About
Hello, my name is Petros and I welcome you to my website.
From a young age I was characterized by my curiosity about human nature. I really enjoyed studying people, and I was always trying to understand their way of thinking and behaving. While superficially, it seemed that each person was unique, as I became more attuned to the people around me, I started to recognize some commonalities between then. I realized that behind the facade, most people harbored feelings of uncertainty, insecurity, anxiety and fear, which were the driving emotions behind their behavior and overall approach to life.
Growing up, I began to recognize, with great regret, that these feelings were slowly beginning to dominate in my own life as well. Regardless of what I had accomplished, or what I had acquired, I always ended up with a dark cloud hanging over my head. The little happiness I experienced, from time to time, was very fragile and fleeting. Despite all my the efforts, the long lasting happiness I was looking for remained very elusive.
Coming to terms with the futility of my efforts, I began to search for alternative ways of approaching happiness, and naturally I turned to spirituality, as it seemed to be the only way to go beyond the ephemeral pleasures of life and into a more lasting state of contentment and joy.
My spiritual journey was one of many paths. I studied many spiritual systems and religions, eastern and western philosophies of life, and everything in between, but regardless of all the new knowledge I had acquired I was still in the same situation as before. The person with the problems, the ups and downs, likes and dislikes, was still there without noticeable changes. The only thing that had changed was the nature of the desires and nothing more. Instead of material things, I was now pursuing knowledge and good spiritual experiences, things that offered temporary relief, but not the long lasting and unalloyed happiness I was after.About 5 years ago, while still searching for a way to find balance in my life, I stumbled upon the teachings of Sri Ramana which became the catalyst for a profound transformation in my life. As soon as I read Nāṉ Ār? (Who am I?), it felt like a veil had been lifted and for the first time I really understood what the root cause of my suffering was. This clarity, which Sri Ramana bestowed on me, was like the master key which decrypted all the the knowledge I had about spirituality. It suddenly became apparent that all the great sages of the world, regardless of tradition or era, spoke of the same truth - a truth that is so obvious, so simple, and so close to us, yet we insist on making it complicated and inaccessible. As Rumi said, "we wander from room to room looking for the diamond necklace that is already around our neck!"
For me, this aimless wandering ended when Sri Ramana entered my life. He dispelled every confusion and doubt I had, and showed me the path that leads to liberation.
With Gratitude,Petros
