Towards Enlightenment (10): Maybe There Is a Downward Spiral There. Or Maybe There Isn’t.

by Erdal Bora | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

22:44: Where did I learn this concept of spiraling down? There’s no such thing. Nothing has to happen. We’re free at any moment. I’m gonna watch a Robin Williams movie. Everything is beautiful. Everything is a part of God. Everything in creation is...

Towards Enlightenment (9): Downward Spiral Accompanied by Vivaldi

by Erdal Bora | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

17:54, June 19, 2015. Antonio Vivaldi – “Summer” from four seasons … A few hours ago I spoke to a person who is looking for a job, who is in a very difficult financial situation. When we talked, he told me that he was in a very difficult...

Towards Enlightenment (8): Continuity in Focus. What Do You Really Want?

by Erdal Bora | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

12:53: I saw my father off this morning. I was writing an article this morning, but I stopped publishing it. It was an article about meditation in a symbolic language, with very close analogies. I stopped because I thought it was better to be closer to the final...

Towards Enlightenment (7): The Ego Strikes Back… And Then…

by Erdal Bora | Jul 18, 2015 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

13:27. On the way back from feeding the animals, I was also thinking. Let’s play the new version of X-Com when it comes out, or Mount&Blade Bannerlord when it comes out. Like, I’ll give it a month and then I’ll play it. I’ll progress for a...

Towards Enlightenment (6): From Morning Thought Soup to Clear Mind / Some People I’ve Learned From

by Erdal Bora | Jul 18, 2015 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

08:08 on July 18, 2015. I’ve been lying in bed half awake for about half an hour or so, but only half awake. My mind is a soup of thoughts, a blur, and I am swimming in it. I am slowly waking up and becoming aware of it. I know that my mind is much more active...