The Bowl of Saki

[tides2dust]

presently steve, my path is leading me to look at the mongoloid race and polynesia. i believe i have a daughter on the other side and have witnessed a part of her akashic record. i just woke up from a very interesting dream. the dream had a heavy emphasis on archery. there was a constant mongolian throat singing. but what is really strange, is the singing was the sanskrit chant i learned about here.
"lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu"

i believe i was being shown the last remnants of a mongoloid race, and the plea for help-
"may all beings be happy"
that genetic and historic account exist still in the akash, and there is a key to preserving a dynasty. i believe my daughter somehow shares this lineage.



cheers

[Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us?]

Eric presently I feel no connection to this time and lineage but was impressed by the beauty and splendor of the terrain. Nature plays a part in expanding our consciousness. So happy to always be reminded of the chant we share. I usually add om to the beginning; om "lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu"

[mccoy]

I liked the music and the costumes.

The terrain is a little inhospitable, I wonder about the specific place in Mongolia.

What I don't like about Mongolia: they are mostly carnivorous...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_cuisine#:~:text=Mongolian%20cuisine%20predominantly%20consists%20of,%22buuz%22%E2%80%94%20are%20popular.&text=The%20extreme%20continental%20climate%20of%20Mongolia%20has%20influenced%20the%20traditional%20diet.

Mongolian cuisine predominantly consists of dairy products, meat, and animal fats. The most common rural dish is cooked mutton. In the city, steamed dumplings filled with meat—"buuz"— are popular.

The extreme continental climate of Mongolia has influenced the traditional diet. Use of vegetables and spices are limited. Due to geographic proximity and deep historic ties with China and Russia, Mongolian cuisine is also influenced by Chinese and Russian cuisine.[1]

[Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us?]

Lucca; sounds like food fit for ravenous wolves and tigers instead of humans. No wonder Russians are so aggressive. The food makes them that way; extremely restless and not satisfied with the land  they have…. always want to extend it. Same with the Chinese.

I liked the music and the costumes.

The terrain is a little inhospitable, I wonder about the specific place in Mongolia.

What I don't like about Mongolia: they are mostly carnivorous...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_cuisine#:~:text=Mongolian%20cuisine%20predominantly%20consists%20of,%22buuz%22%E2%80%94%20are%20popular.&text=The%20extreme%20continental%20climate%20of%20Mongolia%20has%20influenced%20the%20traditional%20diet.

Mongolian cuisine predominantly consists of dairy products, meat, and animal fats. The most common rural dish is cooked mutton. In the city, steamed dumplings filled with meat—"buuz"— are popular.

The extreme continental climate of Mongolia has influenced the traditional diet. Use of vegetables and spices are limited. Due to geographic proximity and deep historic ties with China and Russia, Mongolian cuisine is also influenced by Chinese and Russian cuisine.[1]

[tides2dust]

While at work today, I had a profound sense of energy that allowed me to serve customers free of obstruction from negative thoughts. It was a nonstop 9 hour shift on my feet and I did not get to eat lunch until a few hours past my normal time. I think a big part of it was that I did not have a coworkers energy to worry about- which ends up being a venting session or ego-challenging/worrying thoughts. I really don't enjoy humoring self pity, tiredness, worry over unspoken motives. I am not pointing the blame at my coworker either, I have quite the ego with misery creating thoughts too. And what's the expression? Misery loves company. People like bouncing ideas off each other, even if those thoughts or ideas have become sour fruit.

At one point the business of the day was so entirely overwhelming that my nervous system was on fire, I remember telling my friend jokingly that I think my brain was bleeding. I told him, I don't think a normal person can handle this level of activity. And I wasn't saying that to gloat because I was suffering from the physical and mental overload of being engaged in multiple business operations at once. But to save face I stopped talking about it, I didn't want to get caught in the trap of complaining.

Instead, I remembered a chapter from AoY. I barley remember it, but the way my memory recalls.. There was some grand event where Yogananda was forced to serve others and was made extremely exhausted. Somehow the idea that, God is in control- give everything to God crossed my mind during this interesting moment of recollection. And next thing I know, I am rocking and rolling with nonstop productivity. I probably reached my capacity, but realize as well- I can only give my best. Mistakes might happen, but give it your best anyway. Let the rest sort itself out.

By the end of my shift, 30 minutes past, finally things were coming to a calm. I looked in the now empty store and said, "thank you God." I made the realization everything that happened today was made possible by God. This feeling alone, praising the Lord as the provider, it was transcendental.

Anyways... Here's todays message:

When one praises the beauty of God, one's soul is filled with bliss.

    Bowl of Saki, April 1, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:

"Why does God need praise from me? Who am I that I should offer Him praise?" True, we can never praise Him enough; never can our praise be sufficient, but our souls are blessed with the impression of the Glory of God whenever we praise Him. The soul could praise God every moment and yet wanting to praise Him yet more, it is constantly hungering and thirsting to find the Beauty and Perfection of God. By the praise of God the soul is filled with bliss; 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.

   from  https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/archives/prayer.htm

The only secret of attaining happiness is to learn how to appreciate our privileges in life. If we cultivate that sense of appreciation we shall be thankful, we shall be contented and every moment we shall offer our thanks to God, for His gifts are many and enormous. When we do not see them it is because our wants cover our eyes from seeing all with which we are blessed by Providence. No meditation, no study, nothing can help in that direction, except one thing, and that is to keep our eyes open to appreciate every little privilege in life, to admire every glimpse of beauty that comes before us, being thankful for every little love, kindness or affection shown to us by young or old, rich or poor, wise or foolish. In this way, continually developing the faculty of appreciating life and devoting it to thanksgiving, we arrive at a bliss which no words can explain, a bliss which is beyond imagination: the bliss that we find ourselves having already entered the kingdom of God.

   from  https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VIII/VIII_2_39.htm

[Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us?]

Thanks for including the personal experience Eric. It coincides with some of the last two days experiences I’ve had with people keeping me busy. And is a good example of the consciousness I should keep.

[tides2dust]

Todays wisdom is rather interesting because it touches up on idea being shared between Steve and I in a very controversial thread/subject: transgenderism.

Without trying to project which "side" this truth is "for" I will just post this simple truth and let readers move freely with their own ideas.

    
To give sympathy is sovereignty, to desire it from others is captivity.

    Bowl of Saki, April 4, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

"The constantly complaining habit and the tendency to demand sympathy from others bring the greatest thorn into man's life"
https://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_date.php?m=4&d=4