The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

The reformer, the prophet, and the priest

The reformer comes to plow the ground; the prophet comes to sow the seed; and the priest comes to reap the harvest. Bowl of Saki, February 21, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: There is the time of plowing, there is the time of sowing and there is the time of reaping the harvest. It is not all done at the same time. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/III/III_I_6.htm ~~~ The reformer comes to plow the ground; the prophet comes to sow the seed; and the priest comes to reap the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The religion of each one is the attainment of his soul's desire;

The religion of each one is the attainment of his soul's desire; when he is on the path of that attainment he is religious; when he is off that path then he is irreligious, impious. Bowl of Saki, February 20, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Religion is a need of the human soul. In all periods and at every stage of the evolution of humanity there has been a religion which people followed, for at every period the need for religion has been felt. The reason is that the soul... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness.

To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. Bowl of Saki, February 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. When the apples are so high up on the branch of the tree that we cannot reach them, we try to and cannot, if we then say, "The apples are sour. I don't want them", that is not renunciation. If we climb the tree and get the apples and cut them in half, then we may say,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Contemplation vs. Life

Concentration and contemplation are great things; but no contemplation is greater than the life we have about us every day. Bowl of Saki, February 17, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: As one goes further in the soul's unfoldment one finally arrives at the stage of revelation. Life begins to reveal itself, the whole of life, each soul becomes communicative -- not only living beings but each thing. They say that the twelve apostles knew all languages. It does not mean that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 16, 2019

We are always searching for God afar off, when all the while He is nearer..

We are always searching for God afar off, when all the while He is nearer to us than our own soul. Bowl of Saki, February 16, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Spirituality has become far removed from material life, and so God is far removed from humanity. Therefore, one cannot any more conceive of God speaking through a man, through someone like oneself. Even a religious man who reads the Bible every day will have great difficulty in understanding the verse, 'Be ye... Sign in to see full entry.

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