Bowl of Sake - Comentaries

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Monday, December 31, 2018

Happiness and Beauty

Happiness lies in thinking or doing that which one considers beautiful. Bowl of Saki, December 31, by Hazrat Inayat Khan I took a philosophy course in college entirely focused on beauty. How do we define it? Is there something called universal beauty? Do different cultures see beauty in different... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 30, 2018

A soul is as great as the circle of its influence. Bowl of Saki, December

A soul is as great as the circle of its influence. Bowl of Saki, December 30, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Perhaps this is obvious. Its import is not fully realized until one makes the distinction between those whose influence is coercive and those whose influence is persuasive. The Don has wide influence... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification.

Love is as water of the Ganges; it is in itself a purification. Bowl of Saki, December 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary All healing is Love, but not all Love is healing. Kali reminds us that sometimes Love is pure destruction, or greed, or some other unloving appearance. No matter what form it... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 24, 2018

Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of ...

Failure, either in health or affairs, means there has been lack of self-control. Bowl of Saki, December 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan My Commentary OMG, this is hard to swallow. That is until one considers who we really are. We are the pinnacle of God's creation, created in God's Image. That makes us... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 21, 2018

Man himself is the tree of desire, and the root of that tree is in his own

Man himself is the tree of desire, and the root of that tree is in his own heart. Bowl of Saki, December 21, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Close your eyes. Contemplate all you have ever experienced of trees. Now, be a tree. Feel your roots deep in the earth. Bathe in the Sunlight. Now, look around. See all... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Chala #21 - A charming personality is as precious as gold and as delicious as perfume. Therefore the first necessity for those who are seeking after truth is to develop the spirit of personality. Gold and jewels are worthless if one has no personality; nothing is valuable then. Personality is more... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 25, 2018

It is according to the extent of our consciousness of prayer that ...

It is according to the extent of our consciousness of prayer that our prayer reaches God. Bowl of Saki, November 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan My Commentary Consciousness of prayer comes on the breath. At this level of awareness, consciousness is beyond words. It is wordless. It emerges in silence. It... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

True self denial is ...

True self-denial is losing one's self in God. Bowl of Saki, October 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Shamsuddin Jim Norton The Bible says one cannot look on God and live. What doesn’t live?: the ego, that separate self we have created to function in this world. When we focus on God, The petty... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Welcome

Welcome to my commentaries on the Bowl of Sake by Hazrat Inayat Khan. Starting tomorrow, I will add my own commentary to that day’s Bowl of Sake. Read it here. Sign in to see full entry.

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