Your Royal Nature
For the several years, I have been intrigued and delighted with the poems of the 14th century Sufi poet, Hafiz (pronounced Ha-feez). I enjoy him even more than Rumi because he has such a forgiving, funny and comforting idea of the divine. There is one poem, “Venus Just Asked Me” from The Subject Tonight is Love that I especially share with my retreatants and clients. I hope that it will also speak to you. For space reasons I will not give the proper line arrangement. Perhaps for just one minute of the day, it may be of value to torture yourself with thoughts like, “I should be doing a hell of a lot more with my life than I am–cause I am so damn talented.” But remember, for just one minute of the day. With all the rest of your time. it would be best to try looking upon your self more as God does. For He knows your true royal nature. God is never confused and can see only Himself in you. My dear, Venus just leaned down and asked me to tell you a secret, to confess she’s just a mirror who has been stealing your light and music for centuries. She knows, as does Hafiz. You are the sole heir to The King.
Hafiz
For the several years, I have been intrigued and delighted with the poems of the 14th century Sufi poet, Hafiz (pronounced Ha-feez). I enjoy him even more than Rumi because he has such a forgiving, funny and comforting idea of the divine. There is one poem, Venus Just Asked Me from The Subject Tonight is Love that I especially share with my retreatants and clients. I hope that it will also speak to you. For space reasons I will not give the proper line arrangement. Perhaps for just one minute of the day, it may be of value to torture yourself with thoughts like, `I should be doing a hell of a lot more with my life than I am–cause I am so damn talented.` But remember, for just one minute of the day. With all the rest of your time. it would be best to try looking upon your self more as God does. For He knows your true royal nature. God is never confused and can see only Himself in you. My dear, Venus just leaned down and asked me to tell you a secret, to confess she`s just a mirror who has been stealing your light and music for centuries. She knows, as does Hafiz. You are the sole heir to The King.
I think there is this annoying voice in the back of our heads that often says to us that we are not doing enough with our lives, that we do not give 100% in a given situation, etc. I think this voice partly stems from our cultural emphasis on activity and performance. Our society gives little value to being, to silence, to taking time to walk in the woods or having a cup of tea without being on the run.