The Ecstasy of Fondness - Hafez

Hafez, one of the greatest and most beloved of Sufi poets, is a paragon of softness, passion and mesmerising poetry. Here, Richard Rudd takes a playful approach to Hafez, using his Divan (the collected poems) as it is used in modern day Iran - as an oracle to guide us in a journey into love. Crafted over several months, this monologue takes some radical twists and turns as the spirit of Hafez appears in Richard’s life, weaving friendship, revelation and unexpected synchronicity into a canvas of insight and intrigue. The completed monologue was sent to Iran where a living Setar Master recorded the beautiful soundtrack over the words.
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[@Chickenfanatic713]

As I lay here thinking of my dad, Abbas, a Sufi, artist, a poet from Shiraz, dying in a hospital room; he taught me the words of Hafez as a child. I miss him. Thank you

[@DilbagSingh-ox8li]

Love you dear love you

[@niteengupte]

He taught you the words, they are the candles you need to light and live them in your life. Happy journeys fellow traveller.

[@mehtabalvi1979]

Thank you for this amazing sohbet. Simply stunned ❤ SubhanAllah wabi Hamdihi SubhanAllah hil Azeem

[@janja.gabrijel]

Thank you for the magical journeys you take us on, and for creating such a deeply beautiful and sacred space for our transformation and reconnection to our hearts. I am blown away by your brilliant stories and artwork ❤️❤️❤️

[@Katalina_N]

Yes, thank you Richard!💛🙏
Such a gift you bring.

[@bobscullion1504]

I appreciate who you are and all that you do. Thank you for enriching my life. Blessings

[@trishfilby3139]

Oh thank you for this. Hafez came to me in a dream once, about a year ago. I do believe he was calling to me... he's helped me more than I can say.

[@butterfly2332]

You are so accurate in saying how hafez words touch our hearts. Its timeless wisdom and timeless love of his experiences. But its also universal as each of us at some point experience what he speaks of so beautifully.

[@athenniabow]

Bliss, thank you for opening up this intriguing world 💫

[@andrewseer]

Powerful contemplation! Seeing Hafez through new eyes

[@nersikh8500]

Hafez , the language of secrets 🌌✨

[@don_aapo]

This was incredible to listen to back to back after a year or so after the first listen. Touched the final stage for the first time in my ife, truly!

[@MegProffitt33]

Oh my goodness😭🤣🔥🌄 What a true blessing🙌 Thank you🙏

[@lorilosch7440]

mind and heart both blown. thank you!

[@craigcampbell2212]

Beautiful Richard. The final poem is just splendid.

[@abrahamjerri3969]

Thank you Hafez! And thank you Richard!

[@miranthevanstaden7958]

A wonderful timeous transmission from the beloved genius, sage and mentor, Richard Rudd. So many interesting insights shared for someone new to Hafez in September 2023. I also enjoyed learning about Jahān Malik Khātunn, the Persian poet princess. Yet another woman (like Enheduanna the Akkadian princess-priestess-poet and first author and Hilma af Klint the pioneer of abstract art) emerging from the mists of his-story's obscurity to take her well earned place at the table of human splendour and art.

[@elavinder]

Infinite Love and Gratitude ✨✨🙏✨✨

[@warunichandrasena1866]

grateful to you everytime when i listening this and going through this poetic ecstasy

[@blackfeatherstill348]

Hafez : Stay close to anything that makes you feel alive"

[@byCorrindaandSimone]

Beautiful! Feeling the words and resonate, thank you

[@Rumi1028]

Very beautiful, it means a lot more to those who are in love. Thank you

[@louisar4227]

Even Jesus was a man before he achieved enlightenment. We’re all men until we’re not. I deeply enjoyed and loved listening to this. Sincerest thanks 🙏🏼 💕

[@gene_keys]

thanks

[@MyRealEstateDOJO]

Beautiful! Thank you for making this video.

[@lorimcneil5345]

Love Hafez ☄️🔥☀️💫❤️💜❣️ eternal Gypsy

[@raeannterry2521]

Beautiful thank you 🙏

[@maxvanrunkle1052]

Thanks Richard Rudd...........fantastic!.............We are doing the Venus Sequence............woo hoo!............Will be beginning The Dream Arc too.........................................thumbs up, hoping for the best!! Love!

[@afrercks]

Ah, I was too impatient.
The music is wonderful!

[@blackfeatherstill348]

Subscribed for Hafez, nice video.
Although very different in approach, he reminds me of Zhuangzi.

[@eu5969]

Precious! Thank you! Where can I have more of Hafiz through you?

[@MaryKingsley-py4js]

Enjoyed this apart from one thing; Hafiz books can never 'litter' a room. It's not all about the meaning of words, but their collective unconscious associations.

[@mehtabalvi1979]

I feel so good 🥲

[@katarinabolling8514]

🙏🏼

[@hatefehmajidi7734]

thanx for this video

[@cynthiahoag3544]

My favorite is the poem
“Little by Little”.

[@chrispecora6223]

Secret , others won't understand how tidel waves work🧿🌬️🌹

[@ramdino6310]

Shab e Yalda

[@Rumi1028]

Like the four stages of love and ishq is of two types ishq e haqiqi and ishq e majazi ie path chosen by Sufis. In Ishq-majazi lovers have normal earthly feelings of joy, pain, agony and ecstasy. In Ishq-Haqiqi the lover is human and the beloved is God and then there is Fanaa ie to die for your love and have union with god.

[@MiniMinuteMoney]

A Thousand Stringed Instrument

[@light_way_]

🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️

[@hafezreader6919]

I see you in such a deep "sohbat" with Hafez without knowing his toung. I wonder what you get at if you know. You have come a long way but as Hafez says : "A way is the way of love that has no verge , On it from passing away they can't emerge". So I too urge you to learn the language.
Thanks for sharing.

[@afrercks]

What‘s the music?
Thank you

[@chrispecora6223]

Nothing Means idc🦚🧿🌊

[@ElhamFahimipour]

YES! Hafiz memorized the holy Quran... 🖤

[@barefootexpedition9070]

Richard how do you spell the name of the woman you spoke of in this? I want to know more of her. She calls deeply to me!😇

[@pchabanowich]

Ah, drunkenness at so late an hour of night. Might the dawn seem pale? Bless.

[@harpreetkaurjass]

beautifully rendered....though we never try to see our masters through paradoxes of existence but we may appreciate this by RIchard and no richard ghazal is not hip hop and rhyme... no it is not. anyhow may there be more love to know someone more closely and completely.

[@qalandero]

Thanks for sharing . One thing though. Hafiz was not good looking at all. At all.....

[@ameliavan11]

🙏♥️🖤🙏

[@elavinder]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm...

[@mehernoshsassanishroff4745]

Thank you God Dadar Ahuramazda Avatar Meher Baba campassionate Father

[@toriajustice605]

🙏🏻🤍✨

[@toriajustice605]

🤍🙏🏻✨

[@toriajustice605]

🤍🤍🤍