Supreme
Master Ching Hai's exquisite new poetry collection, titled “The
Love of Centuries,” is available in the English and Aulacese
now. A warm and elegantly romantic volume of 46 verses express
the poet’s vast heart that encompasses youthful nostalgia
for the homeland, her love for all beings as well as the special
ones in her life, and the Divine love of an enlightened Master
for all God's precious Creation. Among the newly featured/published
poems are Supreme Master Ching Hai's “Please Wake Up!”
and “Please Don't!” her spontaneous soul-comforting
lullaby, “Good Nite Baby,” and first-ever revealed
heartfelt odes to the sun, the moon, and the stars.
We
are deeply grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for allowing
this precious new poetry collection to be shared with readers
around the world. Through these deeply resonating verses of
universal love, may hearts be moved and souls elevated.
Preface
With
a spirit of oneness and eternal light of Truth, Supreme Master
Ching Hai deeply feels sorrow for the suffering people in
our world, as Her heart merges with each vicissitude of this
illusory human life.
In
such an ephemeral sphere, life is at times like silent footsteps
and forlorn as a boat on the high sea, longing for a return
to shore to find the loving home of yore. Yet the beloved
is forever like the silhouette of a bird that has flown far
away from Eden. What remains is an inconsolable yearning:
“Last night, I dreamt
Of restful sheets and pillows
As fragrant sandalwood wafting through the air
Heartfelt was the time
When we were still together
When our love was still forever.”
(Dream in the Night)
The Love of Centuries is a poetry collection featuring
46 exquisite poems composed by Supreme Master Ching Hai. It
conveys love, reminiscence, and the resonance of a soul sympathetic
with human lives and the fates of all humble, fragile co-inhabitants.
With abounding changes in life, whether lofty or worldly,
no one can escape from the transmigratory wheel of birth and
death. In this uncertain river of life, Supreme Master Ching
Hai feels a deep concern for humans’ plight. Thus, Her verses
are imbued with anguish and compassion:
“Tears dried up and I’m wordless
Weeping in sympathy for the tormented!”
(Please Wake Up!)
Supreme Master Ching Hai’s poetry harmoniously weaves words
and emotions, spirituality and everyday life. Her poetic expression
is gentle, profound, and flowing like the moonlight shining
on each soul’s hidden corners. At times Her verse is like
a lonely boat carrying wishes of love across the river of
misery to the shore of happiness, at times it is pure like
the summer rain, refreshing our spirits in all the paths of
this fleeting world. The Poet earnestly prays for humanity
to soon awaken to the True Self, to the benevolent and noble
lifestyle, and to face the reality and henceforth transform
our planet into Heaven on Earth, where humans and all co-inhabitants
can live in peace and harmony:
“O brother, wake up at once
Proudly walk on great seas and rivers
Look straight at the flaming sun
And vow sacrifice to save all beings.”
(Please Wake Up!)
We invite poetry lovers to enjoy the verses in The Love
of Centuries and to experience an unwavering love and
a realm of enlightenment so a longing “to reunite with the
beloved” in the heart of the one away from Home shall endure
evermore.
We
are grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for gifting our world
an everlasting source of love and hope through Her magnificent
poetic verses:
“To the luminous land of bliss, we shall return
Heavenly winds echoing ubiquitous ocean sounds.”
(When Shall We Meet Again?)
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