Sunday, January 20, 2019
To treat every human being as a shrine of God is to fulfill all religion. Bowl of Saki, January 20, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Where is the shrine of God? It is in the heart of man. As soon as one begins to consider the feelings of another, one begins to worship God.... There is a story of a murshid who was going with his mureeds to visit some village, and he was keeping a fast. The mureeds also had taken a vow of fasting. They arrived at the peasants' home where... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
A king is ever a king, be he crowned with a jeweled crown or ...
A king is ever a king, be he crowned with a jeweled crown or clad in beggar's garb. Bowl of Saki, January 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Those crowned with beauty are always kings, even if they are in rags or sold as slaves. A true king is always a king, with or without a throne. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/V/V_21.htm I arrived at a cemetery where a group of dervishes sat on the green grass, chattering together. They were all poorly clad, some without shoes and... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Misbelief
Misbelief alone misleads; singlemindedness always leads to the goal. Bowl of Saki, January 18, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: He who sincerely seeks his real purpose in life is himself sought by that purpose. As he concentrates on that search a light begins to clear his confusion, call it revelation, call it inspiration, call it what you will. It is mistrust that misleads. Sincerity leads straight to the goal. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/I/I_I_2.htm Many are the... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Adopting the standard of God
To learn to adopt the standard of God, and to cease to wish to make the world conform to one's own standard of good, is the chief lesson of religion. Bowl of Saki, January 16, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: When people came to Christ accusing a person of doing wrong, the Master could not think of anything else but forgiveness. For he did not see in the wrongdoer what the others saw. To distinguish between right and wrong is not the work of an ordinary mind, and the... Sign in to see full entry.
Adopting the standard of God
To learn to adopt the standard of God, and to cease to wish to make the world conform to one's own standard of good, is the chief lesson of religion. Bowl of Saki, January 16, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: When people came to Christ accusing a person of doing wrong, the Master could not think of anything else but forgiveness. For he did not see in the wrongdoer what the others saw. To distinguish between right and wrong is not the work of an ordinary mind, and the... Sign in to see full entry.