PODCAST: Mystic Poetry of Darshan Singh: Love’s Last Madness, Part 1
My guests are Barry Lerner and Harbans Singh Bedi, translators of, “Love’s Last Madness, Poems on a Spiritual Path”, published by Holm Press, a collection of 86 poems in the Sufi tradition selected from Darshan Singh’s Urdu magnum opus Mataa’-e Noor (“Treasure House of Light”), which sings of the torments and ecstasies the lover of God experiences on the journey to Divine realization.
“Sant Darshan Singh represents the best in the historic interaction of mysticism with Indo-Persian aesthetics. In the tradition of the greatest Sufi masters and poets, his passionate love takes him to the realm where the Divine Reality is no longer a distant transcendence. Those who love Rumi and Hafiz will love Darshan Singh, whose sublime spirit shines through these faithful yet poetic translations.” – Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, Editor, Studies in Contemporary Islam, and Professor of Political Science, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia.
The Love’s Last Madness Website, with sample poems from the book: http://www.LovesLastMadness.com
Also see the Darshan Singh Poetry Section of the Poetry Chaikhana website: http://www.Poetry-Chaikhana.com/Poets/S/SinghDarshan
Let them try to imprison him in temple, mosque and church!
The seeing eye finds the Beloved’s signs in every mote.
Very near your heart are seekers of your vision;
Those who look at the surface are exiled from the beloved’s light.
What can I say of the grace he showers on me within?
Darshan, the moment I close my eyes, the Beloved’s Light begins.
— Darshan Singh, Love’s Last Madness
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