Shams sees me as obsessed with lineage, even though I'm not. The fact that I bring it up and recognize it, doesn't mean I don't see it as a fantasy like every other thought, and unverifyable. I also think where a thought comes from matters.
He says he doesn't really get into winter holidays in his country, but I'm reading about Yalda Night, which is tonight I think.
"The longest and darkest night of the year is a time when friends and family gather together to eat, drink and read poetry (especially Hafez) and Shahnameh until well after midnight. Fruits and nuts are eaten and pomegranates and watermelons are particularly significant. The red colour in these fruits symbolizes the crimson hues of dawn and the glow of life. The poems of Divan-e Hafez, which can be found in the bookcases of most Iranian families."
There's a movie called Yalda: A Night of Forgiveness (2019). It's on Tubi.
Also reading about Mithraism, which is also a solstice celebration originating from Iran.
Topics of this blog: Personal Buddhist spiritual life and meditation. Specifics of my friendship with friend in Iran. Iranian culture, history, and current events. History of Buddhism. Images of Buddhism. Buddhist sites around Earth. What meditation stirs up for me. What I'm reading, studying, movies seen.
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