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(Rumi was a 13th Century Sufi mystic and poet. Rumi’s poetry expresses his longing for union with the Divine. It is a personal mystic journey he invites us all to join.) If anyone asks you how the perfect satisfaction of all our sexual wanting will…
Do not Seek Me…
Do not seek me, for you shall not find me. You assume you will get a hold of me, but you won’t. You assume you will experience me, but you won’t. Aren’t you tired of fooling yourself like this? There’s nothing to seek, nor is…
Do not Forget.
Don’t forget yourself when you get carried away within life. Remember… Do not Forget. Don’t forget yourself when you get carried away within life. Remember… Even if there was only one moment when you touched your soul, don’t forget. Remember… Even if all the luxuries…
Whatever’s Inside Is Reflected Outside!
In order to look strong on the surface, you forsook your power at the core… In the beginning, this strategy worked. You gathered favor, attention, love, and respect at the cost of your strength. You also began to acquire the things you always thought you…
Those Who Lack A Flexible Mind Can Never Reach Their Own Wisdom
You are probably familiar with Freud’s concept of the unconscious mind, which comprises the id and the superego. When the ego cannot influence the “trash” it cannot see or reach, maintaining a balance in between, psychological problems start springing up. Along with other contributions from…
Exasperation
The Turkish word “çile,” which translates as “ordeal,” means 40 in its Farsi origins. For any knowledge to be transformed into consciousness, meaning that it can be used confidently, some 40 days, 40 repetitions, or 40 tests (whichever your prefer) is needed. For this very…
The Sexual and Spiritual Harmony of Eternal Love
(For many years now, we have experienced amazing transformations at the retreats of Meryem Suna, who also writes for The Wise. Ferhan, a dear soul who was also at the camps, wrote the following after Meryem’s latest camp.) Dear Meryem, One of my friends, the…
Building a Temple…
Love = God The Anatolian Jam is over. Things are rocking, but nothing’s happening. It’s such a mess in my head that I just want to hide. I saw photos on Facebook. Some people built something called Topak in Cappadocia, and it’s maybe the most…
Brown is the Color of Eternity
I had never experienced anything like it. We continued looking at each other for some minutes. We were standing in the middle of a footpath, trying to figure out which way to go next. We looked at each other, and life stopped. Nothing else was…
From Ceremonial Smoke to Incense
Our home, our planet, is filled with gifts for us to put to good use. One of the most significant of these gifts is its herbs. These precious gifts grow from the Earth, and their properties enable us to enter different states of mind and…
Beyond Illusion
The reality that exists around us, the one we live In, is actually nothing more than an illusion created by the self and projected onto our eyes. Everything, yes everything, is merely an external reflection of the esoteric. The truth lies beyond this illusion… Creation…
