He is nearest to self-knowledge and Self Realisation,
who accepts his lot contentedly,
for contentment is man's happiness,
even in the bitterness of daily life..
ZUN HUN - Persian Poet
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A gourd of red wine and a sheaf of poems -
A bare subsistance, half a loaf, not more -
Supplied us two alone in the free desert..
What Sultan could we envy on the throne,
But while the eternal one created me,
he word by word spelt out my lesson,
Love,and
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Water does not stay in a sieve,
nor gold in a generous pocket,
Nor patience in love,
Let him be patient who can!
Be content with three glasses,
Three glasses of pure wine,
And if three are not granted you, then drink one gladly..
Learn from the juice of t
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Everything that happens and everything that befails us has a meaning..
but it is often difficult to recognise it..
Also in the book of life every page has two sides..
We human beings fill the upper side with our plans, hopes and wishes,
but Providence w
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Painting of Hafez by Abolhassan Sadighi.
Hāfez (12 Feb 1317 – 14 May 1390) was a Persian poet whose collected works (The Divan) are regarded as a pinnacle o
Read more…In the early 20th century, Charles F. Horne wrote: “The name "Hafez" means "strong-memoried," and was given as a phrase of honor to the poet when, as a young boy, he recited the entire Qur'an by heart. He was born at Shiraz, in southern Persia, in 13
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