XXII

The Physical Form of the Master

We read of peculiarities in the physical form of a perfect Master. Physically, too, He suffers from no deformity and has no weaknesses in Him. His gait is full of grace and dignity. His eyes shine like those of a lion. He has a broad forehead, a mark of a lotus on his feet, and generally a black mole on his brilliantly luminous face.

Hafiz, a great Sufi poet of Shiraz, tells us:

If that beauty of Shiraz (the Master) were to take charge of my wandering mind, I would throw away both the worlds (earth and heaven) at the altar of the wonderful mole on His Face.