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All I love is described by the fleeting light of sunset

All I love is described by the fleeting light of sunset; But the Sun rising in my heart is what I love best. The world dies, and is forgotten time and time again, But my love is always with me … Continue reading

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Where the way and where the path that arrives at your feet?

Where the way and where the path that arrives at your feet? Open the door and open the heart that we abide in love street. We have heard, no man has increased his height by taking thought; We have heard, … Continue reading

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Israel is the tail that wags the rabid American dog

Israel is the tail that wags the rabid American dog; O my God, we have plunged into Jewish fascist fog. Where is the light, the love that renounces hate; O my God, where is the courage to change our fate? … Continue reading

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Collapse of American Exceptionalism

The last twenty years in American history are among the most shameful, the most disgusting, in its entire history. And this is saying a lot, given the legacy of genocide and slavery. America has completely gone to the dark side; … Continue reading

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When we have been reduced to crying out for our food

When we have been reduced to crying out for our food we will then at last begin to believe in brotherhood. When we refuse to support the Spy and War Machine we can then march our politicians to the guillotine. … Continue reading

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The Next 50 Years

The next 50 years will represent a descent into increasing chaos: we are in clusterfuck terror-tory. Apart from political outcomes- which don’t look at all good, the problem of fossil fuel induced climate change, a burning planet, environmental degradation from … Continue reading

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Today, the eternal beloved our sweet lord

Today, the eternal beloved our sweet lord left his body and released the divine Word. His Silence held us in his loving embrace and broken, exiled us to long for his grace. Now, he has forsaken us but lives in … Continue reading

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Reconciliation with Sufism re-Reoriented

A resolution of the problem of Sufism re-Reoriented is most desirable. The 1980 Bell of Warning was just such an attempt on the part of Eruch Jessawala and Mani Irani; unfortunately, it was unsuccessful. The unresolved issues 40 years later … Continue reading

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ghazal #441 from the Divan-e-Hafez, Khanlari edition

For a long time you have tied us up with expectation; Why confuse the sincere with someone else’s condition? You have not looked at me with the eye of approval; Is this how you regard those devoted to the spiritual? … Continue reading

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Make it new. Sing a song that revives the dead

Make it new. Sing a song that revives the dead, That creates gold from dull, black lifeless lead. Sing a song that breathes life into a cadaver, That rouses the spirit from corporate blather. Rise up, and sing. Sing a … Continue reading

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