The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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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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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Bowl foe Jan 21

The wise man should keep the balance between love and power; he should keep the love in his nature ever increasing and expanding, and at the same time strengthen the will so that the heart may not easily be broken. Bowl of Saki, January 21, 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 thing one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 20, 2018

Bowl for Jan 20

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 Pir-o-Murshid 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... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 19, 2018

Bowl for Jan 19

A king is ever a king, be he crowned with a jeweled crown or clad in beggar's garb. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid 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. http://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 others... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 15, 2018

Bowl od Saki Jan 15th

Yes, teach your principles of good, but do not think to limit God within them. The goodness of each man is peculiar to himself. Bowl of Saki, January 15, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: What is man to judge the doings of God from his limited standard of good and bad? He knows not beyond what he knows. He says he knows if he knows one cause, but there is cause after cause, hidden one behind another; and when once the soul perceives the Cause of all causes, he then... Sign in to see full entry.

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