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The Purity of Desire: 100 Poems of Rumiby Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Chosen by author Elizabeth Gilbert as one of her ten favorite books, Daniel Ladinsky’s extraordinary renderings of 250 unforgettable lyrical poems by Hafiz, one of the greatest Sufi poets of all time
More than any other Persian poet—even Rumi—Hafiz expanded the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Because his poems were often ecstatic love songs from God to his beloved world, many have called Hafiz the "Invisible Tongue." Indeed, Daniel Ladinsky has said that his work with Hafiz is an attempt to do the impossible: to render Light into words—to make the Luminous Resonance of God tangible to our finite senses. I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through— listen to this music!
With this stunning collection of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in presenting the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices. Each line of The Gift imparts the wonderful qualities of this master Sufi poet and spiritual teacher: encouragement, an audacious love that touches lives, profound knowledge, generosity, and a sweet, playful genius unparalleled in world literature. Synopsis:From the renowned translator of The Gift, a rich collection that brings the great Sufi poet to Western readers
To Persians , the poems of Hafiz are not "classical literature" from a remote past but cherished wisdom from a dear and intimate friend that continue to be quoted in daily life. With uncanny insight, Hafiz captures the many forms and stages of love. His poetry outlines the stages of the mystic's "path of love"-a journey in which love dissolves personal boundaries and limitations to join larger processes of growth and transformation. With this stunning collection, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in translating the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and spiritual voices. Synopsis:Daniel Ladinsky’s stunning interpretations of 365 soul-nurturing poems—one for each day of the year—by treasured Persian lyric poet Hafiz
The poems of Hafiz are masterpieces of sacred poetry that nurture the heart, soul, and mind. With learned insight and a delicate hand, Daniel Ladinsky explores the many emotions addressed in these verses. His renderings, presented here in 365 poignant poems—including a section based on the translations of Hafiz by Ralph Waldo Emerson—capture the compelling wisdom of one of the most revered Sufi poets. Intimate and often spiritual, these poems are beautifully sensuous, playful, wacky, and profound, and provide guidance for everyday life, as well as deep wisdom to savor through a lifetime. About the AuthorDaniel Ladinsky is an acclaimed translator of mystical poetry. For six years, he made his home in a spiritual community in western India, where he worked and lived with the intimate disciples and family of Avatar Meher Baba. This is his fourth volume of Hafiz poetry in translation. Daniel Ladinsky is an acclaimed translator of mystical poetry. For six years, he made his home in a spiritual community in western India, where he worked and lived with the intimate disciples and family of Avatar Meher Baba. This is his fourth volume of Hafiz poetry in translation. Table of ContentsThe Subject Tonight Is Love Introduction Where Dolphins Dance The Woman I Love Forgiveness Is the Cash All the Hemispheres The Vegetables At This Party Why All This Talk? In a Handful of God Because of Our Wisdom We Keep Each Other Happy Castrating an Ego This Place Where You Are Right Now In a Tree House We Are a Couple of Barroom Sailors No Other Kind of Light Not with Wings Venus Just Asked Me The Size of the Love Bruise The Theater of Freedom You Say, I Say Where Do You Think You Will Be? The Day Sky Among Strong Men Beautiful Hands Old Sweet Beggar Out of the Mouths of a Thousand Birds I Knew We Would Be Friends Build a House for Men That Sounds Wonderful A Singing Cleaning Woman Your Shape of Laughter Something I Have Learned And a Big Herd of Sweet Goats Narrow the Difference The Small Table of Time and Space The Happy Virus The Wonderful Lawlessness They Call to You to Sing Your Medicine It Happens All the Time in Heaven The Guardians of His Beauty The Subject Tonight Is Love I Saw You Dancing Never Say It Is Not God Absolutely Clear Ten Thousand Idiots To Anything That Moved Carrying God I Cherish Your Ears Deepening the Wonder Will Beat You Up I Follow Barefoot Join Me in the Pure Atmosphere Some Angels Grumble Playing in the Brilliance Like the Ganges And Acting So Cool A Potted Plant Just Sit There A Suspended Blue Ocean What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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