What is the difference
between your experience of existence
and that of a saint?
The saint knows
that the spiritual path
is a sublime chess game with God
and that the Beloved
has just made such a fantastic move
that the saint is now continually
tripping over joy
and bursting out in laughter
and saying, “I surrender!”
Whereas, my dear,
I am afraid you still think
you have a thousand serious moves.
~ Hafiz
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Text from Hafiz, a 14th Century Persian poet
Picture from Alain Joly
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Bibliography:
– ‘I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy’, by Hafiz (translation by Daniel Ladinsky) – Penguin Books
Website:
– Hafiz (Wikipedia)
Suggestion:
– Voices from Silence (other poems from the blog)
The Dawn Within 