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60 SECOND INTERVIEW WITH ERKIN BEK BY YOGA MAGAZINE

Express yourself honestly and totally. If you are not going to do this there is no need to bother. Be subtle; listen<br>to yourself and the world carefully. Don’t try to make up stuff. Express what is really true

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60 SECOND INTERVIEW WITH ERKIN BEK BY YOGA MAGAZINE

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  1. 60SECONDINTERVIEW Whatstyleofyogadoyoupractice,andwhatledyoutothatparticularstyle? Iadheretotheso –calledRajayoga.Rajayogadealswiththeultimate,thelaststeptoself-realisation.Itisafter youhavepracticedallyourphysicalpostures,youhavebreathedallthebreathingexercises,youhavechanted allyourchants,youhavereadallyouwantedtoread.Rajayogastandsattheveryendoftheyogajourney.I havecometothisasanevolutionattheendofallyogapractices.Rajayogaisthelaststeptowards enlightenment.Rajayogaisnotaboutlearning.Rajayogaisaboutself –experience.Nomoreexercisesare needed,nomorejourneyisrequired.Rajayogaisaboutself-manifestation.Rajayogaisattheendofalljourneys. Itisanarrivalinabsoluteself-contentment.Thisappealstome,thisiseverything. Whendidyoufirststartwritingpoetry? IstartedwritingwhenIstartedtogetabsoluteclarityaboutexistence,aboutmeditation,aboutenlightenment.It wasawaytoexpresstheseviewsinaconcisemanner,inaveryshortwayofexpression.Iamnotaproponentof lengthytextbooksandalwayssoughtforshortandconciseexplanationsinanything.WhenIhaveattainedmy perfectcontentment,Iwishedtoexpressmyselfinaveryconcisemanner,somethingverydirectyeteasily understandable.Achievingself-contentmentisachievingyourtotalityandwhenyouexpressthat,whenyouare overflowingwithfullness,theriverstartstoflowanditstartedtoflowintheformofpoems.Itflowedasa spontaneousandhonestexpression.Thatwasseveralyearsago. Wheredidyougetyourinspirationforyourpoems? Idrawitfromallflowsoflife,numerouseventsoflife,encounterswithdifficultsituationswithjoyfulmoments, withvariouspeople,sometimessomebodycanaskaquestionandtheresponseisapoem.Mymaininspiration forwritingpoetryistosharethesenseofperfect contentment,tosharewithadearhumanbeinghowtoknowoneselfbetter,tosharewithadearfellowand shedmorelightontheessentialhumannature,wherehappinessisalwayspresenttoinspirehumanbeingsto bereadyforhappinessnomatterwhathappensinlife. Blisslivesinthecentreofeveryhumanbeing; myworkistorevealthat.Myinspirationistoinspireyoutoreach yourperfectcontentment,toreachhappinessthatbecomespermanent.Thisisworthwriting; everypoemis directedatthat. www.allhere.net Switzerland

  2. Whatarethepoeticthemesofyourbook ‘AllHere’? istomakeyounoticethat Themainandcentralthemeasyoucanseebythetitleofthebook 'AllHere’ whereveryoumaybeandwhoeveryouare,allisalreadyhereforyoutobehappy. Itislikefindingahomeinsideofyou.Onceyouexperiencethat,thenyouareathomewiththeentireworld andwithwhatevermaybehappeningwithyou.Everythingisalreadyhere; allthepoemsbringyouinthis direction. Thepoemsaremeanttotakeyouintoaprofoundself-reviewandcontemplation.Theyaredirectedatself- examinationandexaminationoftheworldinfrontofyou.Suchexamination isproposedbywayofdescriptionofahumanbeing,bydescribingwhatismeditation,bygivingaglimpseof whatisbliss,whatisenlightenmentandwhatisabsolutefreedom.Thesearethecentralpillarsofhappiness addressedthroughveryshortandconcisewritings.Itisaveryreaderfriendlywaytoapproachthesesubjects throughshortpresentations. Theirideasaretosharethesenseoffulfilmentandbringittothisverymomentoflife.Thereisalsosome artworkthatisincludedinthebooktoaddtheflavor,thehintofthepowerofcontentment.Iinviteyouto examineitforyourself. Doyouthinkthereisanysimilaritybetweenmeditationandpoetry? Thereisabsolutesimilarityinasensethatbothareabouthonestself-expression.Itisanabsolutecorrelation. Inbothcasesreachingandexpressingyourdeepestexistenceisthewaytogo. Doyouhaveanyadviceforbuddingpoets? Expressyourselfhonestlyandtotally.Ifyouarenotgoingtodothisthereisnoneedtobother.Besubtle; listen toyourselfandtheworldcarefully.Don’ttrytomakeupstuff.Expresswhatisreallytrue. www.allhere.net Switzerland

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