The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Narrowness is primitiveness; it is the breadth of heart that proves evoluti

Narrowness is primitiveness; it is the breadth of heart that proves evolution. Bowl of Saki, August 10, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: One person will do something and consider that there is great wisdom in his sacrifice, while another who is not evolved enough to understand it will say, 'How very foolish!' Remember therefore that not only to the wise person the man of little sense seems foolish, but even to the foolish person the wise one seems foolish. The points of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 9, 2019

One word can be more precious than all the treasures of the earth.

One word can be more precious than all the treasures of the earth. Bowl of Saki, August 9, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There may perhaps be someone among our friends or acquaintances whose one word has weight and power; whereas another person says a thousand words that go in at one ear and out at the other. And this is because in one person his mouth speaks, in another person his heart speaks, and in another his soul speaks. There is a great difference. from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 8, 2019

The more you evolve spiritually, the further you pass from the understandin

The more you evolve spiritually, the further you pass from the understanding of every man. Bowl of Saki, August 8, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: The average man cannot understand the mystic; and therefore people are always at a loss when dealing with him. His 'yes' is not the same 'yes' that everybody says; his 'no' has not the same meaning as that which everybody understands. In almost every phrase he says there is some symbolical meaning. His every outward action has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

Understanding makes the trouble of life lighter to bear.

Understanding makes the trouble of life lighter to bear. Bowl of Saki, August 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: We often suffer because we do not understand. Many conditions and many people are difficult to tolerate because we do not understand them, but once we understand we can tolerate almost anything. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/IX/IX_7.htm All tragedy of life, all misery and inharmony are caused by one thing and that is lack of understanding. Lack of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

The soul feels suffocated when the doors of the heart are closed.

The soul feels suffocated when the doors of the heart are closed. Bowl of Saki, July 31, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is a door to man's heart; it is either closed or open. When he holds a thing and says, 'This is mine,' he closes the door to his heart; but when he shares his goods with others and says, 'This is yours as well as mine,' this opens his heart. We must learn consideration for others; it does not matter whether they are rich or poor. We may have only... Sign in to see full entry.

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