Vainglory and Truth: From the Illusion of Desire to the Silent Dignity of Consciousness

Vainglory spilling from a shattering gilded mask, and a single flame burning silently in the dark - the silent dignity of truth

Vainglory is the ego’s frantic race to prove itself; truth is consciousness’s silent wakefulness. In the light of Gurdjieff, Eckhart Tolle, Ergun Arikdal, and Sufi tawhid, from the illusion of desire to the dignity of truth.

From the Inertia of Mass to the Soul’s Persistence: The True Source of Power

Persistent light breaking the inertia of mass: the true source of power

Introduction: Where Does the True Source of Power Lie? The physical world is full of dazzling magnitudes, immense masses, and displays of brute force that our senses lay before us. At first glance, human perception tends to search for power in the size of objects, their visible weight, or their material volume. Yet the ancient … Read more

Some People Feel the Rain, Others Just Get Wet

Feeling the rain — a serene figure with face turned upward and eyes closed, experiencing each drop beneath a luminous rainfall

The same rain, two different people: one is soaked, the other awakens. What does feeling the rain mean? A look through ancient wisdom, inspired by Bob Dylan.

The Secret Meaning of Sacrifice: Slaying the Ego Within

The secret meaning of sacrifice: a kneeling human figure at dawn, the shadow of a ram dissolving from the chest into divine golden light with doves and sacred geometry, slaying the ego within

The secret meaning of sacrifice: an esoteric reading of where the knife must truly fall. In the light of Ibn Arabi, Ergün Arıkdal and Dr. Bedri Ruhselman, the spiritual art of slaying the ego, pride and the false self within.

Freedom and Responsibility: The Two Wings of the Soul

Freedom and responsibility in balance: a human figure poised on a luminous tightrope with two wings, an awakening eye of conscience in the chest, doves and aurora, the soul's two wings

The balance of freedom and responsibility: from Doğan Cüceloğlu’s two unhealthy human types to Ouspensky, Maurice Nicoll, Ergün Arıkdal and Dr. Bedri Ruhselman, the awakening of true conscience and the soul’s two wings.

You Are the Sky, Everything Else Is Just the Weather

Knowing oneself: a human silhouette standing above the storms in infinite blue sky - spiritual awakening metaphor

This article was made possible following a post by dear Beyhan Budağ, in which she highlighted Pema Chödrön’s words: “You are the sky, everything else is just the weather” — this phrase encapsulates one of the most elegant and profound steps on the path to knowing oneself and awakening to one’s inner truth. As stated … Read more