IDP course page<\/a>, “Hafiz is like an R-rated Rumi!” <\/p>\nHafiz often sings of love and intoxication, and of his own personal brand of cosmic consciousness. <\/p>\n
I’m not going to comment on the poem, but I will say that what I love about Buddhism is that it is a living spiritual path, it is in its own way–or at least in the way that I am trying to practice it–an opportunity to practice a particular brand of mysticism. <\/p>\n
From the Large Jug, Drink<\/i><\/b>
by Hafiz<\/i><\/p>\n
From the large jug, drink the wine of Unity,
So that from your heart you can wash away the futility of life’s grief.<\/p>\n
But like this large jug, still keep the heart expansive.
Why would you want to keep the heart captive, like an unopened bottle
of wine?<\/p>\n
With your mouth full of wine, you are selfless
And will never boast of your own abilities again.<\/p>\n
Be like the humble stone at your feet rather than striving to be like a
Sublime cloud: the more you mix colors of deceit, the more colorless
your ragged wet coat will get.<\/p>\n
Connect the heart to the wine, so that it has body,
Then cut off the neck of hypocrisy and piety of this new man.<\/p>\n
Be like Hafiz: Get up and make an effort. Don’t lie around like a bum.
He who throws himself at the Beloved’s feet is like a workhorse and will
be rewarded with boundless pastures and eternal rest.<\/p>\n
translated by Thomas Rain Crowe<\/p>\n
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