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I Have Learned So Much ~ by Hafiz
“I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.” ~ Gandhi “Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen. Not any religion My place is the placeless, a trace of the traceless. Neither body or soul.” ~ Rumi “There is a temple, a shrine, a mosque, a church…
A Golden Compass ~ by Hafiz
“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.” ~ Hafiz A Golden Compass ~ by Hafiz Forget every idea of right and wrong…
You Are The Sun In Drag, by Hafiz
Even after all this time the sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.” ~ Hafiz “I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” ~ Hafiz “Love said…
A Root in Each Act and Creature ~ by Hafiz
“Inner infinity spawns outer reality.” ~ Ron Rattner, Sutra Sayings A Root in Each Act and Creature ~ by Hafiz The sun’s eyes are painting fields again. Its lashes with expert strokes Are sweeping across the land. A great palette of light has embraced This earth. Hafiz, if just a little clay and water Mixed…
“Silence” by Hafiz
“Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.” ~ Rumi “Silence is the communing of a conscious soul with itself. If the soul attend for a moment to its own infinity, then and there is silence. She is audible to all men, at all times, in all places, and if we will…
Laughter: Quotes and Hafiz poem
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” ~ Buddha “What is soap to the body, laughter is to the soul.” ~ Yiddish Proverb “I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes; nor would I be content with…
From Darkness To Light
“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” ~ Genesis 1:3-4 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. ~ Isaiah 9:2 “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth.” ~ Isaiah 65:17 “The…
Everyday Thoughts For Thanksgiving
“To be a presence of perpetual thanksgiving may be the ultimate goal of life. The thankful person is the one for whom life is simply one long exercise in the sacred.” ~ Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB from The Psalms: Meditations for Every Day of the Year “Thankfulness is the soul of beneficence … For thankfulness…
Discovering and Honoring Devotional “Holy Fools” ~ Ron’s Memoirs
“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.” ~ 1 Corinthians 3:19 “Love is the highest, the grandest, the most inspiring, the most sublime principle in creation.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda – Journey To Self-Realization “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with…
Solstice Salutations and Invocations For a Peaceful and Happy World
“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence” ~ Aristotle “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” ~ Dalai Lama “A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.” ~ Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness “Thousands of candles can…
