The Gift - (Compass) by Hafiz & Daniel Ladinsky (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>With this stunning gift edition of 250 of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in translating the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Chosen by author Elizabeth Gilbert as one of her ten favorite books, Daniel Ladinsky's extraordinary renderings of 250 unforgettable lyrical poems by Hafiz, one of the greatest Sufi poets of all time<br></b><br>More than any other Persian poet<b>--</b>even Rumi<b>--</b>Hafiz 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 words<b>--</b>to make the Luminous Resonance of God tangible to our finite senses. <p/><i>I am<br>a hole in a flute<br>that the Christ's breath moves<br>through</i>--<br><i>listen to this<br>music!<br></i><br>With this stunning collection of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in presenting the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices. Each line of <i>The Gift </i>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 literature.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"There are universes inside Hafiz, a lineage of masters. Daniel Ladinsky follows the playfulness; the rascal moves well." <br><b><b>--</b>Coleman Barks <p/></b>"With this stunning collection of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in presenting the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices. Each line of <i>The Gift</i> 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 literature."<b><br> --RamDass.org<br></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Daniel Ladinsky</b> is an acclaimed poet and renderer of mystical poetry. His books include <i>The Gift, The Subject Tonight Is Love, I Heard God Laughing, A Year with Hafiz, Love Poems from God, The Purity of Desire, </i>and <i>Darling, I Love You.</i> For six years, he made his home in a spiritual community in western India, where he worked and lived with the intimate disciples and family of Avatar Meher Baba. He lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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