When does a
soul tire of walking a path where the drudgery of fear and worry keeps sticking
to the hem of its robe? How is one to
face God so disheveled, so dirty? And
yet, most of you insist on doing it every day!
Forgive me as I do not judge your spiritual hygiene, but there is a
simpler and cleaner way, and that is called laughter.
Do not take
life so seriously. No one can take your
power unless you hand it over. If you
wish to play a victim, you will never stand upon my stage. Victims are souls that snore. They are so deep in their own sad illusion
that they sleep.
My
beloveds, you are all alive and vibrant.
You are more than magnificent expressions of a love unimaginable,
unconditional and eternal. You cannot be
stopped. You cannot be defeated. You
cannot lose if you know the truth, that you came here for fun.
One day you
will know my words speak true, but you need not sleep the long sleep to find
that out.
Shams
When work
becomes play, then you know you are alive.
Oh, they could not stand me; I had too much fun! And yet, it is available to one and all. It is a very simple equation:
Life – Fear
= Fun
If we give
up the fear mind that clutches until its nails bleed from grabbing, if we determinately extricate those hands and
speak gently and softly with strength and the power of love, the crop of fear
lies dead in the field.
These are
the times to become the compassionate farmer, if you will. You must not allow your small mind to bully
you, but you must not bully your small mind because it does not
comprehend. It is limited in the glory
of your truth; you are not.
So give
thanks to God for the opportunity to do that which you love, that which you
do. Gratitude, simple, eternal; stay
there.
Shams of Tabriz
