I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, 'love lifts me.'
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The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that the understanding of truth transcends individual identities and labels.
Hafez expresses a profound realization that the nature of truth is so expansive and encompassing that it renders all personal identities, including gender and spiritual labels, insignificant. When one reaches a deep connection with the truth, they experience a loss of ego and a more universal sense of existence.
Themes
TruthIdentitySelfEgoEnlightenment
In practice
Example use cases
In a philosophical discussion about the nature of existence.
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