Meeting of the Message in Ankara today – June 12, 2013


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Hello friends,

Today, June 12, was the day of our weekly meeting of the Message, meeting of experiences.

Ayman was the first friend to arrive, he is our new Syrian friend, coming for the first time after having been with us in the previous days. Ayman arrived at 6:30 pm, one hour before the meeting and started helping Peter in the kitchen right away, doing the dishes. Fantastic and he did it with relish. A while later Zehra came, directly from her work at the market and then Mehdi and Handan. The first group came very early, chatting away while the indispensable chai. At 7:30 pm, Aylin and a friend of hers arrived and we continued happily talking in the kitchen. We decided to wait for Yüksel and two of his friends who had attended the Messengers’ Metting at the Park of Attigliano. They were late because they had to take a third friend, Atakan (who was also in Attigliano) to the hospital where a friend of his had died due to police brutality suffered the previous days. They arrived at 8:40 pm and again were warmly welcomed and hugs to Ayten who brought her beautiful daughter Silan, Özgur and Yüksel.
So 11 of us started the meeting. Aylin’s friend stayed in the kitchen washing glasses and saying that he didn’t want to participate that time, which isn’t a problem for us. 

Aylin and Handan prepared the ceremonies together, starting with the Service, which was carried out in a sweet and excellent way by Aylin, assisted by Handan. It was a very, very strong ceremony and very soft at the same time, with an experience of deep contact. Everyone had the same experience and confirmed the intensity. Aylin left a good time for the personal asking and we imagined that everyone asked in relation with what they are living now in Turkey.

We continued with the Well Being and it was clear to everyone that we asked for all the wounded in the violence of the last 10 days and for the good people of Turkey in general. We included also the good people in Syria who are also suffering very much, asked by Ayman. And of course, we included Atakan and his departed friend.

This ceremony was also very intense, as if we all entered another space, elevating ourselves as well as those whom we wanted to receive waves of Well Being and Light. The salita was charged with very high energy and the hugs were intense and long, transmitting very sweet emotions from one to the other. Ayten was very moved and Ayman expressed that he had never experienced something like today and thanked us for having invited him and that he wants to come very week. He also said that he hadn’t understood all of the Turkish words very well, but that it didn’t matter because something had taken him to other spaces in which he left very relaxed and which he needed. He will come by during the week because he wants to read the book in Italian (which we have in the library) since he understands Italian very well. Ayten and Özgur were very happy to experience again what they lived in Attigliano. Yüksel also had an illuminated face and looked very happy and thankful. Handan, Mehdi, Aylin and Zehra were also radiant. We don’t know exactly what happened, but something came to visit and to illuminate everyone’s hearts. Florent and Peter also did their experience in a strong co-presence of all the friends all over the world who have done askings for the Turkish people and it seemed that they were in the salita with us. Who knows maybe that’s why it was such a strong experience and something more. 

Yüksel, Ayten and Özgur brought an enormous box of cherries, so after the ceremonies we all went to the kitchen to eat lots of cherries accompanied by lots of joy.

Özgur, Ayten and Silan had to go home and with the other friends from the salita we went for a walk in Kizilay, saying good-bye to Yüksel, Aylin and her friend on the way. The 5 who stayed went to a cafe to have chai and said good-bye to Ayman on the way.

We ended this very joyful day, full of good feelings, taking Mehdi to his bus and saying good-bye to Handan in front of our house, she wanted to enjoy the beautiful evening by walking to her home.
We have a date with Handan tomorrow to meet her friend who is a social worker and wants to meet us. Also Mehdi, Yüksel and Ayman want to meet us tomorrow morning and a phone date with Aylin.

In the midst of so many problems and violence in these days, today there was a luminous bubble of Light. We hope it will be able to expand.

Below are more pictures.

A big hug to everyone,
Florent, Zehra, Mehdi, Ayman, Yüksel, Aylin, Handan & Peter









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