The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, December 11, 2017

Bowl for December 11

When the artist loses himself in his art, then the art comes to life. Bowl of Saki, December 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: One must not only be an artist; one must become art itself. Then to the one who is so absorbed in his work that he forgets himself, that capacity, that intuition, that skill will come naturally. He begins to do wonders, and his art becomes a perfect expression of what he had in mind.... People think that it is the artist who has made it;... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bowl for December 11

When the artist loses himself in his art, then the art comes to life. Bowl of Saki, December 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: One must not only be an artist; one must become art itself. Then to the one who is so absorbed in his work that he forgets himself, that capacity, that intuition, that skill will come naturally. He begins to do wonders, and his art becomes a perfect expression of what he had in mind.... People think that it is the artist who has made it;... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

There is an answer to every call; those who call on God, to them God comes.

There is an answer to every call; those who call on God, to them God comes. Bowl of Saki, January 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There is no doubt that if an individual or a multitude believe that a teacher or a reformer will come, he will surely come to them. Similarly, in the case of those who do not believe that any teacher or reformer will come, to them he will not come. To those who expect the Teacher to be a man, a man will bring the message; to those... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

To treat every human being as a shrine of God is to fulfill all religion.

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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Saturday, January 19, 2013

A king is ever a king, be he crowned with a jeweled crown or clad in ...

A king is ever a king, be he crowned with a jeweled crown or clad in beggar's garb. Bowl of Saki, January 19, 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. from 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... Sign in to see full entry.

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