IT CUTS THE PLOW REINS
What does Purity do?
It cuts the plow reins.
It frees you from working and dining
In the mud.
It frees you from living behind
A big ox
That is always breaking wind.
What can Purity do, my dear?
It can lift your heart
On a rising, bucking Sun
That makes the soul hunger
To reach the roof of Creation.
It offers what the whole world wants—
Real Knowledge and Power.
It offers what the wise crave—
The priceless treasure of Freedom.
Pure Divine Love is no meek priest
Or tight banker.
It will smash all your windows
And only then throw in the holy gifts.
It will allow you to befriend
Life and light and sanity—
And not even mind waking
To another day.
~ Hafiz
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"It Cuts The Plow Reins" from I Heard God Laughing, Daniel Ladinsky, copyright 2006. www.danielladinsky.com. Printed with permission.
What's on offer
Again, Hafiz isn't necessarily promising us a smooth ride on the path to enlightenment—windows are getting smashed!—but the rewards are beyond our wildest dreams, and anything that religion or mere worldly treasures could offer.
Reading this, I'm reminded of a line from an old Syd Banks audio, where he says: