The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, February 12, 2018

Wisdom

Wisdom is greater and more difficult to attain than intellect, piety or spirituality. Bowl of Saki, February 12, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Intellect is the knowledge of names and forms, their character and nature, gathered from the external world.... the intellectual person takes an interest in their variety and law of change, and as knowledge is the food of the soul, he at least becomes increasingly interested in the knowledge of names and forms, and calls... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Evil and Beauty

He who stores evil in his heart cannot see beauty. Bowl of Saki, February 6, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: When someone tells another about some evil, he thinks that he himself is so good, so free from all evil. This side of human nature we see even in children. One child will come and tell how naughty the other is, thinking, 'I must be called good.' Such a tendency grows and develops. Life gathers the wickedness in people. The heart becomes impressed. In time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

Fire of Devotion

The fire of devotion purifies the heart of the devotee, and leads unto spiritual freedom. Bowl of Saki, February 4, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The heart developed by religion and morality becomes first capable of choosing and then of retaining the object of devotion without wavering for a moment.... Devotion sweetens the personality, and is the light on the path of the disciple. Those who study mysticism and philosophy while omitting self-sacrifice and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 3, 2018

Love is the essence

Love is the essence of all religion, mysticism and philosophy. Bowl of Saki, February 3, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Love is the practice of the moral of Suluk, the way of beneficence. The lover's pleasure is in the pleasure of the beloved. The lover is satisfied when the beloved is fed. The lover is vain when the beloved is adorned. 'Who in life blesses the one who curses him? Who in life admires the one who hates him? Who in life proves faithful to the one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Self Pity

Self-pity is the worst poverty; it overwhelms man until he sees nothing but illness, trouble and pain. Bowl of Saki, January 29, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: If one studies one's surroundings one finds that those who are happy are so because they have less thought of self. If they are unhappy it is because they think of themselves too much. A person is more bearable when he thinks less of himself. And a person is unbearable when he is always thinking of himself.... Sign in to see full entry.

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