Shahram Shiva Quotes

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Shahram Shiva (fl. 1990s–present), also known as Valentino St. Germain, is an author, writer, poet, recording artist and translator of the works of Rumi.

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Love rests on no foundation.
It is an endless ocean,
with no beginning or end.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

Love said to me,
there is nothing that is not me.
Be silent.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

When in Love,
body, mind, heart and soul don't even exist.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

Even if you lose yourself in wrath
for a hundred thousand years,
at the end you will discover,
it is me, who is the culmination of your dreams.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

I always thought that
I was me — but no,
I was you
and never knew it.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

They will ask you
what you have produced.
Say to them,
except for Love,
what else can a Lover produce?

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

Didn't I tell you?
They will accuse you of all the wrongdoings,
they will call you ugly names,
they will make you forget
it is me, who is the source of your happiness.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

My head is bursting
with the joy of the unknown.
My heart is expanding a thousand fold.
Every cell,
taking wings,
flies about the world.
All seek separately
the many faces of my Beloved.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

Didn't I tell you?
I am an ocean, you are a fish;
do not go to the dry land,
it is me, who is your comforting body of water.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

This is a gathering of Lovers.
In this gathering
there is no high, no low,
no smart, no ignorant,
no special assembly,
no grand discourse,
no proper schooling required.
There is no master,
no disciple.
This gathering is more like a drunken party,
full of tricksters, fools,
mad men and mad women.
This is a gathering of Lovers.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

Didn't I tell you
not to be satisfied with the veil of this world?
I am the master illusionist,
it is me, who is the welcoming banner at the gate of your contentment.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

I don't know where I am.
At times I plunge
to the bottom of the sea,
at times, rise up
like the Sun.
At times, the universe is pregnant by me,
at times I give birth to it.

Hush, Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Shahram Shiva (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.