A remarkable truth and gift...

"The Place Where You Are Right Now"

-Hafiz

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The place where you are right now

God circled on a map for you.

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Wherever your eyes and arms and heart can move

Against the earth and sky,

The Beloved has bowed there -

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Our Beloved has bowed there knowing

You were coming.

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I could tell you a priceless secret about

Your real worth, dear pilgrim,

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But any unkindness to yourself,

Any confusion about others,

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Will keep one

From accepting the grace, the love,

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The sublime freedom

Divine knowledge always offers to you.

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Never mind, Hafiz, about

The great requirements this path demands

Of the wayfarers,

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For your soul is too full of wine tonight

To withhold the wondrous Truth from this world.

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But because I am so clever and generous,

I have already clearly woven a resplendent lock

Of His tresses

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As a remarkable truth and gift

In this poem for you.

-Thanks to Rev. Gil Healy for the inspiration.