My first meeting with Plamen was four years ago. I was 21 then; I had everything I wanted. I studied what I wanted; I had a partner by my side who I adore to this day, loyal friends surrounded me, I did what I loved, I traveled to beautiful places, and I went to various art courses that I wanted. I also had my parents alive and well, and a funny brother; I felt beautiful, but I still felt like I was missing something, I felt empty, and I didn’t seem to be doing what I came for. It was hard for me to even say it out loud.
I heard that the people around me had real problems; I had no right to complain or say that I felt sad and confused and that I was missing something, provided that even I did not know what it was. One day, when I decided to share how I felt with one of my closest friends from high school, with whom I rarely hung out because she traveled a lot, she had last come home from Bali. Then my friend replied that she knew what would help me and that it was okay to trust her. She told me briefly about Plamen’s seminar Alchemy of Consciousness, which took place a few days later. I had to decide now whether to sign up or not and give a deposit in case I decided to go. Then I opened my wallet, and I remembered that I had the exact amount of money I needed, and I decided that this was a sign. That’s why I did it; since then, life has been radically different.
The first day when I met Plamen, I rebelled a lot. I remember seeing him and saying to him that he didn’t look like a spiritual master – he wasn’t old, he didn’t have a beard, he wasn’t super thin, because I had heard that spiritual teachers were being fed by the sun and that he had to be super thin and to speak mysteriously. He was the exact opposite of the idea I had. I told myself I would give him a chance, just because of my friend. I questioned everything he said, and after a few hours of lecturing, I wondered if I should leave when it came time to meditate. Hahaha, not only did I listen to crazy things, but to meditate now?! It is impossible for me; I don’t even have a fantasy, let alone a gift, to see elements in me. I was quite stressed.
Of course, I tried; everyone did it; it was awkward for me to leave, but it turned out that I could see and even feel different things – “wow, I have a fantasy,” I thought. On the second day, as my friend instructed me, I sat next to Plamen, and the meditations seemed real. He helped me a lot; whole movies started to be shown to me. I think I believed then that I seemed to be meditating. After the seminar, we had to meditate alone for 21 days; I rebelled again and wondered – how meditation could change my life and do everything I had heard about at the seminar. I didn’t believe it, but I did it – I said to myself, something could happen, let’s see. At the same time, I wanted so much to check if Plamen was right that I started reading about the topics he was talking about but by other teachers. When something coincided with several different authors, I tested it on myself. So I began to trust what I heard and meditated more boldly.
It was time to attend the most discussed seminar among his students – “Awakening of the Enlightened Heart”- but I had already trusted him to some extent. The first thing we did at the seminar was hold all the people in a circle and close our eyes. So many thoughts about that I was in a sect went through my head at that moment, and I was very scared; I prayed to the Lord to protect me, so I got sick and left the circle. I wanted to leave, but Plamen stopped and came with great concern to ask me how I was and then I don’t know what he did, but everything changed as if I felt his true goodwill and desire for help.
I realized that he does it for me, not for himself, not to prove himself to me or to gain something from me, but to help me understand myself. I realized that I was wrong, afraid of the unclear and that without trust in it and the processes, I would not see a result. I was used to understanding everything at school and university, and here something extremely different and new was happening that I felt ignorant about. People talked about energies, about sensations; I didn’t even know if I felt anything. I had lost so much connection with myself; I had no idea what was happening. A complete mess ensued in my head, and my life; the interests I had before my meeting with Plamen faded, and new ones arose, far more real and satisfying.
I told myself that I had lived in delusion so far; I even felt sorry for the people around me who thought they were happy. They had not experienced this incredible feeling of true contentment and connection with themselves, had not heard their true desires, and were living by inertia. I wanted to help them, and of course, I started with my boyfriend; I took him to Plamen’s camp as soon as possible. He was impressed and didn’t feel the distrust felt at the beginning. It turned out that my boyfriend was progressing very quickly in his realizations, so together, we took into a very interesting new world, far more meaningful and joyful.
Thanks to everything I learned from Plamen, I also improved my physical health apart from my emotional world. I often had sore throats, and when I was healthy, I had a bad cough, and the doctors didn’t know why, so I was taking medications. My doctor and my mother had already given up on me; antibiotics did not help me with angina. Then I started practicing Plamen’s meditations and walking in the mountains. I learned from him that my emotions and feelings caused my physical ailments, which were very common. I haven’t had a cold for four years or taken medication. My life has changed when it comes to caring for myself.
Another very important aspect was my communication with my parents, especially with my father. Before I met Plamen, I didn’t talk to my father, I just shouted at him or got annoyed at him, and he was so good to me – I thought it was normal for a young person. Learning from the seminars on how to communicate, my understanding and respect for myself and other people sharpened, and my connection with my parents became much stronger. We do not shout, get angry or judge others; I feel support, strong care, and love. Now all my friends, even some of my bosses, have gotten in touch with Plamen’s knowledge – through lectures, seminars, or Christmas parties.
I live a new, more conscious, emotionally and physically healthy life !!!! And I pass all this on to the people around me. Thank you, Plamen !!!
