The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Sunday, July 14, 2019

Riches and power may vanish because they are outside ourselves; only that w

Riches and power may vanish because they are outside ourselves; only that which is within can we call our own. Bowl of Saki, July 14, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Where is man's wealth? It is in his knowledge. If his wealth is only in the bank and not in his knowledge he does not really possess it. It is in the bank. All desirable and great things, values and titles, position and possession, where are they? Outside? No, because outside is only that which one knows by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 13, 2019

Praise cannot exist without blame; it has no existence without its opposite

Praise cannot exist without blame; it has no existence without its opposite. Bowl of Saki, July 13, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is a pair of opposites in all things, and in each there exists the spirit of the opposite: in man the quality of woman, in woman the spirit of man, in the sun the form of the moon, in the moon the light of the sun. The closer one approaches reality, the nearer one arrives at unity. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XIV/XIV_2_13.htm Life... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Do not bemoan the past, do not worry about the future, but try to make ...

Do not bemoan the past, do not worry about the future, but try to make the best of today. Bowl of Saki, July 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is not anything one should not be ready to tolerate, and there is nobody whom one should not forgive. Never doubt those whom you trust; never hate those whom you love; never cast down those whom you once raise in your estimation. Wish to make friends with everyone you meet; make an effort to gain the friendship of those you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

It is the lover of God whose heart is filled with devotion who can commune

It is the lover of God whose heart is filled with devotion who can commune with God, not he who makes an effort with his intellect to analyze God. Bowl of Saki, July 10, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Science is learned by analysis and esotericism by synthesis. If a person who wants to obtain esoteric knowledge breaks things up into bits, he is analyzing them; and as long as he does this he will never come to understand esotericism. In psychology two things are needed:... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 8, 2019

While man rejoices over his rise and sorrows over his fall, the wise man...

While man rejoices over his rise and sorrows over his fall, the wise man takes both as the natural consequences of life. Bowl of Saki, July 9, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: It makes no difference to me if I am so praised that I am raised from earth to heaven, nor if I am so blamed that I am thrown from the greatest heights to the depths of the earth. Life to me is an ever-moving sea in which the waves of favor and disfavor constantly rise and fall. from... Sign in to see full entry.

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