I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, ‘love lifts me.’
HAFEZEveryone, whether he is self-denying or self-indulgent, is seeking after the Beloved. Every place may be the shrine of love, whether it be mosque or synagogue.
More Hafez Quotes
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Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Think of suffering as being washed.
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How Do I Listen to others? As if everyone were my Master Speaking to me His Cherished Last Words.
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Listen; this world is the lunatic’s sphere , Don’t always agree it’s real, Even with my feet upon it And the postman knowing my door My address is somewhere else.
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We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light!
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Sing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Love is simply creation’s greatest joy.
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Grieve not because thou understand-not life’s mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight.
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Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.
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Time is a factory where everyone slaves away earning enough love to break their own chains.
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God disguised as myriad things, and playing a game of tag has kissed you and said, “You’re it. I mean you’re really it. Now it does not matter what you believe or feel. For something wonderful, something major-league wonderful, is someday going to happen.”
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Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun
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We have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy.
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I long for You so much I follow barefoot Your frozen tracks That are high in the mountains That I know are years old. I long for You so much I have even begun to travel Where I have never been before.
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Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do.
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