Sevi

Yes

Wow. That was really interesting.

@Shin Yeah guys, you would pick the 'insurance company' people up in that C-T city! and then become the most appreciated pick up'ers ever lived!?

@Shin I'm sorry to hear that.. I mean of course it's great that you've carried yourself in a different space.. take good care of yourself mon amie!??

Yes, of course. That's one of the direct accesses to know our-very-selves and grow. And also that's a very practical tool to non-duality; maybe a better way than meditation sometimes. And if we love only the things which are easy to love? Than what's our real input into love? The question is very well asked. At least we need to be willing to try. We might not be achieving the ideal result, but definitely we need to be on the path for it, for our own sake more than anything else. Otherwise how can we say we're on the path of wholeness?

@pluto@Tendani (pluto I accidentally put you here) I actually totally agree with this. I think, that's important to remember that, it's just a belief system at the end of the day. We choose what kind of meanings we're gonna attribute to the things; that's us deciding to conceptualize the life one way or another. But it's a good feeling when the labels and titles you gave, are somehow in a harmony with the essence you perceive from life.

@pluto so we evolve on our way, ha? That's a beautiful name.

@Annetta yeah, isn't it. Thank you very much

I love my name and I feel resonated with it a lot; because it means 'love' In Turkish there are two words for noun form of 'love': one is 'aşk' which is used to say like "to be in love" type of things, this one is used quite often in the language. 'sevi' means the love of God or the love for God. Which is not used so much in the daily language, but mostly used in Sufism. My late maternal grandfather was a mystic in Anatolia; he was a local writer and a poet. In Anatolia the mystics are called 'lovers' because they put their all life into find 'God' and to earn "God's love" and that very specific love is called: sevi. A well-known Sufi poet "Yunus Emre" is from my grandfather's hometown and his two lines are: "Ben gelmedim davi için Benim işim sevi için" Meaning: I didn't come (to the world) for (case or action or war) my whole purpose is only for love (kind of: to be love) This poem is very well known in that town. My grandfather had the chance to have two different visits from two different enlightened Sufis (though he died un-enlightened; but according to one of my dreams he has gotten it after his death, but I can not know for sure of course, at least -hopefully- not yet) So he is the one who gave me my name and I always feel so so so blessed because of my name, and my deepest heartfull wish is to be capable of living my life fulfilling it, as it meant to be...

@username that's a huge contribution, thanks for that! How are you gonna sort out the topics? Will you choose the ones which are interesting to you or do you have something else in your mind? I might say categorizing levels would be great, like in a collage, maybe like: For the very beginners: setting the foundation work & installing the fundamental habits Layering Spirituality & enlightenment Layering the topics on Mundane necessities .....or.... Categorising them from very concrete to abstract can be a good guidance too.. I don't know, I'm gonna think about it little bit more, now I've just written it as it came..

For those party settings, there is a Russian saying: there is no ugly woman, there is less vodka; And for those meditation retreats: there aren't lack of hot girls, there are lack of arrivals into the sahasrara.

Yeah, one of my favorite spirit animals... @Shin just not get any funnier, have more tantric sex with your girlfriend and let us know what's next Shin and you are asking as if there is ANY doubt about it!!?? Nice.

@Shin AHHAHHAHHAHAAH!!!!!! What about shutting your 'shin' up??!! SHIN!!!!!! Tu es méchant toi!!!!!!! MON DIEU! (mais oui, j'ai été)

@John Flores yeah, I've been having difficulties as well. Forum's major page is frozen in one date.

@Shin it reminded me King Solomon's ring: he asks for a reminder to carry with himself for all times and situations that he'll be in. Then his mentor brings him this ring to carry on which is written "this too shall pass"

@Shin alors, bonne chance monsieur, dans ce cas?

@jse yes, exactly. It never happened before though, that was.. surprising.

There is this park close to my house that I always go for a walk or meditate. And there is this very old tree at the very edge of it; I meditate under it. This has been 3-4 years... yesterday I meditated under it, actually for long, it was dark and no-one was in the park. Today I went there again.. this time it was not that late; just in front of the stone I always sit, I found this cut head of a little bunny and some of its giblets... a brown one. its body wasn't around. Probably it was not that much time ago it was cut because there were no bugs or stuff in its eyes... its eyes were bright open and was looking as if it is alive.. and there wasn't any little expression of horror in those eyes.. even happy-ish looking.. I couldn't bury it, I just put it under a big branch which was very close to ground; I stayed with it for a while then I left.. I didn't realize how much I was effected, now as I was about to sleep, it hit me hard. I have couple of interesting experiences with different animals during my outside meditations and also interestingly when an animal is about to die generally I come across with them and I stay with them through their transition.. it happens to me in kind of a regular basis, but this was ... I don't know... this one was weird.. feels.. weird, strange.

@bazera So then our question comes to: how to create (more) awareness. Of course it's what self-actualization is all about. But still we can narrow it down: 1) inside - out: (which you are already good at) self observation during the situations, interactions / journaling / mindfulness / meditation 2) outside - in: capacity to receive outside world: even if we know the issues so well, when others touch our egos it's not easy to take it; but that's such a good chance to transform ourselves for real. Willingness to take some punches and willingness to be appreciative to them. Willingness to interact basically and then to do the distinction work.

Did you get the job Shin???? @Shin

@bazera what is your idea about what the possible emotional need is behind that? Since you are logically clear about the case. What are your assumptions?

I'll be happy to share.

@Peace and Love honey why do you give a fuck what others say?? You opened up such an enthusiastic, stirring topic and everyone felt so welcomed and comfortable to join you with whatever they had in their mind at that moment. You made everyone happy. Thank you. And because some of them didn't behave well; 'you' are going?? If they knew this could touch you this way, I'm sure they would have treated the subject completely different.

This is such a nice post! Thanks I like this part a lot:

@abgespaced hi kitty cat? So nice to oppose you again! But this time I'm gonna agree with your descriptions.. See, right there we call it 'proGresss'