Odilia Carmen Chirica

A man who had studied at many metaphysical schools came to Nasrudin. In order to show that he could be accepted for discipleship, he described in detail where he had been and what he had studied. “I hope that you will accept me, or at least tell me your ideas,” he said, “because I have spent so much of my time studying at these schools.” “Alas,” said Nasrudin, “you have studied the teachers and their teachings. What should have happened is that the teachers and the teachings should have studied you. Then we would have had something worthwhile.” —from " The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin" by Idries Shah Surface message The man believes knowledge comes from collecting teachings, schools, and ideas. Nasrudin says the opposite. Real learning happens when the teaching transforms you — not when you accumulate it. He studied teachings. He did not allow teachings to study him. Deeper meaning — “Which Way Round?” The title itself is the key. It asks: Do you examine tru...

The Last and the First Key The last key (for the knower) and the first key (for the seeker) is Embodiment . Not more seeking, not more refining of vision — but living what is already known with the whole being. The gate we stand before does not open by thought or by word, but by the weight of presence carried into each act, each step, each breath. It is the shift from seeing to being . From holding the flame to being the flame itself . That is embodiment — the silent authority of Truth expressed through us. From Embodiment to Trust The key to embodiment is Trust — absolute, lived trust. Trust that Truth is not elsewhere, not ahead, not conditional — but already here, breathing us. Trust that we don’t need to control, adjust, or protect — only to let ourselves fall fully into what is. Trust that nothing real can be lost in that surrender. Embodiment is not an effort but a release, and the key that turns it is trust. From Trust to Innocence The key to trust is Innocence. Not naïveté, b...

🜂 Built Upon the Rock “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell — and great was its fall.” (Matthew 7 : 24-27 ESV) In that passage, “these words of mine” refer to the entire teaching Jesus has just delivered in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5 – 7). It is his complete code for what he calls the Kingdom of Heaven — a life rooted in truth, mercy, and integrity rather than appearances . The essence of those words The Beatitudes – blessing the poor in spirit, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers. Inner purity over ...

"The crown of judgment is mercy.  The throne of mercy is judgment.  Their sacred union is wisdom."  Odilia Carmen “The crown of judgment is mercy.” Judgment, when purified—when no longer rooted in ego, fear, or projection— becomes the precision of Truth. And Truth, in its highest form, is not condemnation. It is liberation. To judge rightly is to see clearly . And to see clearly is to offer mercy to all illusion —even by cutting it down. Thus: True judgment = mercy that no longer allows distortion to survive. Not soft. Not cruel. Exact. Sacred.  “The throne of mercy is judgment.” Mercy, if real, does not collapse into appeasement or softness. It must sit upon discernment —the throne of clear vision. To be merciful is not to say “everything is fine.” It is to say: “I see you. I see what must end for you to live.” Real mercy judges what is false — not to punish, but to free .  “Their sacred union is wisdom.” When judgment and mercy are no longer opposites , but re...

In many traditions, truth is not sharp and cold , but alive , growing , centered in the heart — and here, green emerges . In the Chakra System: Anahata (Heart Chakra) is green. It is the center of the self — where lower and upper energies meet. Truth here is not just what is factual — but what is felt, aligned, and integrated . It is truth that doesn’t wound — it heals. Not truth from the mind, but truth from the inner knowing of love . In Sufi Mysticism: Green is the color of paradise , and the robe of the awakened ones . It’s associated with the truth of God , not just divine love but also divine justice . Not the soft truth — but the eternal one . In Nature’s Language: Truth is not an abstract concept. It is what grows when all masks fall away. Green is the color of what survives winter, fire, and death . It is the color of what returns — like a deeper truth surfacing after a long silence. The Green Heart as Truth: If someone sends you a green heart — and the conte...