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juniperb
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posted September 02, 2012 10:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The title The Bowl of Saki was chosen around 1921 by students of Hazrat Inayat Khan who published a book containing some of the inspiring phrases that they had been given by their teacher. The first edition of The Bowl of Saki was published in England in late 1921 or early 1922.

The Bowl of Saki is a compendium of 366 brief quotations, one for each day of the year, selected from the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. http://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_date.php

todays Bowl:
self-pity is the cause of all life's grievances.


My personal
Bowl of Sake for today :

As water in a fountain flows as one stream, but falls in many drops divided by time and space, so are the revelations of the one stream of truth

Daily/monthly quotes:
http://www.spiritual-learning.com/saki/index.html

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posted September 02, 2012 03:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for iQ     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for this!

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posted September 03, 2012 02:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Linda Jones     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Oh I love this Juni, thank you!!!

Today's quote:

How can the unlimited Being be limited? All that seems limited is in its depth beyond all limitations.

Commentary:

There is no such thing as impossible. All is possible. Impossible is made by the limitation of our capacity of understanding. Man, blinded by the law of nature's working, by the law of consequences which he has known through his few years life on earth, begins to say, 'This is possible and that is impossible.' If he were to rise beyond limitations, his soul would see nothing but possible. And when the soul has risen high enough to see all possibility, that soul certainly has caught a glimpse of God.

They say God is almighty; and I say, God is all-possible. Possibility is the nature of God, and impossibility is the art of man. Man goes so far, and cannot go any further. Man makes a flower out of paper, giving it as natural a color as possible, yet he says it is not possible to make it fragrant, for he has his limitations. But God, Who is the maker of the flower and Who is the Giver of the fragrance, has all power, and man, who is weakened by his limitedness, becomes more and more limited the more he thinks of it. In this is created the spirit of pessimism. Man who is conscious of God Almighty, and who in the contemplation of God loses the consciousness of his own self, inherits the power of God, and it is in this power and belief that the spirit of optimism is born.

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And here's tomorrow's bowl--

Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration.

Commentary:

Pain has a great power; the truth of God is born in pain, sincerity rises out of pain. Metaphysically, the heart is a gate, and the gate is closed when the feeling is hardened, and the gate is open when there is some pain.

My murshid, Abu Hashim Madani, once said that there is only one virtue and only one sin for a soul on this path: virtue when he is conscious of God and sin when he is not. No explanation can describe the truth of this except the experience of the contemplative, to whom, when he is conscious of God, it is as if a window is open, which is facing heaven, and when he is conscious of the self, the experience is the opposite. For all the tragedy of life is caused by consciousness of the self. All pain and depression are caused by this, and anything that can take away the thought of the self helps to a certain extent to relieve man from pain; but God-consciousness gives perfect relief.

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posted September 03, 2012 02:26 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Linda Jones     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Tee-hee, this post is to see if my signature works

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posted September 03, 2012 08:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
How can the unlimited Being be limited? All that seems limited is in its depth beyond all limitations.

Thanks for posting todays

Nice sig.!

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There is no source of happiness other than that in one's heart.

One may speak of love;
it is not the same as loving.
One may say "joy" or "happiness";
it is not bliss experienced.
Through giving it returns and gives.
Drink deeply of this breath/light/love.


All material and mental things are subject to growth, change and decay. Their nature is transitory and their effects evanescent. That joy which is the joy of the moment is no joy for it is limited. The joy of the Zakir is not restricted by time, space or condition, it flows out of the center of Being and its getting and giving are one.


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Happy is one who does good to others; miserable is one who expects good from others.

When the heart acts, it touches everything in the universe. When a heart feeds another it feeds itself, for it knows no limitation of self. The heart in its true condition expands and gives love and as it gives it receives. But one who expects to be fed by the heart of another has his own heart closed, and as one's heart is closed, neither can one receive substance from another. The substance is in the very sphere, and its giving and getting are one.

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posted September 07, 2012 08:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
One virtue is more powerful than a thousand vices.

The real secret of virtue is strength, is life. Vice is weakness, vice shows the absence of strength and of life. Virtue is born of the true self, vice is the offspring of nafs/ego; this is the only standard for measuring vice and virtue. Although mankind often selects particular moral and legislative codes, these are only scientific and sure insofar as they harmonize with those highly spiritual codes given by Moses, Rama and the other great lawgivers. There is no great virtue in praising law and there is no great sin in breaking law; the merit comes from understanding law, while lack of understanding keeps one back on his or her journey.

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We dance around the ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and Knows
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posted September 07, 2012 04:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PixieJane     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just out of curiosity, did Rama support slavery and other such things (I'll include the caste system as practiced today in India which I presume is inspired by their religion and was probably once much worse than today) as Moses did? (Obviously I think Moses is vastly overrated, and I'm not even touching on where Moses likely plagiarized the 10 commandments, nearly half of which I consider pointless or at least questionable.)

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posted September 08, 2012 07:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Of course I can`t speak Khans heart but it is said he moved and preformed

freely amongst all souls.

"The true use of music is to be musical in one's thoughts, words and actions. True harmony of music comes from the harmony of the soul, its true source, and when it comes from there, it must appeal to all souls".

Hazrat Inayat Khan

I can say his legacy, music and teachings are for all Souls regardless of cultural or political background.

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We dance around the ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and Knows
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posted September 08, 2012 04:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lei_Kuei     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Awesome stuff

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Originally posted by juniperb:
Thanks for posting todays

Nice sig.!


You're welcome, Juni! And thanks!!

I really love this thread 'cause it's so uplifting! Reading it regularly can help keep things in perspective

Here's today's--

The soul is either raised or cast down by the power of its own thought, speech and action.

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posted September 09, 2012 08:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
the commentary or Harmony of the todays^ ^ ^ Bowl of Sake

Harmony:
Knowing this opens the way for a person to discern the effect of movement caused by their actions, thoughts, or words, and to control them - if he or she wishes to pay attention and act consciously. Then one may adjust actions accordingly and harmonize with intent toward a goal. This brings one closer to the Real or toward "oneself", with the corresponding identification and awareness. The breath is the key to harmonize intention.

There is also a center point or balance - which is raised above and includes the positive and negative. This is like the balance of a board or center of a spinning top. With action, thought, and breath controlled and harmonized consciously, one may move up, down, or, expanded and refined, be.

To cut through the "ups and downs", go toward the one. To cut through desires, actions, and thoughts of lesser or greater, rising or falling; love - breathe love, and try to "be"; following guidance/intuition - knowing. Doing what is needed, do. Thinking what is needed, think. Dwell in heart. Take the next thought, act, or word, and breath, toward the one or away, consciously and aware, not randomly; or be of the one.

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It is the fruit that makes the tree bow low.

True humility is characteristic of the wise one who knows, who has gathered the harvest. The proud one has to hold up his or her head; it stands not by itself. But the wise one, seeing the power there and recognizing that the power is the gift of God, surrenders that gift back to the Giver of all good things.

From another point of view, fruit is a burden - whether that burden be wealth, knowledge, power or friends. All of these have a purpose but when that purpose is out of harmony with the spiritual un-foldment, its burdensome nature makes itself manifest.

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In order to learn forgiveness, one must first learn tolerance.


This is true whether one offers forgiveness or begs forgiveness. To offer forgiveness without having understanding is no real forgiveness, for it does not absolve another from the sin, it does not free another from karma.

The real forgiveness - as exemplified in the life of Christ - is to give something to the one who has gone astray, to impart life and love and lesson so that one will not err again. The average so-called forgiveness which does not deter another from erring again has no value. Likewise, begging forgiveness is of no value unless there be repentance. If you are unwilling to repent, there is no gain and there may be a decided loss in begging pardon. Sufis have always placed considerable importance upon repentance, comparatively little upon forgiveness.

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One who can be detached enough to keep his eyes open to all those whom circumstances have placed about him and see in what way he can be of help to them, he it is who becomes rich - he inherits the kingdom of God.

It is abandonment of the fruits of action, which gains control over all action. This is a puzzle, which is presented in the Bhagavad Gita, and it remains a puzzle so long as value is placed upon the individual ego. It is true that in a certain sense there is an ego and individuality, but the development of the personality comes not through any stress upon this individual-ego, but from the opposite course.

The personality receives its full development from the acquisition of attributes. This faculty is limited by thought-power, which does not add to the faculties one has already although it may strengthen any and all of them. To secure another faculty, one must appeal to the source of all attribution - which is God.

So long as one points to anything - physical possession, intellectual attainment, friends, acquisitions or attachments of any kind - that means separation also, separation from everything not included in these acquisitions and attachments. When no difference is made between what one has and what one has not, accommodation is created for infinite attainment for then no door is closed upon anything in the universe, and one becomes as the very custodian of God's gifts.

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The only way to live in the midst of inharmonious influences is to strengthen the will power and endure all things, yet keeping fineness of character and nobility of manner together with an ever-living heart full of love.

There are two ways to reach and hold this stage. One is through Darood - to hold tight to the Divine Thought on the breath. Hold tight no matter what the occurrence or cause for complaint. Hold tight and concentrate all the thought upon Allah so that nothing another says, does or thinks can effect the mind. Then the mind is protected and the karmic reaction strikes the other.

At the same time, the heart should be kept pure for even the thought of another as other, even the idea of dualism with favorable opinions is not conducive to the spiritual welfare of any party concerned. Heart full of love is heart that does not conceive differences, which holds another as the self, which feels all people as the offspring of the one Divine Parent.

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Devotion to a spiritual teacher, it is for God.

By attunement to the breath of the spiritual teacher, one becomes attuned to the Divine breath, and by attunement to the heart of the teacher one becomes united to all the illuminated souls who form the Embodiment of the Master, the Spirit of Guidance.

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To become cold from the coldness of the world is weakness, to become broken by the hardness of the world is feebleness, but to live in the world and yet to keep above it is like walking on the water.

This is the very test of life and it effects mankind on all planes. Thus in the physical body, when we are losers in the battle of life - whether through our own weakness in the economic field or because of heedlessness - often this takes the form of cold in the extremities. This is due to poor circulation, which in turn is the result of lack of life- force in the heart.

The struggle for life is a battle and very often those who are unwilling to fight others are likewise unwilling to overcome their own weaknesses. This shows absence of life and power. The purpose of the purification of heart is in the highest degree scientific when viewed from this aspect, as the soul through the heart replenishes the energy in all of one's vehicles down to the utmost cell.

From the emotional point of view, the order and rhythm of the circulation is necessary to maintain health and vigor, and also in order that one be not overcome through external forces. In meeting the struggles of existence, a bold front is put on through concentration on the heart. This boldness is inner not outer, it is a fine courage which may be hidden by meekness and a true humility. It knows no fear yet disdains neither anger nor egotism. This shows the control of heart and will over mind.

And the mind thus handled keeps its opinions or changes them, but mind is not opinion. Opinion is a fixation of mind due to the ego/nafs. It is like hardening and sculpturing mind-stuff into images and then worshipping the images. This is an idolatry. Mind freed from opinion is the master-mind. In this the water is symbolic of the mind-stuff (or akesha), which rises and falls but never sweeps over the head of the master.

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God alone deserves all love, and the freedom of love is in giving it to God.

The idea of "I love" or "one loves" is good but not complete. Until it is complete, life is not complete. Possession in love is desecration of love; there is no property in love, there is surrender in love. Yet this very surrender is no loss; one becomes like a magnet which imparts its magnetism to all things yet loses no power thereby. So the freedom and surrender come together.

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Willpower is the keynote of mastery, and asceticism is the development of willpower.

This willpower is love-power and life-power; only, when it expresses itself as power it is called "will". That is to say, in love - true love - power, intelligence and beauty should be in equilibrium. When beauty dominates there is adoration which leads to intoxication, and when power dominates there is more fire without always more light.

In order that the will power be not destructive, in order that it be one with intelligence and beauty, the spiritual life is followed which concentrates everything upon Unity. No doubt the life in the desert accomplishes it, but that is like spending all one's time gathering fuel for a fire, which is used neither to cook food nor to warm others. The real spiritual asceticism is followed in the midst of the world; this is nothing but surrender for the purpose of a greater benefit for oneself and the whole humanity.

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Real generosity is an unfailing sign of spirituality.

For this shows the absence of the sway of the nafs/ego To give freely means to give without attaching any value to giver, giving or gift. .

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There are two kinds of generosity - the real and the shadow; the former is prompted by love, the latter by vanity.

Often it is hard to draw a line between them for even among the vain there is often a spark of love. For instance, even those who give selfishly are not so bad as the misers who give not at all. The miser will have to learn to give as well as to find joy in giving, so for him there is a long road. But the other one who has practiced giving yet not found joy in it will have less difficulty.

But it is not true generosity, which imparts things with the thought of self in them. What is known as "Indian giver" is one who recalls gifts, but the vain person is often a spiritual Indian giver - who repeats, "Remember I gave you that." In such giving there is no life and consequently no blessing.

For this reason, many who practice healing, who possess some psychic power, do not do real spiritual healing. They give out some magnetism, no doubt, but the real substance of life is seldom transmitted in that way; this often leads to but temporary relief as well as added danger to the one practicing the art. The true healing is healing from the nafs/ego, the cause of all diseases.

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posted September 23, 2012 03:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Linda Jones     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Came back here to read more and find that the thread continues to provide uplifting insight

Love the insight into generosity!

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