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Arifi of Herat - The Ball and the Polo Stick - He bade them put the saddle on a steed
Identifier
003299
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
The Ball and the Polo Stick – Book of Ecstasy by Arifi of Herat
He bade them put the saddle on a steed who was shod with the heavenly sphere
With this smooth paced swift one with his bridle adorned with gold
He went round the sky and traversed the Earth, he drank water from the fountain of the sun
With the gait of a gazelle and the temper of a leopard he whirled the polo stick round like a ball
Water could not run alongside him nor the wind catch up the dust he raised
He excelled a ball in activity, a breeze was not more active than he
The source of the experience
Herat, Arifi ofConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
EarthSymbols
Ball and polo stickEarth
Fountain
Gazelle
Gold
Horse
Leopard
Saddle
Spheres
Thread and cord
Wind