The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Among a million believers in God there is scarcely one who makes God a real

Among a million believers in God there is scarcely one who makes God a reality. Bowl of Saki, July 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: If only we could recognize the inner voice, we would see that the different scriptures all contain words spoken by one and the same voice. Some hear the voice, others only hear the words, just as in nature some see only the branches and others the roots of the tree; but all these different scriptures and ways of worship and of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 29, 2019

To love is one thing, to understand is another. He who loves is a devotee,

To love is one thing, to understand is another. He who loves is a devotee, but he who understands is a friend. Bowl of Saki, July 29, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: It is sometimes asked why, if God is all-pervading, there is need of the special manifestation of a messenger such as Krishna, Buddha, or Jesus. The answer is given in the words of the Bhagavad-Gita where Shri Krishna says, 'When Dharma is hindered, then I am born.' This means that a manifestation, which the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 28, 2019

Spirit can only love spirit; in loving form it deludes itself.

Spirit can only love spirit; in loving form it deludes itself. Bowl of Saki, July 28, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Can anyone kill life? If there is any death, it is that of death itself, for life will not die. Someone went to a Sufi with a question. He said, 'I have been puzzling for many, many years and reading books, and I have not been able to find a definite answer. Tell me what happens after death?' The Sufi replied, 'Please ask this question of someone who will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 27, 2019

Belief and disbelief have divided mankind into so many sects, blinding ...

Belief and disbelief have divided mankind into so many sects, blinding its eyes to the vision of the oneness of all life. Bowl of Saki, July 27, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: For the Sufi there exists no one in this world, neither heathen nor pagan, who is to be despised, for he believes in that God who is not the God of one chosen sect but the God of the whole world. He does not believe in a God of one nation, but in the God of all nations. To him God is in all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 26, 2019

Every purpose has a birth and death; therefore, God is beyond purpose.

Every purpose has a birth and death; therefore, God is beyond purpose. Bowl of Saki, July 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Then again it may be said, there is a purpose above each purpose, and there is again a purpose under each purpose; and yet beyond and beneath all purposes there is no purpose. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/I/I_I_2.htm That which we call composition and decomposition and construction and destruction of things, all those are due to change, one... Sign in to see full entry.

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