The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

Words are but the shadows of thought and feelings. Bowl of Saki, June 2,

Words are but the shadows of thought and feelings. Bowl of Saki, June 2, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Although the elements may be called earth, water, fire, air and ether, this must not be taken literally. Their nature and character, according to the mystics, are different. But, as words are few, one cannot give other names to these elements, although in Sanskrit we have distinctive words for them. 'Ether' is not ether in the scientific sense; it is capacity. 'Water'... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 1, 2019

Man's bodily appetites take him away from his heart's desires; his ...

Man's bodily appetites take him away from his heart's desires; his heart's desires keep him away from the abode of his soul. Bowl of Saki, June 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There are two parts in man. One part is his external self, which the soul has borrowed from the earth; and the other part is his real self, which belongs to his Source. In other words an individual is a combination of spirit and matter, a current which runs from above and attracts to it the earth... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 31, 2019

The use of friendship for a selfish motive is like mixing bitter poison ...

The use of friendship for a selfish motive is like mixing bitter poison with the sweet rose-syrup. Bowl of Saki, May 31, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: A friendship used to carry out one's aims and objects in life through the love and kindness of a friend is only business. The unselfish friend is the pure one, and it is such a friendship that will last; but a selfish friendship will vanish. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/III/III_III_4.htm The use of friendship for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

All the disharmony of the world caused by religious differences is the ...

All the disharmony of the world caused by religious differences is the result of man's failure to understand that religion is One, truth is One, God is One; how can there be two religions? Bowl of Saki, May 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: God is one, the Truth is one. How can there be two religions? There is one religion, the only religion.... Yes, we are living in different lands, but under one sky. So, we have many churches, but one God; many scriptures, but one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 26, 2019

So long as a man has a longing to obtain any particular object, he cannot..

So long as a man has a longing to obtain any particular object, he cannot go further than that object. Bowl of Saki, May 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: As a man's ideal is, so is his state of evolution. The man who is only interested in himself is very narrow and limited, whereas the man who has expanded his interests to his family and surroundings is greater; while he who expands them still further to his nation is yet greater, and he who extends them to the world... Sign in to see full entry.

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