BOOKS - The Gift
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The Gift
Author: Hafiz Shirazi
Year: 2010
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.4 MB
Language: English
Year: 2010
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.4 MB
Language: English
The GiftPoems by Hafiz the Great Sufi Master_______________________________________Hafiz ShiraziDaniel Ladinsky TranslatorChosen by author Elizabeth Gilbert as one of her ten favorite books Daniel Ladinskys extraordinary renderings of 250 unforgettable lyrical poems by Hafiz one of the greatest Sufi poets of all timeMore than any other Persian poeteven RumiHafiz 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 wordsto make the Luminous Resonance of God tangible to our finite sensesI ama hole in a flutethat the Christs breath movesthroughlisten to thismusicWith this stunning collection of Hafizs most intimate poems Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in presenting the essence of one of Islams 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 literaturePrint Length 354 pagesPublisher Penguin Books Gift edition August 1 1999Publication Date August 1 1999
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