Sana

“TRIPPING OVER JOY

What is the difference
Between your experience of Existence
And that of a saint?

The saint knows
That the spiritual path
Is a sublime chess game with God

And that the Beloved
Has just made such a Fantastic Move

That the saint is now continually
Tripping over Joy
And bursting out in Laughter
And saying, “I Surrender!”

Whereas, my dear,
I am afraid you still think
You have a thousand serious moves.”
― Hafez, I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy

“Successful people enjoy the journeys they embark on, irrespective of whether they reach their destination or not.”
― Zain Hashmi

“ﺭﻭﺯﯼ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺧﺘﺮﻡ ﺧﻮﺍﻫﻢ ﮔﻔت
ﺍﮔﺮ ﺧﻮﺍﺳﺘﯽ ﺍﺯﺩﻭﺍﺝ ﮐﻨﯽ
ﺑﺎ ﻣﺮﺩﯼ ﺍﺯﺩﻭﺍﺝ ﮐﻦ
ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺟﺎﯼ ﻣﻬﻤﺎﻧﯽ ﻫﺎﯼ ﺍﺣﻤﻘﺎﻧﻪ
ﮐﻪ ﻣﺮﺩﺍﻥ ﯾﮏ ﻃﺮﻑ ﺟﻤﻊ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮﻧﺪ
ﻭ ﺍﺯ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺖ ﻭ ﮐﺎﺭ ﻭ ﻓﻮﺗﺒﺎﻝ ﻣﯽ ﮔﻮﯾﻨﺪ،
ﻭ ﺯﻧﺎﻥ ﯾﮏ ﻃﺮﻑ ﺩﯾﮕﺮ ﺟﻤﻊ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮﻧﺪ
ﻭ ﺍﺯ ﻣﺎﻧﯿﮑﻮﺭ ﻭ ﺍﻧﻮﺍﻉ ﺭﮊﯾﻢ ﻏﺬﺍﯾﯽ ﻭ ﺟُﮏ ﻫﺎ ﻭ ... ﺻﺤﺒﺖ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ؛
ﺗﻮ ﺭﺍ ﺑﻪ؛
ﺩﻭﭼﺮﺧﻪ ﺳﻮﺍﺭﯼ،
ﮐﻮﻫﻨﻮﺭﺩﯼ،
ﺗﺌﺎﺗﺮ،
ﮐﻨﺴﺮﺕ ﺭﻓﺘﻦ،
ﻓﯿﻠﻢ ﺩﯾﺪﻥ،
ﺷﻌﺮ ﻭ ﮐﺘﺎﺏ ﺧﻮﺍﻧﺪﻥ،
ﻛﺎﻓﻪ ﺭﻓﺘﻦ ﻭ
ﺷﺐ ﮔﺮﺩﯼ ﻫﺎﯼ ﺑﯽ ﻫﻮﺍ،
ﺳﻔﺮﻫﺎﻱ ﺑﯽ ﻫﻮﺍ،
ﺑﺎ :
ﮐﻮﻟﻪ ﭘﺸﺘﯽ ﻭ
ﻋﮑﺎﺳﯽ ﻭ
ﻧﻘﺎﺷﯽ ﻭ
ﺳﺮ ﺑﻪ ﺳﺮ ﻫﻢ ﮔﺬﺍﺷﺘﻦ ﻭ ﺩﯾﻮﺍﻧﻪ ﺑﺎﺯﯼ ﻫﺎﯾﯽ ...
ﺍﺯﺍﯾﻦ ﺩﺳﺖ ﺯﻧﺪ .
ﻭ ﺁﻧﻘﺪﺭ ﺑﻪ " ﺑﺎ ﺗﻮ ﺑﻮﺩﻥ " ﺍﻳﻤﺎﻥ ﺩﺍﺷﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ
ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺗﻮ ﺍﺣﺴﺎﺱ
" ﺭﻓﯿﻖ " ﺑﻮﺩﻥ ﺑﺪﻫﺪ ﻭ
ﻧﻪ ﺗﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﺣﺴﺎﺱ
" ﺯﻥ " ﺑﻮﺩﻥ !!!
ﻃﻮﺭﯼ ﮐﻪ ﺗﻤﺎﻡ ﺩﻧﯿﺎ
ﺑﻪ ﺭﻓﺎﻗﺖ ﻭ ﺭﺍﺑﻄﻪ ﺗﺎﻥ ﺣﺴﻮﺩﯼ ﺷﺎﻥ ﺷﻭﺩ ...
ﺁﻥ ﻭﻗﺖ ﺷﺎﯾﺪ ﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﯽ ﺭﺳﯿﺪﻩ،
ﮐﻪ ﺗﻦ ﺑﻪ ﺍﺯﺩﻭﺍﺝ ﺑﺪﻫﯽ!
ﻭﮔﺮﻧﻪ ﻫﯿﭻ ﮔﺎﻩ ﺑﻪ ﺫﻫﻦ ﺯﯾﺒﺎﯾﺖ ﺧﻄﻮﺭ ﻧﮑﻨﺪ
ﮐﻪ ﺁﺭﺍﻣﺶ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭ ﻣﯿﺎﻥ ﺩﺳﺘﻬﺎﯾﯽ ﺧﻮﺍﻫﯽ ﯾﺎﻓﺖ
ﮐﻪ ﺗﻮ ﺭﺍ ﻓﻘﻂ ﺯﻥ ﻣﯽ ﺩﺍﻧﺪ ﻭ ﺯﻥ . .”
― حسین پناهی

“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy”
― Robert Ingersoll