Shams often admonished Rumi that only when he had had enough of his fearful, manipulative negative ego would his life change for the better, more loving and spiritual. It was this human 'lower self' that obscured Rumi's radiant Soul from guiding Rumi towards a new life of creative expression.
In our book, Shake Like A Mad Drum,
Shams demands of Rumi that he awaken to
his great power within. When Rumi resists, beloved Shams is at his spiritually
powerful best. Shams holds a place for Rumi's self-realization by never
acquiescing, giving in or settling for any result other than victory. And beloved Shams succeeded because he never
gave up.
This is something that we must do for
our self, we must be our own Shams of Tabriz and free our soul from the prison
of our fears. Your soul will thank you,
as Rumi's soul eternally thanks Shams.
The following is an excerpt
from Shake Like A Mad Drum. Here Rumi expresses in poetry the moment when
he’d had enough, and his soul’s response:
Many a tear fell.
If they were coins of gold could I afford a palace
and a host of servants.
It is when I reached the farthest edge of
despondency that my soul said,
Enough is enough.
Jump if you must, but you will not fall.
Look around you.
There is the invisible silence
And the blue nothing, and the apparent space,
And there is us, your truth and your lie.
I cannot allow you to dictate to me an illusion
that bores me.
There are better things and I was meant for the
greatness of love
Not the mediocrity nor sadness nor ache leaving one
behind.
It is time to stand with me.
It is time to be great, to love our way into heaven
on earth. Or else.
-Rumi
John Windwalker
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