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Z Repor
2026
Ahu Birlik
Jan 31 min read


ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
Doğru soruları sormak neden önemli neden olmuyor nasıl olur

AHU BİRLİK
Dec 2, 20252 min read


ACTION – REACTION
When someone reacts, most people blame the one who reacted.They judge harshly, criticize, yet the true cause of that reaction is their own action.But somehow people see only the reaction — because their eyes look outward, and therefore they cannot see within, cannot see themselves. Yet from a distant place, from the void, everything is visible exactly as it is…Living life from that place, seeing others from there, having the courage to see not only your light but also your da

EMİNE NALÇACI MAVİŞ
Dec 1, 20251 min read


ENTER THE NEW YEAR WITH REIKI
AN ENERGETIC AND MINDFUL START TO 2026… Year-ends represent powerful thresholds where we evaluate the past and reshape the future. Beyond physical goals, people today seek spiritual balance and energetic cleansing. Reiki, at this point, stands not merely as a “spiritual technique” but as a practice of awareness that restores our energetic system. Entering 2026 with Reiki can open a meaningful doorway for those wishing to enhance inner awareness and regulate their life force e

İSMAİL BÜLBÜL
Dec 1, 20252 min read


WELL THAT'S LIFE SOMETIMES
While the Lion was working in his garden, he heard a sound. It was a bird — poor little thing! The Lion couldn’t just leave the bird there. “Let’s bandage your wing,” said the Lion. “This will make you feel better.”“Look, the other birds have flown away. But don’t worry,” he added, placing the bird among his mane, on top of his head. “You won’t be cold here.” From then on, a life for two began for the Lion.He had been alone until the bird came.He hadn’t done anything to make

ZARİFE TARAKÇI
Nov 6, 20253 min read


EITHER YOU’RE FAST OR YOU DON’T EXIST
If you’re not fast, you get crushed in that pace. You disappear. Anyone who falls behind the speed the city demands ends up underfoot. I...

ZARİFE TARAKÇI
Oct 1, 20255 min read


SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT
The rhythm of modern life has reached a dizzying speed. Every hour brings a new agenda item, a debate exploding on social media, or an...

İSMAİL BÜLBÜL
Oct 1, 20252 min read


MY ROSE GARDEN🌹
Bir arkadaşım bana bir gün ‘Artık uzun bir filmi şöyle arkama yaslanıp baştan sona izleyemiyorum. Kısa kısa reels izlemekten konsantrasyonum kalmadı.’ demişti. Evet öyleydi gerçekten. Ne kadar ürkütücü değil mi? Onu bırakın kendi kendimizle bile yarım saat kalamaz olduk. Hep bir şeylerle meşgul ediyoruz aklımızı. Sosyal medya bizi zehirliyor mu gerçekten?

ŞEBNEM HOŞER
Sep 1, 20252 min read


Emotional Resilience
Emotional Resilience is described as the ability to cope with stressful situations in life and adapt to difficulties. The Turkish...
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Sep 1, 20252 min read


I Am Who I Am
Dear Souls, On the path of life, instead of competing with others, we must turn inward and face ourselves. That is what I have always...

İSMAİL BÜLBÜL
Sep 1, 20251 min read


COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS / INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT REIKI – PART 2
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS / INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT REIKI
Ahu Birlik
Sep 1, 20254 min read


THE TIME TO LET GO
When you're angry, sad, overwhelmed, anxious, or panicked, you're told to stay calm and take a deep breath. The focus is always on...

EMİNE NALÇACI MAVİŞ
Aug 1, 20251 min read


OUR LIFE SITUATION AND PERCEPTION
As life flows on, sometimes we are not very satisfied with what life brings us. Maybe we want to change the company we work for, maybe...

GÖKÇE YILMAZ
Aug 1, 20252 min read


ENDLESS TASKS
For many years, I worked in high-demand departments of multinational companies. In such environments, keeping things running smoothly...
Aydın Yakupoğlu
Jul 4, 20252 min read


DUALITY
Someone with not an ounce of ego can manifest in the present moment. When ego is gone, you can’t really want anything; you focus on the...
Ayla Güneş
Jul 1, 20252 min read


THE SHADOW AND RELATIONSHIPS
“İnsan yaşamının esas gailesi; kendi tedavisidir, yani kendi eksikliklerini tamamlamak, çatışmalarını çözümlemek ve...

YASEMİN KAYA
Jul 1, 20258 min read


CREATION THAT COMES FROM BALANCE
Let’s imagine a world where there are thoughts, but no emotions are generated in response to those thoughts. Or, there are emotions, but...

SULTAN MERVE GÜZEL
Jun 1, 20252 min read


WHAT IS MISSING INSIDE ME?
We have everything… or so it seems. But something is always missing. We laugh, we succeed, we acquire, we share… and yet our eyes are...

SEHER BAKIM
Jun 1, 20253 min read


TO MY DEAR MOM
Dear readers of Varoluş Magazine, I don’t know if I’ll ever give this letter to my mother, but I am determined to write the summary of my...

AYDIN YAKUPOĞLU
May 1, 20254 min read


LEVEL OF INNER PEACE
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...

AYLA GÜNEŞ
Apr 1, 20251 min read


SELF LOVE
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...

SULTAN MERVE GÜZEL
Apr 1, 20253 min read


“CONNECTING THE DOTS – A CONSCIOUS DREAM WHILE AWAKE”, PART - 3
Hello dear readers of Varoluş Magazine. In our previous chapter, we explained how the ego and subconscious work, using examples. Now, we...

AYDIN YAKUPOĞLU
Apr 1, 20254 min read


NEW HABITS, A NEW YOU
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?...

SEHER BAKIM
Apr 1, 20253 min read


“CONNECTING THE DOTS – A CONSCIOUS DREAM WHILE AWAKE”, PART - 1
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...

AYDIN YAKUPOĞLU
Apr 1, 20253 min read


"CONNECTING THE DOTS – A CONSCIOUS DREAM WHILE AWAKE" - PART 2
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...

AYDIN YAKUPOĞLU
Apr 1, 20254 min read


A PATH TOWARD LIVING: NEUROPLASTICITY
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...

SELİN BİNAY
Mar 11, 20253 min read


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

YASEMİN KAYA
Mar 11, 20255 min read


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

GÖKÇE YILMAZ
Mar 8, 20251 min read


THE ONLY SOLUTION TO ALL PROBLEMS
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...

EMİNE NALÇACI MAVİŞ
Mar 3, 20251 min read


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

EMİNE NALÇACI MAVİŞ
Mar 3, 20252 min read


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

AYDIN YAKUPOĞLU
Mar 2, 20252 min read


POSITIVE (FOR LIVING WELL)
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...

ZARİFE TARAKÇI
Mar 1, 20253 min read


TO BE PRESENT OR NOT
The Ultimate Point of All Practices, Teachings, and Disciplines The cradle of enlightenment and healing—the final destination of all...

AHU BİRLİK
Mar 1, 20253 min read


TO KNOW OR NOT TO KNOW
Knowledge is ever-changing. When I explain what I know, I am actually recounting the past. If I question knowledge, I am questioning the...

AYLA GÜNEŞ
Mar 1, 20252 min read


HOW TO INCREASE MY ENERGY?
Our holistic energy depends on our four energy bodies, whose quantity and quality are variable. These are the four fundamental pillars of...

AHU BİRLİK
Mar 1, 20253 min read


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

SEMA KUŞÇU
Mar 1, 20253 min read


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

ARZU SEZGİN
Feb 24, 20253 min read


THE BLACK DOT
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...

EMİNE NALÇACI MAVİŞ
Feb 24, 20251 min read


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

SELİN BİNAY
Feb 24, 20252 min read


SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR TOUGH TIMES
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Haruki Murakami Throughout our lives, both individually and collectively, we encounter...

AHU BİRLİK
Feb 24, 20252 min read


BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS & THE CONCEPTS OF PAIN AND SUFFERING
The core of Buddha’s teachings is centered on the cessation of suffering and the principles that guide the path to enlightenment. The...

GÖKÇE YILMAZ
Feb 24, 20253 min read


Staying Focused During Tough Times: A Guide to Coping with Grief and Uncertainty
“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...

BEYZA TUNCA
Feb 21, 20253 min read


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

ZARİFE TARAKÇI
Feb 21, 20254 min read


WHAT I LOVED MOST IN LIFE WAS MAKING MISTAKES
The word hata, which entered our language from Arabic, means mistake or error. In society, behaviors and words that are deemed...

ZARİFE TARAKÇI
Feb 1, 20252 min read


A PINCH OF HEALING FOR NEW BEGINNINGS – A PINCH OF REMEDY FOR THOSE STRUGGLING
We have left another 365 days behind on the calendar; meaning the Earth has completed another orbit around the Sun, and we are welcoming...

AHU BİRLİK
Jan 1, 20253 min read


OH NO, I'M STARTING A NEW JOB
Career Change: A Professional and Emotional Journey A career change is not only a professional shift but also an emotional journey....

BEYZA TUNCA
Jan 1, 20252 min read


THE NATURE OF HUMAN, THE HUMAN OF NATURE
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...

ARZU SEZGİN
Jan 1, 20252 min read


TIME TO GET OUT OF THE AMYGDALA
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...

SULTAN MERVE GÜZEL
Jan 1, 20253 min read


A GIFT TO OURSELVES IN THE NEW YEAR (DEFAULT MODE NETWORK)
In last month’s article, we discussed how the brain works more when we stop thinking about anything, and this state is called the...

ARZU SEZGİN
Jan 1, 20252 min read


A SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVE ON FORGIVENESS
“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...

YASEMİN KAYA
Jan 1, 20257 min read
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Hello The New Year!
Dear Varoluş Magazine Family, We are leaving another year behind together. With every issue and every sentence, we are on a journey that continues to grow and take deeper roots. This magazine is, in fact, the result of our shared effort and our shared dream. Our Editor-in-Chief, Beyza Tunca , our Editor Esra Yılmaz , and our Graphic Designer Aydın Yakupoğlu are each invaluable companions who shape the spirit of Varoluş . I thank them wholeheartedly. And of course, to all our


Z Repor
2026


Great Grace
Ocak 2026


Welcome 2026!
As we leave 2025 behind, I hope you, too, are taking time to reflect on the year—its lessons, its reckonings.
One of the most important ways we grow as human beings is by learning from what we live through and moving forward with that learning.


ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
Doğru soruları sormak neden önemli neden olmuyor nasıl olur
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