Ebook: Haféz : teachings of the philosopher of love

SPIRITUALITY / POETRY

"Haféz has no peer."—(Goethe) "Haféz fears nothing. He sees too far; he sees throughout; such is the only man I wish to see or be."—(Ralph Waldo Emerson) "The unity of spirit and mind is the legacy of Haféz."—(Nietzsche) For six hundred years the Persian poet Haféz has been read, recited, quoted, and loved by millions of people in his homeland and throughout the world. In "Haféz: Teachings of the Philosopher of Love" new contemporary translations by one of the leading scholars of Haféz connect this traditional spiritual and philosophical wisdom to a modern vision of the world. The book includes over thirty complete poems by Haféz, accompanied by commentary from the authors on the meanings and contexts of the poetry and philosophies of this spiritual teacher. Authors Haleh Pourafzal and...