My Brilliant Image
Posted on May 31st, 2008
by 
Zennie
Zennie
My Brilliant Image
One day the sun admitted,
I am just a shadow.
I wish that I could show you
The Infinite Incandescence (Tej)
That has cast my brilliant image!
I wish I could show you,
when you are lonely and in darkness,
The Astonishing Light!
Of you own Being!
~Hafiz~
(I Heard God Laughing - Renderings of Hafiz by Daniel Landinsky)
One day the sun admitted,
I am just a shadow.
I wish that I could show you
The Infinite Incandescence (Tej)
That has cast my brilliant image!
I wish I could show you,
when you are lonely and in darkness,
The Astonishing Light!
Of you own Being!
~Hafiz~
(I Heard God Laughing - Renderings of Hafiz by Daniel Landinsky)
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August 2008 
beautiful… I love Hafiz : )
some Rilke…
This is the creature that has never been.
They never knew it, and yet none the less
entirely loved it, from its suppleness
to the very light of the eyes, mild and serene.
It never was. And yet their love supplied
the need of being. They always left a space.
And in that clear space they had set aside
it lightly raised its head and felt no trace
of not being real. They did not give it corn,
but fed it with their feeling that it might,
somewhere, exist. Were able to confer
such strength, its forehead grew a horn. One horn.
It came up to a virgin once, all white -
and lived on in the mirror and in her.
Yes, Soul Hafiz is my inspiration. He intertwines passion, love, acceptance with the divine beingness we all are and then when I think he is done he opens his arms and embraces every aspect of our humanness no matter its appearance. I have started reading him outloud alone as part of my spiritual practice combined with prayer and music to start my day. My heart opens and I am moved from that deeper place into my day. I understand it not which leads me to Nicole…
Nicole so nice to see you. Such a wonderful sharing. This too from Rilke who is another favorite I can add to my practice. It is new to me and a real gem for me.
This part….
“This is the creature that has never been.
They never knew it, and yet none the less
entirely loved it, from its suppleness
to the very light of the eyes, mild and serene.
It never was. And yet their love supplied
the need of being.”The love in the being that I know not in my mind and yet can feel. It is indescribable. The best I can say is it is the essence of the essence of how I feel God. It is unborn and beyond anything I describe and I love it so.
Thank you Nicole! I look forward to meeting you.
Ben, what a delight you are…
A brilliant light indeed and yet so gentle on the eyes. Love the picture.