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		<title>The Wondrous Spirit of Being</title>
		<link>http://yilmazalimoglu.com/2013/04/28/the-wondrous-spirit-of-being/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yilmaz Alimoglu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was neither frippery, nor an error in celestial choreography. He knew in his heart there is no separation between Beloved and Bride, dancer and dance. Dreams are no less material than they are vapor, and modern physics pays homage to sacred mysteries: particles, particularly. So if you ask if the story is the retelling [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=2873&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Silence</title>
		<link>http://yilmazalimoglu.com/2012/09/30/26092012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most valuable things in life are certainly not material belongings. Most of people’s facts are about countable things. Gifts such as love, faith, compassion, tolerance are among the most valuable and they freely reside inside each of us. It only takes some painful efforts to let them come into being through expression and commitment [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=4205&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The great mystic and the priestess</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She was perturbed. She thought the only thing that could protect her was her prayers. He thought that her silly superstitions and worries would fade away. She had the ability to survive any circumstance, especially when left without a choice. She had the endurance and resilience of a good human being. She wanted to start [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=2323&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Listening to the soundless voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[External form has no alternative but to express inner beauty. At first sight, the world may appear to collapse when &#8220;perspective&#8221; collapses, a frightening experience with fascinating results. If truth be told, it is often most wise to stay clear of one&#8217;s own mind&#8217;s machinations. A sincere seeker’s movement is a right move to the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=2760&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The purpose of religion in human life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I have personally experienced and observed is that the purest and most adored knowledge, poetry and artistic creativity have been inspired by signs from the divine. When we look deeply into western philosophy, we often find that individuals have, in essence, re-processed religious texts using different words, thereby removing the core of the divine [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=2652&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The beginning of the path</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an amusing world full of fast-talking, fast-moving midgets who operate vast communication systems gathering and relaying information.  Their information system is like an overgrown internet, and creators and users both are obsessed with trivia. They think if they get enough facts together they might understand themselves and other people. But most of their [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=3229&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Illusions are dangerous</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surround yourself with compassionate people or people who make a sincere effort to develop inner beauty, and lasting beauty. Don&#8217;t remove the loving pearl from the string of friendship; you may loose a lot more than just a person. An evil natured person keeps faith with none but with whispers of his ego. Stay away [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=3947&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Love is the only sane alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unconditional Love is two souls threading into each other, deeply and tightly, forever. Conditional love is a form of enslavement. It is a dehumanizing experience for the self and others, depriving individuals of their humanity. It is ugly and brutal. It is violent and cruel. It is an oppressive type of love. It is like [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=3920&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plays of Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I speak of my great uncle with enormous respect and affection. I saw him as a deeply spiritual person, but one who never spoke about the specifics of the religion of Islam. I once asked him about religion, &#8220;What do you think about God and religion?&#8221; My great uncle said, &#8220;I think it has something [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yilmazalimoglu.com&#038;blog=18308015&#038;post=3837&#038;subd=exploringtheheart&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Awakening The Sleeping Self</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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