Health

What type of Pranayam should I do to lose my weight and mental illness; I have schizophrenia and I can’t do postures because I have rods in my both hands and I can’t sit down due to joint replacement in one leg?

Apr 3, 2020 | Question & Answer

I am practicing a teaching where posture is not of primary importance. We focus on the pure life force energy (prana in its purest form) in our spiritual hearts and stay as awareness. This energy which is us at the deepest level is intelligent. It knows how to heal us...

Can meditation and mindfulness be the secret weapon against coronavirus anxiety?

Mar 27, 2020 | Question & Answer

Yes, we can evolve to the point that we don’t have a fear for our own health from the virus. This has been my experience from the beginning of March, when I began to understand and thought that it would inevitably come to my country and would be everywhere sooner or...

Is proper breathing during meditation long and deep or short and shallow breathing?

Mar 12, 2020 | Question & Answer

The breath will have developed its own tempo already because it is associated with the activity of the mind. Simply being aware of the breath is enough for the mind to start to return to peace. As peace begins to be created, you will be able to recognize your deepest...

I am 20 and I have been smoking for three years. What are the risks I have gained till now, and will I overcome them if I quit now?

Dec 25, 2019 | Question & Answer

Here is how you can totally overcome it in my understanding: What you must actually give up is the idea that you can’t create perfect health. Don’t let ideas about having smoked diminish your life force energy. Ultimately, there are no risks, because there is no...

How many days do you think is acceptable to miss from work per year (excused or unexcused)?

Nov 30, 2019 | Question & Answer

I think whatever I say, as long as you don’t look at your situation and take responsibility of everything in your experience, you won’t experience the freedom you seek. Just realize the impossibility of answering this question logically. To give you an exhaustive...

What can I do about the constant tension in my head that interferes with my ability to think clearly?

Oct 15, 2019 | Question & Answer

I don’t know the exact cause of your tension from your question. It could be mental or physical. To help, my personal experience when having tension is that for me there can be two main causes: (For you, there may be other causes as well, such as an unknown or known...

What does burnout do to your brain?

Oct 12, 2019 | Question & Answer

I am not medically qualified to answer your question. This is a research topic and you can check scientific journals etc. for a scientific answer. However, if you asked this question to learn more about how to heal burnout, I would suggest you consider this analogy...

As a writer, do you feel that exercise helps spur your creativity? If so, is there a particular activity you like to participate in to help get the juices in your brain flowing?

Sep 28, 2019 | Question & Answer

Firstly, I would like to point out an aspect of exercise that I think helps with creating more flow. It is breath awareness and body awareness. Normally, humans are conditioned to keep their attention mainly in their forehead region in their thoughts. For women, their...

Liberation from All Addictions – The Case of Smoking

Dec 28, 2017 | Article (Translated From Turkish)

Hello friends, In this article, I will tell you how we can be free from our addictions in general and how we can quit smoking in particular. I felt the need to add this sentence when I was in the middle of writing the article: Since this is an article that touches on...

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

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

How Not to Earn Money From a Job and Still Be Happy, and Survive

Jun 21, 2015 | Article

Well, you gotta get money from somewhere. If you spend it, you need to get it from some source. But it doesn't mean you have to earn it. Money is something that most humans living in the civilized world think is valuable. Take your wallet full of money and take...

Centered, Feeling Greater Energy

Aug 26, 2014 | Blog Post

I am feeling centered. I feel energy is built up in my body. It is a feeling of health and is like the feeling of having had a good rest and having eaten and digested the food. A feeling of not being hungry. Being ready for action. A sense of fullness. I am doing...