Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins / that may buy you just a moment of pleasure / but then drag you for days / like a broken man / behind a farting camel. — Hafiz. I know a little crude for The Pew, but Hafiz sure gets his point across. Reading this quote got me to…
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The True Nature of Your Beloved — Saturday Bonus Post.
Know the true nature of you BELOVED. In His loving eyes your every thought, word, and movement is always, always beautiful. — Hafiz.
How Did The Rose Ever Open?
How did the rose ever open its heart and give this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being, otherwise we all remain too frightened. — Hafiz. “The encouragement of light” is one of those phrases that hits me, and causes me to pause and think. It makes me think…
I Have Come Into This World To See This
I have come into this world to see this: the sword drop from men’s hands even at their arc of rage, because we have finally realized there is just one flesh we can wound. — Hafiz. Hafiz is a 14th century Sufi poet who is considered to one of history’s lyrical geniuses. Emerson once said of…