I cried so much that I saw the moon, though Venus my eyes struck. I know the way you can get if you have not had a drink from Love's hands. Releasing others into their own soul freeing dance! Hafiz i sometimes forget that i was created for joy of tech. This is the time of the year where every day I get a handful of requests to track down the original, authentic versions of some famed Muslim poet, usually Hafez or Rumi. Great poem:)July 15, 2016 at 4:13 am #109721AuthorgirlParticipant. Because his poems were often ecstatic love songs from God to his beloved world, many have called Hafiz the "Tongue of the Invisible.
Turn your back on those who would imprison your wondrous spirit. Sanctions Policy - Our House Rules. Not out of some heavy sense of obligation or duty, but out of satisfaction in using one's gifts for someone else's benefit and what we give others creates more of our own joy--a gift to ourselves. Are able to set boundaries and say no to something that is not in alignment. For the longest time Rumi was my favoritest Sufi poet. Speaking to me his cherished last words" no one know really respects anyones divinity.
We need to connect and actively sustain the connection. If this writing wakes something up in you, I'd love to hear about it. With this collection a single line speaks volumes and a whole poem speaks a truth I can not convey in my own words. Hafiz i sometimes forget that i was created for joy lenz. There is a force greater. That is what I would like to learn in life, and i know it will take me time. Instead, allow the resentment and anger to create a better and a different future.
You are welcome, Seaisland and thank you for your valuable sharing! Heavy for me to remember. Hindoe schoonheidsvlek waar ze mij steeds mee tart. In addition to complying with OFAC and applicable local laws, Etsy members should be aware that other countries may have their own trade restrictions and that certain items may not be allowed for export or import under international laws. Hafiz was born about 100 years after Rumi in about 1320. Hafiz i sometimes forget that i was created for joy scripture. The most sublime part of Hafez's poetry is its ambiguity. As one can imagine, a great poet and spiritual teacher is surrounded by lots of mythologizing. But as it is, he does a disservice to himself as well as Hafez. I know those habits that can ruin your life still send their invitations. I would like to see you living in better conditions.
Dear Anita, Thank you for your comment. Use your energy on what gives you joy and accomplishment. Cleaned and sorted before being sold to local restaurants, no wonder percebes are called the world's most expensive seafood. I'm inserting an unhappy emoji. The Soul comes for its own joy. And fame and high place, I despise and debase. May we all be unhunted. Good to read from you anytime. The poems' most recurring themes include love, tolerance, fanaticism, forgiveness and God. The Artistry of AgingI Sometimes Forget…. You open your heart you share your beauty with the world. Always makes the illuminated ones. The person who suggested the book does not have Internet access, so I guess she didn't have a chance to do the research.
Hafiz (or Hafez) is a 14th century Persian poet. For there is really no such thing, no such thing as sin! Moving through JOY –. Or perhaps I should say that we Americans are more familiar with Wahhabi Islam so that we don't realize the mystical, playful, spiritual side of Islam may derive from Sufism, or Sufi Islam which this gorgeous book of poems by the Sufi Master Hafiz (c. 1320-1389) captures. Hafiz taught me many things over the years.
To go deeper into mindfulness and into being authentic, because I have experienced so painfully the result of not being authentic. I bookmarked at least 35 poems as my all time favorites. I'd first heard about them watching Rick Steves eating them in Spain, or was it Portugal? But that doesn't mean his poems are only for beginners or the unacquainted. Telling all the secrets. The experience of one does not negate the possibility of the other. Laughter is the polestar held in the sky by our Beloved, Who eternally says, "Yes, dear ones, come this way, come this way toward Me and Love! As I wandered the botanical gardens in Asheville a few days ago amidst the indigenous native trees and plant life alive with vibrancy and wild lushness, I went into contemplation about authenticity. And, my dear, from the most insignificant movements of your own holy body. As I progressed further, a little after 2 chapters, it came to me that either Hafez was an over-rated poet or the translations are way too lousy.
Your heart and my heart. "We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light. How can he know of our state, while ports house his unladen ships. It is so easy to pay more attention to the difficult stuff going on in the world and our personal lives, and in fact, it seems that human brains are wired to do this. Certainly, fresh grief can engulf our emotions so that for a time, we cannot feel our way into joy. Every preacher certainly does, to revitalize their thinking and refresh their spirit, and the spirit of those to whom they preach. That does not mean love does not hurt.
I found the poem on the internet. VENUS JUST ASKED ME. Praise the King who considers the nine heavens. I am unable to find this place except through Hafiz, and I am pretty weary of ever being able to communicate clearly to anyone in real life about how clear his messages are in this book. It is Light breaking ground for a great structure. Just one true moment of Love will last for days. A day of Silence can be a pilgrimage in itself. I KNOW THE WAY YOU CAN GET.
Dear companions, we have been in love with God. AnitaJuly 14, 2016 at 10:10 am #109666annabelleParticipant. Stick to the One you know, let go of imaginary trips. Drinking of wine, our creed has sanctified. However, in about eight or nine poems he does use modern terms that were a little annoying, but these few attempts to modernize the language does not ruin or distract from how wonderful the collection really is. We can make our lives meaningful and learn from our experience- and others' experience- but there is no predetermined reasons to random occurrences. Of a year we call good. What I didn't know when I first started reading this, is that the poems were not actually by Hafiz, but more about him and or to him. From my journal: "Another beautiful coastal walk – this time along rocky shores. I guess, since it is an interpretation, I still haven't. Go ahead, open the book. If we take small steps towards understanding and dismantling the fear, fear usually becomes less.
You are likely to find them on the shelves of your local bookstore under the "Sufism" section, alongside books of Rumi, Khalil Gibran, Idries Shah, etc. Hold us innocent of this foul. Truly incredible, beautiful, and heart warming. I've spent years clipping parts of their poems, but never spent much time reading "the whole" of their work. Those gamblers, scoundrels and divine clowns and those astonishing fair courtesans. I want to give credit where credit is due: I do like Ladinsky's poetry.