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Dear Lujan,
We are very sorry for your loss and especially for Suma’s family. Life indeed is a mystery. You have made such a difference in each other’s lives in a relatively short time. Yet no time is short time. Small moments in eternity can create a real momentum for all of us.
We are currently staying on Navajo lands in Arizona. Navajo people call themselves Diné, which simply means ‘people’ in their language (they don’t especially appreciate being called Navajo as it is a Spanish invented word). We are blessed to be offered their ceremonial home to stay at, a traditional hogan, a living being as they say who witnessed generations of their people being born and die, suffer and be healed and families come together to honor and celebrate Mother Earth and each other. There is no floor in it, it is the red earth that we walk on, that we owe our physical existence to. They believe that the hogan chooses people who are to stay in it. The hogan has an opening in the middle and we can see the stars from our beds. We are not star people anymore, since we chose to enclose ourselves in-between the walls that have no soul. We are afraid of being exposed to the sun, rain and wind, hiding beneath our synthetic clothing and from each other. Staying here with no running water or electricity, on a barren arid land with its people who have been mistreated and have lost their ways but share their most sacred place with us, we look up at the billions of stars, and we feel overwhelming sadness and gratitude for all that has been lost, for all that is and all that’s yet to come. Life indeed is a mystery. And every moment counts. You count for us as much as the billion stars. And yet we’ve spent just short moments with you. Short moments that created some true momentums. You are the billion stars and we belong to you. In sadness and gratitude and with endless love. Chris and Dora
In endless love to you as well Chris and Dora.
Thank god you’ve still got the internet though 🙂
Lots of love. I miss you guys. Always wondering where you are.
It’s been five days since Suma has been gone. Through the whole of my life I have truly appreciated the precious moments that I have experienced, but never have I felt such sorrow and loss when Suma passed.
I’ve been feeling him every day for the last five days and on reflection I realized that I was only accompanied by this man for six months in Bali. The love and gratitude that flowed between us was profound. As I am still to this day mourning him in exactly the same fashion that I did the moment he passed, what I have learned from him is to appreciate the precious moments, and how delicate and profoundly short they are when you consider they can be taken from you.
I said to Mizpah yesterday, I’ve never been so affected, and this is only six months. He is truly the first person who has truly loved me, apart from my wife, and a few other precious individuals. As this revelry surged through me, I said to Mizpah, if six months has such a profound effect in terms of the longing that I will never find this friend ever again on this planet while I am living without him, what would I do as I looked at Mizpah, after 25 years with you, how would this affect me?
The preciousness of loving gestures are all that matter to me. These timeless moments that only last five minutes really. I realize that because of this event, truly what do I want in my life. Nothing but love and devotion from the precious people who have stated that they truly care for me, and I know who they are.
So this is my declaration. My ultimate intention. To be filled with gratitude and nothing but the honest embrace that will foster true companionship for the rest of my life.
Suma has made me a better person through missing him and more aware of the ultimate goals of my journey.
Dear Lujan, my deepest condolences.
It’s always a special fortune to have such heartfelt and reliable friends.
Love your new book.
With affection, Markus
With affection
im so sorry for you and for his family.
Suma was soo lovely and caring. it was a real pleasure to met him and be with him and to see you together, enjoying your time..
i’ll miss his smile and laughter and his kind heart..
love to you
thomas
love to you 2
thomas
Dear Lujan, This dedication has touched a well within me and sent ripples throughout my whole being. I am moved by your vulnerability and am touched by how open your heart truly is. I am humbled by how beautiful a heart can be. I am sending oceans of love your way. Thank you. And Suma, may your journey be as glorious as your time here on Earth and may you continue to touch those who you come into contact with, here and beyond. Much love.
Much love Dustin
Lujan, I am so sorry for the loss of your dear friend to this world. I know he lives in your heart and one day you will see him again.
Yes. The world is very mysterious.
thank you for sharing this beautiful photo
it makes me cry too.
the yes and no, the pain and the beautiful colorful confections which i assume are his work.
death and love are bittersweet…look at what a passing has produced on this board:
the open exchange of even more love and tears of joy.
love and tears of joy.
I never met Suma in person, but I did meet him, knew him. While reading Who am I, his friendship with Lujan touched me deeply, Suma made me smile with joy and softened me. And I am smiling now, thinking back at my time in Bali, when I was reading Lujans words and being introduced to Sumas open heart. Happiness. And there is sadness. Yesterday, when I received the message and your beautiful gesture, I could not say anything. I listened to the music, watched the symbols, feeling you, and Suma. All my love to you Lujan and Mizpah, and to you, Suma.
love love
i would like to express my gratitude to all of you. even though i did not have the pleasure to meet suma i am deeply grateful to see ,feel and be part of this beautiful network of hearts sustaining eachother. may it grow and welcome more beautiful souls to arise and shine upon eachother. thank you lujan for living the example of an open heart.
introducing my beloved wife to my grandparents, my grandfather said.
dear son … being part of your heart she has become part of ours.
so thank you lujan for opening our hearts toward this beautiful companion .. may beauty shine upon his path.
So much love to you
Dear Lujan,
I would like to express my gratitude for meeting Suma through your book and for being witness to a true, heart-to-heart, human connection. Your friendship with Suma made my heart softer, more humble and more open to the people around me.
Even if I didn’t meet him in person, I knew him and his magnificent, gentle heart, from your words.
Your friendship and dedication to one another changed my world.
Thank you, Suma.
Thank you, Lujan.
love to you
The dedication is a wonderful gesture. I wish you peace and love from Sonoma CA.
So much love to you 2
Thank you for this sweet introduction to your dear friend, and sharing your good-bye.
Happy trails, Suma!
So much love to you
We love you Suma.
So sorry for your (temporary) loss of this beautiful soul in your life. Your lovely testimonials to his life are an inspiration to us all. I am sure he is smiling.
So much love to you. Thank you for your input.
As I read, “Who Am I”, I was so deeply moved by yours and Mitzpah’s friendship and levels of awareness in service to Suma. I sensed his heart and beauty through your words.
I am deeply moved by this dedication and your loss. May he feel the love of so many as he transits through his next journey. Sending waves of love from Arizona. A’ho. <3
Arizona sounds like a beautiful place to be. For me it feels like home. Your loving words draw me towards that land.
I sense your love. I sense your devotion. On these waves we all travel and it is the only journey that is worth the path that is put forward before us.
Our hearts reveal our steps, even though they are hidden from us and seen by others. Or is it seen by us and hidden until others realize?
With deepest love and gratitude.
Such beauty….my heart is open and my tears grace my cheeks with this wisdom. A’ho.
Thank You Lujan, for sharing a piece of your heart with us. In doing so, we expand ours.
Departing in a new moon seems to be very auspicious. A new fresh beginning, a new journey, a new dimension. Travel well dear Suma, thank you for being
Here I am Lujan, and here is the message:
Dear Lujan, Mizpah and Suma,
Thank you for showing us that love is a gateway and the only one that matters. Suma was so cheeky! He looked after us in Bali as though we were his family, because we were your students. Your love for each other was profoundly touching – it is rare to see such trust and communion between strong men.
Am playing the track now.
Much love, my deep condolences and respect for this powerful time.
Marianne
Marianne I love you so much. You are such a joy.
Dear Mizpah, Dear Lujan,
After reading that chapter in “Who I am” just recently, I’m very sorry to hear that – you wrote and published it right in time(so to say) and your love & friendship for Suma is unmistakable – He looks like you have described him : A real Gentleman !
Lots of Love
I am resubmitting the interior of the book with a dedication page to him. The last weeks I felt that there was something wrong. He loved me so dearly and was so tenderly reaching out to me with these feelings of gratitude to me and I am now grateful to have participated in helping him regain his sight. I was just talking to Mizpah this morning that the last couple of months of his life were filled with joy because he could finally see again and no-one could sneak up behind him on the right and give him a fright.
He said to me don’t tell anybody that we’ve fixed my eyes, so that I can see what they are doing because they don’t realize I can see them now. This was our little secret for a while. He had such a wonderful sense of humor and an unbelievably open heart. I didn’t realize how much I loved him until this morning, even though I loved him so deeply. Isn’t it the way? You always appreciate in retrospect what you had when it is taken away unexpectedly. But I know in my heart where he is and how he feels and this is a beautiful thing for me to carry for the rest of my life as his last gesture towards me was so powerful.
We Love You Suma
Just to let everybody know, for those of you who are answering the blog post via email, it won’t make it onto this page unless you submit it here as well. I just got a beautiful message from Marianne and four other people. It would be a delight for everyone to see how Suma touched people’s lives when they were in Bali with him, as it happened with Marianne. I don’t know whether this will reach you Marianne, but what you wrote is beautiful and is an absolute reflection of what happened there.
Thank you Lujan … I knew Suma passed today ~ sometimes loved ones come to you prior to their passing knowing they are leaving soon ~ all in harmony and love ?
I am sorry for your loss, may his next walk be wonderful!
Thank you
Dear Lujan,
The world is a mystery and i am really grateful to have witnessed the loving friendship you have with Suma and his wonderful being!
I just had a dream where the most beautiful version of my father came to me to tell me that my mum had just passed away. I woke up to read your testimonial. I understand what is like when these things happen and i would like to tell you how wonderful it is to feel love so deeply even when it hurts!
Much love to you and Mizpah!
Big big hug!
Janina
Janina your heart is so raw and available. It is a blessing to have you in all of our lives.
This was a precious testimonial Lujan, with your beautiful friend Suma ~ ?heartfelt emotions gently seeped from the words on the page, so very touching.
To the mysteries of life unfolding, may kindness, love, and compassion, be the only hand that knocks upon our doors.
Blessings …Namaste’
love 2 u 2
What a beautiful testimonial, Lujan, both to this individual’s unique and sacred life and to the mystery that surrounds each and every one of us. Blessings.
Elizabeth you are so very beautiful.