The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Love needs scope

Love is unlimited, but it needs scope to expand and rise; without that scope, life is unhappy. Bowl of Saki, December 26, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: A person who lives in happy surroundings with luxuries and sources of pleasure and comfort, may be envied and imagined to be a very happy and lucky man. In reality, however, he may be very unhappy. The external world has given him all he wished for, but the inner world, the inner being, is unhappy. There is something... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification.

Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification. Bowl of Saki, December 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: When God's divine love rises as a wave, it washes away the sins of the whole life in a moment, for law has no power to stand before love: the stream of love sweeps it away. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XIV/XIV_3.htm Think of the life of the great Master Jesus Christ who was the soul of religion -- one sees that from beginning to end there was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 24, 2018

Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of ...

Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of self-control. Bowl of Saki, December 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The control of the self means the control of everything. What does it mean when we see a person fail time after time, or another person succeed time after time? It is just a matter of holding the reins of our affairs in our hands. When there is no rein there is failure. Failure means that there has been lack of self-control,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 23, 2018

There are many paths, and each man considers his own the best and wisest.

There are many paths, and each man considers his own the best and wisest. Let each one choose that which belongs to his own temperament. Bowl of Saki, December 23, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan The Sufi looks on all with tolerance, and knows that there is a path for everyone. The path of the lover is for him, the path of the one seeking for wealth is for him, the seeker after paradise is following his path, it is all a journey. It is simply that there are four different... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Winning

With good will and trust in God, self-confidence, and a hopeful attitude towards life, a man can always win his battle, however difficult. Bowl of Saki, December 22, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: One thing must always be remembered and that is our trust in God. No matter what the problem, by our trust in God the problem can be solved. There is a story of the Prophet that the Prophet and his companion Siddiq were hiding behind a rock when a troop of men were following to... Sign in to see full entry.

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