Denying the freedom of the soul

It is fashionable to believe that all paths lead to the same goal, but that is limiting the variety of the Ultimate destination.

That is denying the freedom of the soul to chose his own goal and it is assuming that the Absolute is not able to reciprocate with various love exchanges in endless ways.





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Real Love

Real Love
is lived
in the depths
of the spirit

It is not limited
to the surface
of existence


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Ultimate Alchemical Transmutation

My life
is changing
into
Your love







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My favorite teachers : Hafiz

HAFIZ

See the wikipedia link

  He was the most celebrated Persian lyric poet and is often described as a poet's poet.
His Divan is to be found at the home of most Iranians
who recite his poems by heart and use as proverb and saying to this
day. His life and poems have been the subject of so much analysis,
commentary, and interpretation and had influenced the course of
post-fourteenth century Persian lyrics more than anyone else has.

The major theme of his poetry is love.

    I gave up my desires on the first day when
    Beloved took my heart's rein and made me her slave.

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I love how he transcends all traditions
and rise above any sectarian concept

 I said, leave the idols,
choose the one that won't die;
    You said, for lovers, love to all will apply

 

Hafiz, a Sufi poet, expressed in poetry love for the divine, and the
intoxicating oneness of union with it.  Hafiz, along with many Sufi
masters, uses wine as the symbol for love.

The intoxication that results
from both is why it is such a fitting comparison.

Hafiz spoke out about
the hypocrisy and deceit that exists in society,
and was more outspoken
in pointing this out than many poets similar to him.

Transfiguration

Unless you experience it for yourself, it is most difficult to describe the inner light that comes from a life of true contemplation and meditation.

It is a type of transfiguration that makes you feel lighter, more serene, detached and peaceful.  It is most useful for the pilgrim on the path of truth and true love as well as essential for anyone who has to deal with many problems in daily life.

Here are some pictures I took in one of my meditation retreat which convey a little bit of this idea of a bright light transfiguring and pervading everything.

 (comment: and it comes from somewhere – not emptiness)

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