“The moon stays bright when it doesn’t avoid the night…”

Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon;
How much it can fill your room depends on its windows.
~Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi~

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The moon is a loyal companion.
It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.
Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.
~Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me ~

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Is the sweetness of the cane sweeter
Than the One who made the canefield?
Behind the beauty of the moon is the MoonMaker.
There is Intelligence inside the ocean’s intelligence
Feeding our love like an invisible waterwheel.
There is a skill to making cooking oil from animal fat.
Consider now the knack that makes eyesight
From the shining jelly of your eyes. . .”
~Rumi,The Essential Rumi~

 At night, i open the window 

and ask the moon to come and press it's face against mine.

breathe into me

Close the language door and open the love window

The moon won't open the door, only the window

~

 Who could be so lucky?

Who comes to a lake for water and sees 

the reflection of the moon.

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 There is a path from me to you

that I am constantly looking for

so I try to keep clear and still

as water does with the moon

~

Let the water settle; 

you will see the moon and stars mirrored in your being

~Rumi~

I Swear By You

A Sufi Poem by Rumi from the From Divan-i Shams

I am all in a frenzy again,
That way I swear by you.
I tear off the bounds you bind me with,
I swear by you.

I am crazy enough to tie up demons.
I speak to the birds, I am Solomon.
I swear by you.

I do not want this fleeting life.
You are my precious life.
I do not want a gloomy soul.
You are my soul.
I swear by you.

When you hide from me I am all darkness and unbelief.
When you reappear, I am a believer.
I swear by you.

Drinking water from the jug, I saw your image
And regretted every breath I took without you.
I swear by you.

On the highest heaven, without you
I am broody like a gloomy cloud.
In a rose garden without you, I am in a prison.
I swear by you.

Let me declare in love
That He is the lion and I am the deer.
But a deer that guards lions.
I swear by you.

The Sama to my ear is your name.
That, to my brain, is your cup.
Build me up, for I am in ruins.
I swear by you.

In church and mosque, you are my aim.
Wherever you turn, I turn.
I swear by you.

My Master, my guide, my pain and my cure.
I live in your love.
My Master.
My God.

Why a Soul Swapping Happens

Walk-in souls do not steal or kidnap another person's body. A walk-in happens when two souls agree to swap places, making a soul contract. The original soul makes the decision that it wants out of a life and contracts with another soul to continue the life stream. The walk-in will reside in his body and continue living out the personality that has already been established.

Why a Soul Swapping Happens

Reasons why a soul decides to depart from the physical and return to spirit can vary. When the soul has met or surpassed his purpose for incarnation into the body it may choose a new experience elsewhere and chooses to exit the body. It is not unusual for souls to "re-negotiate" their soul contracts one or more times during a lifetime and continue living in the body. But, in some cases, the soul wants out entirely and will offer the body along with its formed personality for another soul to walk into. Other times a soul will choose to opt-out because it feels the challenge of being human is too difficult and wishes to be released from the physical and reflect on its choices, and re-evaluate his life plan while residing in the spiritual realm.

When Do Soul Exchanges Happen?

When a soul decides to vacate the physical form another soul may opt-in and take up residence in the body. Both souls have to be in agreement for a swap to happen. The exchange or transfer of souls will usually happen during a trauma in a personality's lifetime such as a an auto accident, major surgery, suicide attempt, episode of depression or some other suffering. Sometimes a soul will exit the body at the end stages of life allowing another soul the opportunity to experience being in a coma or other pre-death experiences. This could account for some terminal patients not recognizing family members sitting vigil at their death beds.

Transient Walk-ins

Sometimes a soul will "rent out" its body to another soul for a short period of time, allowing itself a respite from human life. Transient souls will walk-in to a human body similar to professional house-sitters. The transient walk-in will play house with your family, friends, neighbors, etc. until the original soul returns.

Guest Walk-in Souls

Sometimes a soul will agree to walk-in and reside in the body alongside the original soul as partners. This is much like opening up your home to a guest, having a roommate, or employing a live-in housekeeper. The guest walk-in will agree to co-inhabit the body for different reasons. A walk-in may come in as an observer, merely wanting to shadow your life. This may happen when the original soul is considering exiting the body permanently but hasn't made its final decision. Or, a guest walk-in will arrive to help out or support the original soul while he is recuperating from a trauma or facing a difficult challenge. Sometimes the original soul will serve as a "interviewer" or "on the job trainer" to teach the walk-in for a short period of time before he exits permanently. Many different scenarios can be played out when two souls choose to co-inhabit one body/personality.

Do You Think You Could Be a Walk-in?

Walk-in souls often struggle to identify with the personality that they are taking over. This is because they usually come in when the personality is emotionally damaged or the body has been harmed in some way. Walk-in souls also have the responsibility to learn to how to live among other souls who are the original soul's life mates (friends, family members, neighbors, co-workers, etc.). If you are feeling estranged from your own being, or are having difficulty relating to the people in your life, in theory, you could possibly be a walk-in

Closing the Complaint~Box

Eckhart Tolle says When you complain, you make yourself a victim.Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it. All else is madness...So friends do  try this!  For the next 24 hours, aim to not make a single complaint.  That’s right.  No complaining for 24 hours.Yes, know what you might be saying, that easy.  I don’t complain as it is.  Well,you will be surprised like moi if u tried to do it with complete honesty,well I did it the other day and was surprised at how I who says constantly  ‘that i am a person who doesn’t complain much’ actually complains. It starts of as the day starts till the day ends... The little things such as, ‘I’m tired‘, or ‘I don’t want to go to work’ or ‘I’m so tired of this rain!’.  Complaints.Negative thoughts when things are mot going on as you want them to,well they are in   No way beneficial in creating any kind of positive momentum for self or anyone around us.
True Happiness seeks us only when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offer Gratitude for all the troubles we don't have....
Happiness comes a lot easier when you stop complaining about your problems and you start focusing on the ways to deal with the issues which are becoming a problem, complaining does nothing to fix your problems.If your focus is on all the negative in your life you will be so preoccupied with it that you will miss on all of the blessings around you Regardless of what you are facing, choosing to be negative and verbalize your frustrations isn’t going to help your situation.Instead of complaining about what is wrong with our life;we should thank God for what is right with our life,w e just need to have a correct perspective thats all.I read somewhere that In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions. When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence?when i read this i was like...hey Deepika...when did you start to need the complaint box....why was i piling up so much stuff like a backpack and looking for constant need to release the backpack into a complaint box....so i just said to moiself..Deepika girl,Stop complaining and pull yourself together.

Now if i ever find moiself the victim of other people's bitterness, smallness or insecurities,I disassociate from them,
...but dont reach a situation where i have to fight an urge to be complaining about their behaviour and how they wronged moi.I stopped being the victim,and did which was best for moi growth as a individual as a beautiful soul.life became much much simple,i lost a lot of people from moi life in this process,but this made moi a very very strong individual who started unwrapping herself from the wraps of complaining mode.
So friends...Stop holding on to what hurts and start making room for what feels good.Get  the security blanket of victimized self off your body and soul , 

So you find yourself thinking  or saying a negative comment about something or someone, stop and force yourself always to  something positive about that person or situation. on to what hurts you in that situation or person,and start making room for what feels good,inside out.

Hope you enjoyed our little conversation today.Thank you to you whosoever reads it...thank you for being a part of moi insignificant journey....your being here makes it significantly significant forr this Ordinary soul..

Gratitude...love...light... happiness to you...
Deepika.dk ~*~
The Gypssysoul

Shams of Tabriz’s 40 Rules of Love

Shams of Tabriz’s 40 Rules of love 

Rule 1

How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we.

Rule 2

The path to the Truth is a labour of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind. Meet, challenge and ultimately prevail over your nafs with your heart. Knowing your ego will lead you to the knowledge of God.

Rule 3

You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for him: in the heart of a true lover.

Rule 4

Intellect and love are made of different materials. Intellect ties people in knots and risks nothing, but love dissolves all tangles and risks everything. Intellect is always cautious and advices, ‘Beware too much ecstasy’, whereas love says, ‘Oh, never mind! Take the plunge!’ Intellect does not easily break down, whereas love can effortlessly reduce itself to rubble. But treasures are hidden among ruins. A broken heart hides treasures.

Rule 5

Most of problems of the world stem from linguistic mistakes and simple misunderstanding. Don’t ever take words at face value. When you step into the zone of love, language, as we know it becomes obsolete. That which cannot be put into words can only be grasped through silence.

Rule 6

Loneliness and solitude are two different things. When you are lonely, it is easy to delude yourself into believing that you are on the right path. Solitude is better for us, as it means being alone without feeling lonely. But eventually it is the best to find a person who will be your mirror. Remember only in another person’s heart can you truly see yourself and the presence of God within you.

Rule 7

Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied.

Rule 8

Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to look at the end of a process. What does patience mean? It means to look at the thorn and see the rose, to look at the night and see the dawn. Impatience means to be shortsighted as to not be able to see the outcome. The lovers of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full.

Rule 9

East, west, south, or north makes little difference. No matter what your destination, just be sure to make every journey a journey within. If you travel within, you’ll travel the whole wide world and beyond.

Rule 10

The midwife knows that when there is no pain, the way for the baby cannot be opened and the mother cannot give birth. Likewise, for a new self to be born, hardship is necessary. Just as clay needs to go through intense heat to become strong, Love can only be perfected in pain.

Rule 11

The quest for love changes user. There is no seeker among those who search for love who has not matured on the way. The moment you start looking for love, you start to change within and without.

Rule 12

There are more fake gurus and false teachers in this world than the number of stars in the visible universe. Don’t confuse power-driven, self-centered people with true mentors. A genuine spiritual master will not direct your attention to himself or herself and will not expect absolute obedience or utter admiration from you, but instead will help you to appreciate and admire your inner self. True mentors are as transparent as glass. They let the light of God pass through them.

Rule 13

Try not to resist the changes, which come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?

Rule 14

God is busy with the completion of your work, both outwardly and inwardly. He is fully occupied with you. Every human being is a work in progress that is slowly but inexorably moving toward perfection. We are each an unfinished work of art both waiting and striving to be completed. God deals with each of us separately because humanity is fine art of skilled penmanship where every single dot is equally important for the entire picture.

Rule 15

It’s easy to love a perfect God, unblemished and infallible that He is. What is far more difficult is to love fellow human being with all their imperfections and defects. Remember, one can only know what one is capable of loving. There is no wisdom without love. Unless we learn to love God’s creation, we can neither truly love nor truly know God.

Rule 16

Real faith is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot be cleansed with pure water, and that is the stain of hatred and bigotry contaminating the soul. You can purify your body through abstinence and fasting, but only love will purify your heart.

Rule 17

The whole universe is contained within a single human being-you. Everything that you see around, including the things that you might not be fond of and even the people you despise or abhor, is present within you in varying degrees. Therefore, do not look for Sheitan outside yourself either. The devil is not an extraordinary force that attacks from without. It is an ordinary voice within. If you set to know yourself fully, facing with honesty and hardness.

Rule 18

If you want to change the ways others treat you, you should first change the way you treat yourself, fully and sincerely, there is no way you can be loved. Once you achieve that stage, however, be thankful for every thorn that others might throw at you. It is a sign that you will soon be showered in roses.

Rule 19

Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. That is the hardest part and that is what you are responsible for. Once you take that step let everything do what it naturally does and the rest will follow. Don’t go with the flow. Be the flow.

Rule 20

We were all created in His image, and yet we were each created different and unique. No two people are alike. No hearts beat to the same rhythm. If God had wanted everyone to be the same, He would have made it so. Therefore, disrespecting differences and imposing your thoughts on others is an amount to disrespecting God’s holy scheme.

Rule 21

When a true lover of God goes into a tavern, the tavern becomes his chamber of prayer, but when a wine bibber goes into the same chamber, it becomes his tavern. In everything we do, it is our hearts that make the difference, not our outer appearance. Sufis do not judge other people on how they look or who they are. When a Sufi stares at someone, he keeps both eyes closed instead opens a third eye – the eye that sees the inner realm.

Rule 22

Life is a temporary loan and this world is nothing but a sketchy imitation of Reality. Only children would mistake a toy for the real thing. And yet human beings either become infatuated with the toy or disrespectfully break it and throw it aside. In this life stay away from all kinds of extremities, for they will destroy your inner balance. Sufis do not go to extremes. A Sufi always remains mild and moderate.

Rule 23

The human being has a unique place among God’s creation. “I breathed into him of My Spirit,” God says. Each and every one of us without exception is designed to be God’s delegate on earth. Ask yourself, just how often do you behave like a delegate, if you ever do so? Remember, it fells upon each of us to discover the divine spirit inside and live by it.

Rule 24

Hell is in the here and now. So is heaven. Quit worrying about hell or dreaming about heaven, as they are both present inside this very moment. Every time we fall in love, we ascend to heaven. Every time we hate, envy or fight someone we tumble straight into the fires of hell.

Rule 25

Each and every reader comprehends the Holy Qur’an on a different level of tandem with the depth of his understanding. There are four levels of insight. The first level is the outer meaning and it is the one that the majority of the people are content with. Next is the Batin – the inner level. Third, there is the inner of the inner. And the fourth level is so deep it cannot be put into words and is therefore bound to remain indescribable.

Rule 26

The universe is one being. Everything and everyone is interconnected through an invisible web of stories. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all in a silent conversation. Do no harm. Practice compassion. And do not gossip behind anyone’s back – not even a seemingly innocent remark! The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space and they will come back to us in due time. One man’s pain will hurt us all. One man’s joy will make everyone smile.

Rule 27

Whatever you speak, good or evil, will somehow come back to you. Therefore, if there is someone who harbours ill thoughts about you, saying similarly bad things about him will only make matters worse. You will be locked in a vicious circle of malevolent energy. Instead for forty days and nights say and think nice things about that person. Everything will be different at the end of 40 days, because you will be different inside.

Rule 28

The past is an interpretation. The future is on illusion. The world does not more through time as if it were a straight line, proceeding from the past to the future. Instead time moves through and within us, in endless spirals. Eternity does not mean infinite time, but simply timelessness. If you want to experience eternal illumination, put the past and the future out of your mind and remain within the present moment.

Rule 29

Destiny doesn’t mean that your life has been strictly predetermined. Therefore, to live everything to the fate and to not actively contribute to the music of the universe is a sign of sheer ignorance. The music of the universe is all pervading and it is composed on 40 different levels. Your destiny is the level where you play your tune. You might not change your instrument but how well to play is entirely in your hands.

Rule 30

The true Sufi is such that even when he is unjustly accused, attacked and condemned from all sides, he patiently endures, uttering not a sing bad word about any of his critics. A Sufi never apportions blame. How can there be opponents or rivals or even “others” when there is no “self” in the first place? How can there be anyone to blame when there is only One?

Rule 31

If you want to strengthen your faith, you will need to soften inside. For your faith to be rock solid, your heart needs to be as soft as a feather. Through an illness, accident, loss or fright, one way or another, we are all faced with incidents that teach us how to become less selfish and judgmental and more compassionate and generous. Yet some of us learn the lesson and manage to become milder, while some others end up becoming even harsher than before…

Rule 32

Nothing should stand between you and God. No imams, priests, rabbits or any other custodians of moral or religious leadership. Not spiritual masters and not even your faith. Believe in your values and your rules, but never lord them over others. If you keep breaking other people’s hearts, whatever religious duty you perform is no good. Stay away from all sorts of idolatry, for they will blur your vision. Let God and only God be your guide. Learn the Truth, my friend, but be careful not to make a fetish out of your truths.

Rule 33

While everyone in this world strives to get somewhere and become someone, only to leave it all behind after death, you aim for the supreme stage of nothingness. Live this life as light and empty as the number zero. We are no different from a pot. It is not the decorations outside but the emptiness inside that holds us straight. Just like that, it is not what we aspire to achieve but the consciousness of nothingness that keeps us going.

Rule 34

Submission does not mean being weak or passive. It leads to neither fatalism nor capitulation. Just the opposite. True power resides in submission a power that comes within. Those who submit to the divine essence of life will live in unperturbed tranquillity and peace even the whole wide world goes through turbulence after turbulence.

Rule 35

In this world, it is not similarities or regularities that take us a step forward, but blunt opposites. And all the opposites in the universe are present within each and every one of us. Therefore the believer needs to meet the unbeliever residing within. And the nonbeliever should get to know the silent faithful in him. Until the day one reaches the stage of Insane-I Kamil, the perfect human being, faith is a gradual process and one that necessitates its seeming opposite: disbelief.

Rule 36

This world is erected upon the principle of reciprocity. Neither a drop of kindness nor a speck of evil will remain unreciprocated. For not the plots, deceptions, or tricks of other people. If somebody is setting a trap, remember, so is God. He is the biggest plotter. Not even a leaf stirs outside God’s knowledge. Simply and fully believe in that. Whatever God does, He does it beautifully.

Rule 37

God is a meticulous dock maker. So precise is His order that everything on earth happens in its own time. Neither a minute late nor a minute early. And for everyone without exception, the clock works accurately. For each there is a time to love and a time to die.

Rule 38

It is never too late to ask yourself, “Am I ready to change the life I am living? Am I ready to change within?” Even if a single day in your life is the same as the day before, it surely is a pity. At every moment and with each new breath, one should be renewed and renewed again. There is only one-way to be born into a new life: to die before death.

Rule 39

While the part change, the whole always remains the same. For every thief who departs this world, a new one is born. And every descent person who passes away is replaced by a new one. In this way not only does nothing remain the same but also nothing ever really changes. For every Sufi who dies, another is born somewhere.

Rule 40

A life without love is of no account. Don’t ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern or Western. Divisions only lead to more divisions. Love has no labels, no definitions. It is what it is, pure and simple. Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire! The universe turns differently when fire loves water.

[Reference: The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak]

Cosmic Dimensions

“Learn that reality is only the product of your strongest beliefs and that is the only thing that makes it seem so solid and so immutable in that sense. Transmute these things by changing your definitions, by changing your awareness. It does not necessarily mean that you have to see cosmic consequence in every thing that happens to you, though on one level, of course, there always is. But nevertheless, it will give you insight, like what you would call an x-ray vision, into the nature and structure of synchronicity and circumstance and will give more ability to understand how circumstance hinges upon the strongest definitions you have been taught to believe are true.”
[BASHAR]

"I know my soul has lived on other planets and different dimensions because every time I look at the stars and the lights and the universe, I can feel the pressure of my bones trying to explode into a million pieces of stardust.. so that I can recreate myself into a planet that will rotate around the warmth and love of a sun.
I know I have lived in other solar systems, because in my dreams I can transform into elements and manifest my destinies..
Every time I breathe in the diamonds of the night, I can feel an intergalactic ecstasy that connects me to a higher force which controls more than just the mere rotation of a solar system, and more than the mysteries of a black hole or it’s whereabouts.. There’s something about the universe that my soul longs to live..
It outstretches my whole being into a vast collection of something larger than feelings and more than vibrations..
Because of this, I know home is something much bigger than a small wooden structure we call a house..
I belong with the stars, floating amongst the vast space and cyclical rotations of beautiful planets and the quiet of darkness and all that inhabits the reflecting light of the sun.”
[Will Schnoor Jr]

"Love all of God’s creation, the whole of it and every grain of sand. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light! Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will soon perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love."
[Fyodor Dostoevsky]

Message from Someplace...

Speaking mainly about appearances. Appearances can be extremely unreliable and many souls are still judging others from how they appear and how they write when none of that speaks of what is in their soul. Appearances can also be very misleading.Sometimes the Lightworkers own appearance is unlike many of the angelic depictions that are easily found. What they do dear ones is absorb all the ugliness that is still apparent on Earth and they wear the shortcomings of others that appear on them like scars. There are some souls on Earth who are like living silently like this. They heal you when they are near you silently, because they are able to absorb your negativity and hurt into their own being. Their bodies grow and possibly become scared ,overweight, but  in their insides dear ones they are ever most beautiful and glowing. And if you really took the time to look, you would see the true beauty from their eyes. The eyes reveal the soul and the truth. No matter how well you try to hide yourself, your eyes reveal what your mask tries to hide.These lightworkers angels love you unconditionally despite your discarding them aside....They keep healing you...energizing you

These spritual beings will enter the lives of those whom they heal but dont reveal their identity.They will teach to look beyond beautiful face and realize that
each of beings  has an inner beauty that is far grander than any beautiful woman, who may have a remarkable face or sleek sexy physical appearance, but none of that doesn’t matter if the inner-self isn’t in harmony with all that is there that reflects exactly who you are.The inner-beauty  is the mirror to  numerous upbeat features and characteristics that will develop stronger and more progressive as they learn to become more comfortable demonstrating love, compassion; the ability to give and receive gracefully in the presence of these  spiritual beings  the angelic lightworkerd that are waiting to support those whom they are near to in silence.when you send a prayer to god and these physical beings the angels in disguises of a imperfect,abnormal physical attributes or outrightly obese or deformed    being that cross your path,[yes angels in human form are not those picture perfect beautiful angels you see,in human form they take your form...your energy...you see them deformed with your energy they absorb] when you need understanding, comradeship and guidance of a emotional n spiritual nature. These beings loving you,silently fine tuning you without your knowledge n taking in your negative energies n healing you to a new self. You may discard them but you will keep recieving their positive aura....What you despice them foe are the very energies they took from you to help you heal....Think about it....With these  lightworker angelic beings your life is totally transformed...its like a new birth of sorts...n the moment this switch happens you discard them...and they in silence walk away from ur sight....but they never loose sight of you....their aura of protection is for their life time they spend on this planet

[photo courtesy Google]