The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, September 17, 2018

Love and Eternal Life

Love has the power to open the door of eternal life. Bowl of Saki, September 17, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Mystics of all ages have not been known for their miraculous powers or for the doctrines they have taught, but for the devotion they have shown throughout their lives. The Sufi in the East says to himself, Ishq Allah Ma'bud Allah, which means 'God is Love, God is the Beloved', in other words it is God who is Love, Lover, and Beloved. When we hear the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 16, 2018

God deserves all love

God alone deserves all love, and the freedom of love is in giving it to God. Bowl of Saki, September 16, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The one thing to rely upon is God's favor. Do not build either on your study or on your meditation, although they both help you. But you are dependent on God, not even on your murshid. Seek Him, trust Him. In Him lies your life's purpose, and (in) Him is hidden the rest of your soul. ~~~ "Classes for Mureeds I, Mureedship", by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 15, 2018

Living in this world

To become cold from the coldness of the world is weakness, to become broken by the hardness of the world is feebleness, but to live in the world and yet to keep above it is like walking on the water. Bowl of Saki, September 15, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The spiritual path is easiest if there is not something pulling one from behind; and that force is the life in the world, one's friends, surroundings, acquaintances, and one's foes. Remain, therefore, in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 14, 2018

Devotion to a teacher

Devotion to a spiritual teacher is not for the sake of the teacher, it is for God. Bowl of Saki, September 14, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: In the history of the great and holy beings of the world the greatest and the most blessed have been the devotees.... devotion teaches one virtue; sincerity, earnestness, the sense of duty: all different virtues come by devotion. A person who is devoted to anyone in the world, to one's father or mother or brother or sister... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Hard times

The only way to live in the midst of inharmonious influences is to strengthen the will power and endure all things, yet keeping fineness of character and nobility of manner together with an everlasting heart full of love. Bowl of Saki, September 13, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Many seek protection from all hurting influences by building some wall around themselves. But the canopy over the earth is so high that a wall cannot be built high enough, and the only... Sign in to see full entry.

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