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Hello friends,
Today, Saturday, we met to talk about the book of Silo’s Message at the salita, with Handan, Mehtap, Zehra, Leyla (a friend of Zehra’s who participated other times), Eduardo and Peter. We started at about
13:30, having chai, chestnuts and some good sweets. We chose the chapter of the book that talks about light and soon there were questions about the luminous and transparent sphere of the service,
how to place it. Eduardo and Peter shared their personal experiences about the sphere and that everyone sees for themselves how it works for them. Then the participants expressed difficulties with their families and how to overcome suffering. We proposed to read together the Path, pausing after each paragraph, to exchange on how each one experienced the different parts. This was all translated into and from English by Mehtap. Handan translated into Turkish what she said in English.
At a certain point, an atmosphere between the participants began building and culminated in a catharsis. It was very interesting that this happen right when we were interchanging about the Path. After it
was very easy to see how we all have inner violence which sometimes projects itself outside with lots of force, even though nobody wants to, like something out of control. Even though it wasn’t the best
moment of the day, anyhow, it gave us the possibility of talking about this issue among many with a meditative attitude.
The meeting ended at about 16:00, Handan stayed at home with Eduardo and Peter talking about the fact that it isn’t easy this work with ourselves and in a team, that it takes a certain effort from everyone.
In this context we also talked about the “I” and how this “I” can give problems to oneself and others etc. In short, that we are all good persons, but sure, each one has their little inner monster and that
the work with the Book, in its different parts, helps inner reflection and in the intention of changing step by step in the desired direction, together with others.
So all very well and we could deepen, helped by a real life situation which was created.
At 17:00 we decided to go out to fix Eduardo’s phone and then we went to fetch Handan’s document in the center. Both intentions failed, in the sense that it was closed and the problem with Eduardo’s phone couldn’t be fixed. So we decided to go eat in Kizilay and we ended up at LeMan Kültür where we ate very well. After we went for a walk and Handan saw a scientist friend of hers, the same as yesterday, at a small table with two young girls at the Ormanci café. So we sat down with him and the girls at the small table, we introduced ourselves and started talking to them. One of the girls studies the piano, asked us what we were doing in Ankara and Handan spoke animatedly about the Message with her. The girl liked what we transmitted, so we invited her to the next meeting, giving her a calling card, showing her the web of Silonun Mesaji, where she can find the book and read it. She was thankful and we continued talking about various things, the international theatre festival Handan’s friend is organizing in Ankara on March 2013 together with the girl and other persons and other things. Clearly we couldn’t understand everything.
At 20:00 we said good-bye and Handan’s friend invited us to his house to eat together. We’ll see when the opportunity arises. Walking towards home we met other friends and colleagues of Handan and we
stopped to chat with them.
When we arrived at home, Handan said good-bye. She was going home and tomorrow she will go hiking in the mountains.
Yüksel was waiting for us at home and a while later Ayilin arrived, very happy. We spent some joyful moments together laughing a lot and having some good chai, Yüksel prepared. Again we spoke in this happy and free atmosphere of this possible and interesting process of change in the relationships of all these good friends who are part of the nucleus of the Message in Ankara.
Aylin left at 21:30 and agreed to meet with Peter on Monday at 14:00 to go to Yüksel’s office, since Peter doesn’t know where Yüksel works.
Tonight Eduardo and Yüksel will travel to Istanbul, they will come back on the 17th together with Nacho Martinez and Carlos Sanchez to participate in the weekly meeting and stay for some days.
It was a very rich day, exchanges and experiences and meetings with new persons.
A big hug to all,
Handan, Eduardo, Aylin, Yüksel, Mehtap, Zehra, Leyla and Peter
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