Anger or Mud?

by Erdal Bora | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

I have dog friends in our neighborhood here in Lapseki. When they see me, they want to come and pet me. But one of their habits has angered me from time to time. They put their muddy feet on me. Until today, I have never been able to teach them not to put their muddy...

On Patience, Forgiveness, Trust

by Erdal Bora | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

In this article, I will share with you how I was relieved after a period of intense emotions. I will talk about my personal experience, relate it to the basic dynamics of life and offer a perspective that you can relate to your own life. I chose to help an...

On Being Honest and Being Rejected

by Erdal Bora | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

I just had a very intense experience, actually I had another one today, a less intense experience. In the intense experience, in a friendly conversation, I mentioned a thought that had passed through my inner world. One of the people I was talking to suddenly got very...

What Does a Happy Man Do?

by Erdal Bora | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

I am rolling up my sleeves to write this article. I just came back from the beach. I went for a long walk with my cat on my shoulder and my dog who came with me without a leash. I exercised to my heart’s content in a secluded area on the now closed municipal...

Towards Enlightenment (11): To Surrender One Hundred Percent or Not to Surrender One Hundred Percent, That is the Question on this Path.

by Erdal Bora | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog Post (Translated from Turkish)

19:24 There can be other paths. In the path I am going, when you make an effort to surrender 100%, when that is your intention, the system works. When you want a little bit of the other, the system doesn’t work. It is very simple. That’s why I’m...

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...