The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

We start our lives as teachers, and it is very hard for us to learn to ...

We start our lives as teachers, and it is very hard for us to learn to become pupils. There are many whose only difficulty in life is that they are teachers already. What we have to learn is pupilship. There is but one Teacher, God Himself. Bowl of Saki, October 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: In order to know the truth or to know God earthly qualifications and earthly wisdom or learning are not necessary. What one has to learn is how to become a pupil. We... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 29, 2012

Man mistakes when he begins to cultivate the heart by wanting to sow ...

Man mistakes when he begins to cultivate the heart by wanting to sow the seed himself, instead of leaving the sowing to God. Bowl of Saki, October 29, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The Sufis have learned the lesson of love, of devotion, of sympathy, and have called it the cultivation of the heart. It is known by the word suluk, which means the loving manner. What we call refined manner is only a manner behind which there is no life. When manner is directed by the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

The man filled with the knowledge of names and forms has no capacity ...

The man filled with the knowledge of names and forms has no capacity for the knowledge of Truth. Bowl of Saki, October 28, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: A man filled with earthly knowledge -- and what he calls learning is often only the knowledge of names and forms -- has no capacity for the knowledge of truth or God. It is the innocent and pure soul who has a capacity for learning. When a person comes to take a lesson on any subject, and he brings his own... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The source of the realization of truth is within man; he himself is ...

The source of the realization of truth is within man; he himself is the object of his realization. Bowl of Saki, October 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Men have differed in all ages because they have called their Deity by different names. There have existed wars, fights and family feuds for ages, men dividing themselves merely for the difference of the names they gave to their Deity. Man always sees just what he sees; he cannot see beyond it. With the ideal of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 22, 2012

All forms of worship or prayer must draw man closer to God.

All forms of worship or prayer must draw man closer to God. Bowl of Saki, October 22, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Man breathes, but he does not breathe rightly. As the rain falls on the ground and matures little plants and makes the soil fertile, so the breath, the essence of all energy, falls as a rain on all parts of the body. This also happens in the case of the mind, but man cannot even perceive that part of the breath that quickens the mind; only that felt... Sign in to see full entry.

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