Personal Development

If your body is content, this is called health. If your body is very content, this is called delight. If your mind is content, you are...

Where the windows of the mind open, the view encountered becomes the moment one lives in.Everyone’s window is different; even if they are...

Hello dear readers of Varoluş Magazine. In our previous chapter, we explained how the ego and subconscious work, using examples. Now, we...

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Do you wash your face, check social media, or look at your work emails?...

Hello Readers of Varoluş Magazine, Due to work commitments, I had to take a break from writing for a while. Once I got things back on...

Hello dear readers of Varoluş Magazine,I'm beginning the second part of a series you’re going to truly enjoy. As you may recall from the...

MY DEAR READER, HAVE WE SIPPED OUR TEA AND COFFEE AND THOUGHT ABOUT LAST MONTH'S QUESTIONS? Do you think we have merely survived, or have...

"There is no path that leads to happiness. The path itself is happiness," says Buddha... The path rises, falls, challenges, nurtures, and...

Would our interactions with people and other living beings be easier if all our boundaries were as clear as the dividing line between the...

If there is no question, there is no problem. If there is a question, then there is also a problem. A sleeping person believes that...

As time passed, within the infinite realm of awareness inside me, I unknowingly established a state built upon countless thoughts—big and...

Mr. Congratulations had worked tirelessly all his life. Life had exhausted him, and now all he wanted was to rest at home. For many...

Whatever I Feared Came Upon Me Whatever I ran away from fell right into my hands. Whatever news I dreaded hearing was announced through a...

The Ultimate Point of All Practices, Teachings, and Disciplines The cradle of enlightenment and healing—the final destination of all...

Knowledge is ever-changing. When I explain what I know, I am actually recounting the past. If I question knowledge, I am questioning the...

Our holistic energy depends on our four energy bodies, whose quantity and quality are variable. These are the four fundamental pillars of...

LIGHT AND BREATH Are we aware of how much meaning we place on ourselves, our surroundings, and our lives as spiritual beings who have...

Continuing from Last Month Last month, we discussed how our brains actually work harder when we pause (Default Mode Network). I find this...

The purpose of this writing is to free the reader from the captivity of their own mind, from the people in their thoughts, from the...

Do we truly understand the fine yet profound difference between surviving and living life? At first glance, they all seem like the...

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Haruki Murakami Throughout our lives, both individually and collectively, we encounter...

The core of Buddha’s teachings is centered on the cessation of suffering and the principles that guide the path to enlightenment. The...

“Life is not what happens to us, but how we respond to it.” – Epictetus A Morning in Istanbul: The Crushing Moments of Life Almost 21...

The movie ends. There's an explosion in the background, our brave hero approaches the camera with charismatic steps, and blows the...

The word hata, which entered our language from Arabic, means mistake or error. In society, behaviors and words that are deemed...

We have left another 365 days behind on the calendar; meaning the Earth has completed another orbit around the Sun, and we are welcoming...

Career Change: A Professional and Emotional Journey A career change is not only a professional shift but also an emotional journey....

I want to start this article by asking a question. Why did we come into this world? As beings living on the planet Earth, which exists in...

Are you the one managing your mind, or is your mind managing you? Do you generate thoughts based on your emotions, or do your emotions...

In last month’s article, we discussed how the brain works more when we stop thinking about anything, and this state is called the...

“HOLDING A GRUDGE IS LIKE HOLDING A BURNING COAL IN YOUR HAND TO THROW IT AT OTHERS” (Buddha) It continues to burn you from within as you...

Each new beginning carries the energy of renewal, transformation, and hope. Whether it’s the start of a new day, a new year, or a new...

Did you have breakfast today? How were you while preparing it? Was there any kind of ambition, effort-driven conditioning, or an...

TRANSFORMING HABITS Most of us create a New Year's resolution list, while many have given up on it for various reasons. In reality, we...

The concept we dismiss as "worldly affairs" is, in reality, the boundlessness of our desires—something we are all aware of. Is that why...

What a year it has been, right, my dear reader? How did it flow by like water so quickly? What happened to you in this past year? 2024,...

The Turkish Language Association defines “discipline” as follows: The state of strictly and carefully adhering to the written or...

Welcome to one of the biggest obstacles in both material and spiritual growth: Spiritual Bypass! What Is a Bypass and Why Do We Use It?...

True love is an emotion characterized by a deep connection, understanding, and commitment. Here are some key features of true love:...

THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING The ability to think positively is considered a powerful tool in helping individuals cope with challenges...

The Turkish Language Association defines “discipline” as follows: The state of strictly and carefully adhering to the written or...

You may have heard of the model introduced to the world by Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, also known as the Five...

He was advising his friend, "Waste yourself on those who deserve you." This sentence made me reflect on human relationships and...

The word "I" has multiple meanings in the Turkish Language Association dictionary. Its first meaning: Ego, First-Person Singular, The...

On the day I stepped into my 32nd year, I faced something I hadn’t really noticed before: Self-sabotage. Of course, like everyone, I have...

Duygularının ne kadar farkındasın? Olayları yaşadığın durumlarda ilk tepki olarak öfke, üzüntü, kaygı, mutluluk gibi duygular...

We have expectations from life, things we hope to experience. But how much effort do we put in for them? Or have we let go of the helm,...

Success is often associated with big goals and major steps. However, the path to success is usually paved with small, daily habits. Daily...

The relationship you establish with your parents and your inner child influences all areas of your life. Therefore, without healing the...

We have closed out an entire year and opened our newborn eyes to a new one. Each year comes and goes, but what truly matters is—are we...