The Great Religions

by Hafiz (Daniel Ladinsky)


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The
Great religions are the
Ships,

Poets the life
Boats.

Every sane person I know has jumped
Overboard.

That is good for business
Isn't it

Hafiz?

-- from The Gift: Poems by Hafiz the Great Sufi Master, by Daniel Ladinsky

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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

This is one of my favorite poems by Ladinsky. It winks knowingly at us, inviting us in on the joke. Without saying much, it suggests a lot about the relationship between formal ideas of religion, genuine insight, freedom, and the poetic impulse.

Ready, one, two, three -- JUMP!



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The Great Religions