Happiness is right in front of you.
HAFEZ
HAFEZ
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Speak but little, and that little only when thy own purposes require it. Heaven has given thee two ears but only one tongue, which means: listen to two things, but be not the first to propose one.
HafezHafez Words have no language which can utter the secrets of love; and beyond the limits of expression is the expounding of desire.
HafezHafez Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do.
HafezHafez Oh, you who are trying to learn the marvel of Love through the copy book of reason, I’m very much afraid that you will never really see the point.
HafezHafez What is this precious love and laughter budding in our hearts? It is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!
HafezHafez Come in, my dear from that harsh world that has rained elements of stone upon your tender face. Every soul should receive a toast from us for bravery!
HafezHafez There is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness.
HafezHafez An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.
HafezHafez When no one is looking, I swallow deserts and clouds and chew on mountains knowing they are sweet bones! When no one is looking and I want to kiss God, I just lift my own hand to my mouth.
HafezHafez God and I have built an immense fire together. We keep each other happy and warm.
HafezHafez I am in love with every church And mosque And temple And any kind of shrine Because I know it is there That people say the different names Of the One God.
HafezHafez I rarely let the word NO escape from my mouth, because it is so plain to my soul that God has shouted, Yes! Yes! Yes! To every luminous movement in existence.
HafezHafez It is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God.
HafezHafez A poet is someone Who can pour Light into a spoon, Then raise it To nourish Your beautiful parched, holy mouth.
HafezHafez What we speak becomes the house we live in.
HafezHafez What is the root of all these words? One thing: Love. But a love so deep and sweet it needed to express itself with scents, sounds, colors that never before existed.
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Puneet MehraPuneet Mehra Forcing things only creates more tension in the mind. Let go.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase It doesn’t take courage to find peace in the arms of destiny. It takes faith.
Anamika GargAnamika Garg I can’t wait to collect memories from every corner of the earth to splash in the vastness of this beautiful world.
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