A sacred Indian myth on the presence of guidance, the inner battle and how to put skill in action. Bhagavad Gita – meaning the Song of God is an epic scripture of 700 verses written in Sanskrit. Considered a spiritual masterpiece transcending all Indian philosophical doctrines and convictions, it dates back at least 300 years before Christ. Set up on the battlefield, it is composed of dialogues between Prince Arjuna and his charioteer, Krishna on the eve of war between two huge armies – Pandava brothers and their cousins who have cheated the Pandavas of their rightful kingdom. Prince Arjuna, …
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Rose petals let us scatter And fill the cup with red wine The firmaments let us shatter And come up with a new design The first post of this blog opens with Hafez (c. 1320, Shiraz -1389, Shiraz), the master of mystical Persian poetry who composed some 500 ghazals in praise of his Beloved. Early Years Born in Shiraz as Khajeh Shamseddin Mohammad, he later took the pen name Hafez (Hafiz) meaning the memorizer for he had memorized the Qu’ran in his teens, as well as the many works of Saadi, Attar, Rumi and Nizami. The details of his …
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