The Gift by Daniel Ladinsky
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 timeMore than any other Persian poet--even Rumi--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--to make the Luminous Resonance of God tangible to our finite senses. I am
a hole in a flute
that the Christ's breath moves
through--
listen to this
music
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 The Gift 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.
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If the Buddha Dated
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Yoga for Wellness
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The Jewish Book of Why
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The Farther Reaches of Human Nature
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Yoga for Transformation
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If the Buddha Married
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Joy
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The Way of the Sufi
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Reading the Body
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The Tao of Abundance
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The Life of Milarepa
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Interior Design with Feng Shui
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The Witch's Dream
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One Continuous Mistake
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The Zen Way to Martial Arts
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The Hopi Survival Kit
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If the Buddha Got Stuck
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The Joy in Loving
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Cosmic Consciousness
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The Dragon in the Land of Snows
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Zen Soup
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Journey to the Well
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The Way of the Labyrinth
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Art and Soul
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How Psychic Are You?
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The Secrets of Jesuit Soupmaking
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Live in a Better Way
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The Path to Tranquility
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Sacred Origins of Profound Things
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Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu
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Being Black
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Feng Shui Design
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Tripping
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It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys
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Sea Shells and Wedding Bells
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Thirty Days
Hafiz was a professor of religious studies and a poet. Jeffrey Einboden is an assistant professor at Northern Illinois University and the author of Composing a Persian Letter: Simin Daneshvar s Rendition of Hawthorne and Washington Irving in Muslim Translation: Revising the American Mahomet. He lives in DeKalb, Illinois. John Slater is a poet who has been published in Brink Magazine, Drunken Boat, and Queen s Quarterly. He is a Cistercian monk and is pursuing a graduate degree in theology at Catholic University of America. He lives in Piffard, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140195811 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140195815 |
| Title | The Gift |
| Author | Daniel Ladinsky |
| Series | Compass |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Year published | 1999-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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