Farewell to a Great Soul
Tonight is my first night without my father in his house, a house that I love so much. I walked into the house, but as I did so, out of habit, my eyes were looking for him through the window. Whenever I was late, he…
Creation is our Greatest Bliss
Today is my birthday, and the biggest gift that I’ve ever received is creation itself. Just being in this world, at this exact time, as the person I truly am, is the ultimate privilege. I was given this gift with my first breath, and it…
Now and Forever
For two months, I was in a process of being reborn. To be reborn, you first need to die of course. Once you’re buried in a grave, you feel as if you are really dead. You leave everything behind, and then you can be reborn…
We Are All Dying
We are all dying… It’s the inevitable finale… We all know it, but how aware are we of it? That’s the question. Do we remember it during our daily life? With our own mortality and that of our loved ones, as living things, every one…
Death Is not the End, nor Is It an Annihilation
Yes, death is not the end or an annihilation. You think you hate death and resent it. You think you’re scared of it, but this is the greatest trick you’re playing on yourself, because our fears are really our most intense desires. Death is a…
About Birth and Death
As you can see, I again realized something we already know. On this world, we live in a cycle of birth and death. A time then comes when we decide to die for good, and we are reborn on a new world. Have you ever…
The Meditation of Life and Death
In this day and age, people seek to increase their energy levels by taking nutritional supplements. They consult gurus or chase material wealth to increase their happiness. They look to social institutions and political parties to provide safety. Then, in order to survive death, they…
Do You Choose Life or Death?
In October, I was in Kayakoy, Fethiye for some Tantra training. One evening, I was talking with Meryem Suna, my Tantra tutor. During this conversation, she suddenly said, “You know, there’s a seven-hundred-year-old sycamore tree in Kayaköy cemetery. I think I’d like to go there…
Dear Brave Souls…
Part 1 So here you are, trying to fit your vast being into this tiny body, like attempting to cram an ocean into a toothpaste tube. What’s more, you try to survive in this world, which resonates with heavy, intense frequencies. Everything you eat or…
We are Immortal! Hooray!
I first came across something similar while reading The Divine Order and the Universe. Later, as I listened to Don Miguel Ruiz’s speech about “The Four Agreements,” I heard him say something like this: “What moves matter is actually life itself. Life moves matter, and…
