarily wisdom.

Cleverness and complexity are not necessarily wisdom. Bowl of Saki, August 20, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Man likes complexity. He does not want to take only one step; it is more interesting to look forward to millions of steps. The one who is seeking the truth gets into a maze, and that maze interests him. He wants to go through it a thousand times more. It is just like children. Their whole interest is in running about; they do not want to see the door and go in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 19, 2019

Overlook the greatest fault of another, but do not partake of it yourself i

Overlook the greatest fault of another, but do not partake of it yourself in the smallest degree. Bowl of Saki, August 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: For the wise, who have risen above the ordinary faults of human life, it matters little if they find fault, but they are the ones who do not criticize. They, as a rule, overlook all that seems undesirable, and that action of overlooking itself prevents all the undesirable impressions from penetrating through their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 17, 2019

Love is the current coin of all peoples in all periods.

Love is the current coin of all peoples in all periods. Bowl of Saki, August 17, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Love has its time at every stage of life. As a child, as a youth, as an adult, whatever stage of life one has reached, love is always asked for and love always has its part to perform. Whatever situation we are placed in, amongst friends or foes, amongst those who understand us or amongst those who do not, in ease or in difficulty, in all places at all times,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 16, 2019

Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels. Bowl of Saki, August 16, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Among all the valuable things of this world, the word is the most precious. For in the word, one can find a light which gems and jewels do not possess; a word may contain so much life that it can heal the wounds of the heart. Therefore, poetry in which the soul is expressed is as living as a human being. The greatest reward that God bestows on man is... Sign in to see full entry.

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