The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Our Body, Our Garment

Our spirit is the real part of us, the body but its garment. A man would not find peace at the tailor's because his coat comes from there; neither can the spirit obtain true happiness from the earth just because his body belongs to earth. Bowl of Saki, July 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Spirituality is contrary to materiality. One who is conscious of matter alone is material, one who becomes conscious of spirit also is spiritual. He who thinks, 'I am my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Balance

There should be a balance in all our actions - to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad. Bowl of Saki, July 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There are two forces in us, love and reason. We must keep an even balance between the two. If we give too much expression to love we become unbalanced and fall into trouble. And if on the other hand we lean too much on the side of reason we become cold. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/V/V_40.htm In balance lies the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 23, 2018

Repentance

Warmth melts, while cold freezes. A drop of ice in a warm place spreads and covers a larger space, whereas a drop of water in a cold place freezes and becomes limited. Repentance has the effect of spreading a drop in a warm sphere, causing the heart to expand and become universal, while the hardening of the heart brings limitation. Bowl of Saki, July 23, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Speaking from a metaphysical point of view, the Kingdom of Heaven may be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 22, 2018

All Beings Are Our Teacher

We can learn virtue even from the greatest sinner if we consider him as a teacher. Bowl of Saki, July 22, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The question now arises how to attain to this prayerful attitude in life. In the first place, for those whose prayer is one of praise, if their whole life is to assume a prayerful attitude, they must carry this praise and gratitude into the smallest details of life, and feel grateful for the slightest act of kindness done to them... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Life as religion

A study of life is the greatest of all religions, and there is no greater or more interesting study. Bowl of Saki, July 21, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There are two ways in which we may attain control over our activity. The first is confidence in the power of our own will; to know that if we have failed today, tomorrow we will not do so. The second is to have our eyes wide open, and to watch keenly our activity in all aspects of life. It is in the dark that we... Sign in to see full entry.

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