In Touch with Something

Written by Kamyar Monday, 16 March 2009 21:41

Previously I have written about a dear friend of mine-Mohsen-in this blog. More than a year ago he moved from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur along with his family. Last week he was in Dubai for a few days and I got the chance to meet him for a couple of times. One of the occasions was a night at his friend's house, which I will refer to as Dr. Mohsen (yes, they both have the same names). It turned out to be a special night for me, and I am going to tell you why.

Where is the source of happiness?

Written by Kamyar Monday, 23 February 2009 12:37

Last week, at the end of a class, there were a few questions which we had to answer on the spot. A sort of personal reflection. One of the questions was "What in your current work and life are important sources of energy?" We had 30 seconds to write down what ever came to our minds on the spot.

Here is what I wrote down:
Learning about new ideas, specially about change, unity, innovation and education. More importantly when I share these ideas / dreams with my friends and they resonate, when I see other people who share the same concerns and dreams with me.

Two days after that class, I got the chance to talk with a dear friend of mine, Sahar, for a couple of hours. You can see her name and beautiful comments below many of my blog posts. It was one of those dialogues where after you are finished, you feel like you have evolved, as if something new has emerged whithin you. Not only you feel closer to your friend, but you feel closer to your core self, and you feel closer to everything around you. That's what I call an authentic connection. A dialogue will transform into a dance of unity. It's like you start dancing together, at the beginning one will lead, then the other, and this routine will evolve to a situation where something more than the partners starts to lead. You surrender to the flow and let it lead. Words and ideas come to your mind which you have never used them before. All the scattered dots in your head start to connect, and something new is born out of those connections. Amazing!

Following that dialogue, here is a video, dedicated to all, but specially to Sahar.

'the riddle of here' from Nic Askew on Vimeo.

A Song of Unity - Stand by Me

Written by Kamyar Tuesday, 17 February 2009 20:53

This song says, no matter who you are, no matter where you go in your life, at some point you are going to need somebody to stand by you ...

A New Chance to Do Something

Written by Kamyar Monday, 09 February 2009 17:33

Every day can be a new life, but only if we stop thinking about the past and worrying about the future. I have come to believe that, what stops us from being happy are those mental projections; sorrow of the past and fear of the future. Humanity has lost it's connection to what there ever is: this moment, NOW. And that is the source of all the sufferings. All our sufferings reside in our minds. Outside our heads, what ever is, just is, plain and pure, without any positive or negative labels.

Everyday is a new chance to smile, dance, sing, and do something new. Birds know this, and I have been a witness to it.

This short video made me smile all the day today:

'smile' from Nic Askew on Vimeo.