In this Valley he feeleth the winds of divine contentment blowing from the plane of the spirit. He burneth away the veils of want, and with inward and outward eye, perceiveth within and without all things the day of: “God will compensate each one out of His abundance.” 1 From sorrow he turneth to bliss, from anguish to joy. His grief and mourning yield to delight and rapture.
In this Valley he feeleth the winds of divine contentment blowing from the plane of the spirit. He burneth away the veils of want, and with inward and outward eye, perceiveth within and without all things the day of: “God will compensate each one out of His abundance.” From sorrow he turneth to bliss, from anguish to joy. His grief and mourning yield to delight and rapture.
The tongue faileth in describing these three Valleys, and speech falleth short...
Only heart to heart can speak the bliss of mystic knowers;
No messenger can tell it and no missive bear it. (Hafiz)
No messenger can tell it and no missive bear it. (Hafiz)
O friend, till thou enter the garden of such mysteries, thou shalt never set lip to the undying wine of this Valley. And shouldst thou taste of it, thou wilt shield thine eyes from all things else, and drink of the wine of contentment; and thou wilt loose thyself from all things else, and bind thyself to Him, and throw thy life down in His path, and cast thy soul away... on this plane the traveler witnesseth the beauty of the Friend in everything."
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I just read this valley from my book and then came back to read any notes people had posted. I was excited to learn in your post that the poem is from Hafiz (my book only says that it's an Arabian poem).
This valley, to me, feels familiar to the others, most especially to the valley of knowledge. But I see the logical progression from having such knowledge and detachment to being content with all that we have in any given moment.
ya i think one can (and in fact does) exist in these valleys simultaneously, and grows through them all... but ya, i guess knowledge is what breeds contentment...
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