The Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Volume SayingsSocial GathekasReligious GathekasThe Message PapersThe Healing PapersVol. 1, The Way of IlluminationVol. 1, The Inner LifeVol. 1, The Soul, Whence And Whither?Vol. 1, The Purpose of LifeVol. 2, The Mysticism of Sound and MusicVol. 2, The Mysticism of SoundVol. 2, Cosmic LanguageVol. 2, The Power of the WordVol. 3, EducationVol. 3, Life's Creative Forces: Rasa ShastraVol. 3, Character and PersonalityVol. 4, Healing And The Mind WorldVol. 4, Mental PurificationVol. 4, The Mind-WorldVol. 5, A Sufi Message Of Spiritual LibertyVol. 5, Aqibat, Life After DeathVol. 5, The Phenomenon of the SoulVol. 5, Love, Human and DivineVol. 5, Pearls from the Ocean UnseenVol. 5, Metaphysics, The Experience of the Soul Through the Different Planes of ExistenceVol. 6, The Alchemy of HappinessVol. 7, In an Eastern Rose GardenVol. 8, Health and Order of Body and MindVol. 8, The Privilege of Being HumanVol. 8a, Sufi TeachingsVol. 9, The Unity of Religious IdealsVol. 10, Sufi MysticismVol. 10, The Path of Initiation and DiscipleshipVol. 10, Sufi PoetryVol. 10, Art: Yesterday, Today, and TomorrowVol. 10, The Problem of the DayVol. 11, PhilosophyVol. 11, PsychologyVol. 11, Mysticism in LifeVol. 12, The Vision of God and ManVol. 12, Confessions: Autobiographical Essays of Hazat Inayat KhanVol. 12, Four PlaysVol. 13, GathasVol. 14, The Smiling ForeheadBy DateTHE SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS | Heading Gayan: SongVadan: Playing on Musical InstrumentsNirtan: DanceThe Bowl of Saki |
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SayingsThe Bowl of SakiMarch3-1 Nature speaks louder than the call from the minaret. 3-2 The priest gives a benediction from the church; the branches of the tree in bending give blessing from God. 3-3 The soul brings its light from Heaven; the mind acquires its knowledge from earth. Therefore, when the soul believes readily, the mind may still doubt. 3-4 Those who throw dust at the sun, the dust falls in their own eyes. 3-5 Man creates his own disharmony. 3-6 The real abode of God is in the heart of man; when it is frozen with bitterness or hatred, the doors of the shrine are closed, the light is hidden. 3-7 It is a false love that does not uproot man's claim of 'I'; the first and last lesson of love is 'I am not.' 3-8 You cannot be both horse and rider at the same time. 3-9 It is more important to know the truth about one's self than to try to find out the truth of heaven and hell. 3-10 Every man's pursuit is according to his evolution. 3-11 Man sees what he sees; beyond it he cannot see. 3-12 The source of truth is within man; he himself is the object of his realization. 3-13 As life unfolds itself to man, the first lesson he learns is humility. 3-14 God is truth, and truth is God. 3-15 Until man loses himself in the vision of God, he cannot be said to live really. 3-16 At every step of evolution, man's realization of God changes. 3-17 Verily, he is victorious who has conquered himself. 3-18 Prayer is the greatest virtue, the only way of being free from all sin. 3-19 It is the sincere devotee who knows best how to humble himself before God. 3-20 It is wise to see all things, and yet to turn our eyes from all that should be overlooked. 3-21 Our soul is blessed with the impression of the glory of God whenever our lips praise Him. 3-22 There is one Teacher, God Himself; we are all His pupils. 3-23 All earthly knowledge is as a cloud covering the sun. 3-24 The first sign of the realization of truth is tolerance. 3-25 He who is filled with the knowledge of names and forms has no capacity for the knowledge of God. 3-26 Man is closer to God than the fishes are to the ocean. 3-27 We start our lives trying to be teachers; it is very hard to learn to be a pupil. 3-28 Until the heart is empty, it cannot receive the knowledge of God. 3-29 According to his evolution, man knows truth. 3-30 We can never sufficiently humble our limited self before limitless perfection. 3-31 Even to utter the name of God is a blessing that can fill the soul with light, joy, and happiness as nothing else can do. |