Monday, January 10, 2005
O Wondrous Creatures
O wondrous creatures, by what strange miracle do you so often not smile? HAFIZ Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From the East and West Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
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Thursday, January 6, 2005
The God Who Only Knows Four Words
The God Who Only Knows Four Words Every Child Has known God, Not the God of names, Not the God of don'ts, Not the God who ever does Anything weird, But the God who only knows four words And keeps repeating them, saying: "Come dance with Me." Come Dance. by Hafiz (translated by Daniel Ladinsky)
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Friday, December 31, 2004
St. John of the Cross - THE EARTH IS A BOW
THE EARTH IS A BOW You let my sufferings cease, for there was no one who could cure them. Now let my eyes behold your face for you are our only love. My spirit's body is rising near--this earth a bow that shot me; now lift me into your arms as something preceious that you dropped. My only suffering,...
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Thursday, December 30, 2004
Hafiz - JUST SIT THERE RIGHT NOW
JUST SIT THERE RIGHT NOW Just sit there right now. Don't do a thing. Just rest. For your separation from God is the hardest work in this world. Let me bring you trays of food and something that you like to drink. You can use my soft words as a cushion for your head. HAFIZ Love Poems From God Twelve...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Rabia of Basra - I HOPE GOD FEELS LIKE THAT
I HOPE GOD FEELS LIKE THAT There is a dog I sometimes take for a walk and turn loose in a field, when I can't give her that freedom I feel in debt. I hoe God thinks like that and is keeping track of all the bliss He owes me. Rabia of Basra Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From The East and...
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Monday, December 27, 2004
St Teresa of Avila I WOULD CEASE TO BE
I WOULD CEASE TO BE God dissolved my mind--my separation I cannot describe now my intimacy with Him. I said to God, "I will always be unless you cease to Be," and my Beloved replied, "And I would cease to Be if you died." St Teresa of Avila Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From The East and...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2004
St Francis Strikes Again! "He Asked for Charity"
HE ASKED FOR CHARITY God came to my house and asked for charity. And I fell on my knees and cried, "Beloved, what may I give?" Just Love," He said. "Just Love." St. Francis of Assisi Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From the East and West Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
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Monday, December 20, 2004
Emerson calls Hafiz - A Poet's Poet
So here is one of my favorites from Hafiz: Today, The Vegetables would like to be cut By someone who is singing God's Name How could Hafiz know Such top secret information? Because Once we were all tomatoes, Potatoes, onions or Zucchini.
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Sunday, December 19, 2004
St. Teresa of Avila - I Loved what I could Love
I LOVED WHAT I COULD LOVE I had a natural passion for fine clothes, excellent food, and lively conversation about all matters that concern the heart still alive. And even a passion about my own looks. Vanities: they do not exist. Have you ever walked across a stream stepping on rocks so not to spoil...
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Friday, December 17, 2004
St. Francis of Assisi - NO ONE KNOWS HIS NAME
NO ONE KNOWS HIS NAME No one knows his name -- a man who lives on the streets and walks around in rags. Once I saw that man in a dream. He and God were constructing an extraordinary temple. St. Francis of Assisi Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From East and West Translated by Daniel...
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