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    Diary of a Holy Fool: A Seeker’S Journey on the Path of Self-Discovery
    Diary of a Holy Fool: A Seeker’S Journey on the Path of Self-Discovery
    Diary of a Holy Fool: A Seeker’S Journey on the Path of Self-Discovery
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    Diary of a Holy Fool: A Seeker’S Journey on the Path of Self-Discovery

    By Vincent Parmentola

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    Rumi wrote: Love came and became like blood in my body.
    Love came to Vincent Parmentola and became words on
    these pages. Diary of a Holy Fool is a great series of spiritual
    journeys filled with Love, Light, Poetry, the deepest Wisdom,
    and a map to the best states to live in: Fulfillment and
    Nirvana. Read and Reap.
    - Michael Modzelewski, author of INSIDE PASSAGES and ANGELES CREST

    In Diary of a Holy Fool, author Vincent Parmentola expresses his spiritual insights in a language rich in prose and poetry designed to capture the profound meaning of his phenomenal adventures while on the path of self-discovery. Inspired by the words of Jalaluddin Rumi, the great Persian poet (12071273), Parmentola traces his journey to find spiritual perfection and closeness to God. The path of enlightenment is a journey of the spirit and of discovering ones true self, the authentic being that abides at the very center of our consciousness and attempts to answer the eternal questions: Who am I? What is the purpose in my being here?

    This is a journey of wonder and surprises consisting of peaks, valleys, and the occasional plateau, when nothing seems to be happening, at least to the conscious mind. Parmentola recalls a time when outward success as a fashion designer was a distracting camouflage for the discontent rumblinga rumbling that led to his discovery of Rumi and the beginning of his journey of self-discovery.

    By sharing his exciting personal experiences and thoughts in Diary of a Holy Fool, Parmentola hopes to enliven, motivate, and encourage those with the desire to undertake their own journey of spiritual awakening.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateMay 16, 2012
    ISBN9781475915532
    Diary of a Holy Fool: A Seeker’S Journey on the Path of Self-Discovery
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    Vincent Parmentola

    Vincent Parmentola currently lives in Florida.

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      Diary of a Holy Fool

      A Seeker’s Journey on the Path of Self-Discovery

      Copyright © 2012 by Vincent Parmentola.

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      ENTRIES

      Gratitude

      A Note from the Author

      Genesis: A New Beginning

      A Step on the Path

      Pleading with God 1972

      The Opening

      The Virgin’s Tears Spring 1936

      Introduction to Fashion 1972

      Introduction to Yoga at the YMCA 1972

      Meeting the Guru: Swami Satchidananda 1973-1974

      Clearing the Lens of Perception

      The ARICA Experience 1975

      Life in Yoga Community Spring to Summer 1975

      Initiation by Swami Satchidananda Summer 1975

      Leaving the Fashion Field Fall 1975

      (This poem is to be read from bottom up.)

      Messianic Vision July 1977

      Eternal Presence of the Holy Spirit Summer 1977

      The Knower

      Retrieving the Inner Child at Jean Houston Workshop 1978

      My Dreams Live Me

      Meeting Brugh Joy Florida 1979

      Soliloquy

      E n fo l d m e n t

      My First Retreat with Brugh Joy 1983

      Healing at Brugh Joy’s Retreat Summer 1983

      Healing Time Day 2

      The Mandate at OM Hill 1983

      Call of the Mountains

      My Narrative 1979-1980

      Soma Training at Gainesville, Florida 1979

      Meeting Rumi 1993

      Authentic Self

      Forming the Authentic Self Society 1994

      Journey to the Center

      Introduction to Shamanism and Mapia community 1996

      The River journey to Mapia 1996

      Arrival at Mapia

      The Accident at Mapia

      Healing Hymn: Icarious

      Introduction to the Temple

      Care of Soul

      My Daime Experience 1996

      The Sequoia Retreat Center September 2009

      Release of Energy: Healing My Body 2009

      Empowerment by Rumi at the Sequoias 2009

      Spirit of the Ancient Ones: Leaving the Sequoias Summer of 1964

      Spirit of Zorba Summer of 1964

      Dancing Fools

      A Journey’s End and New Beginning

      Gratitude

      The following friends helped me prepare this book by critiquing and applauding what they read. Their many suggestions enabled me to create the various experiences that I share in this book.

      My sister Ermelina, my greatest critic, who has forced me to walk the talk and be an authentic example of what I espouse.

      Joyce Ananda Jarrett, whose editing brings clarity and impeccability to every page.

      Victoria Ann Johnson, my dear, dear friend whose persistence and encouragement motivated me to birth and deliver this diary.

      Many thanks to Maria Krajek for the beautiful front and back cover art design.

      I am extremely grateful for the three most influential teachers who have illuminated my life.

      Swami Satchidananda, who began my journey to discover self and God.

      Brugh Joy, my main friend, mentor, and guide for twenty-five years. He helped remove the veils that separated me from knowing my true self and recapturing the authentic Vincent.

      Rumi, an incredible mystic, poet, philosopher, and God-intoxicated lover who ennobles me by his words that bring greater clarity and meaning to my life.

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      A Note from the Author

      Because we are part of the universe higher consciousness is our birthright. We can realize this when we transcend the ordinary mind and experience an elevated state of awareness through the practice of meditation. In doing this, we release the ego’s perception as being separate from others and we begin to see ourselves as part of a broader cosmic identity. Once we achieve this higher level of consciousness, we then embrace the truth of our spiritual nature. Our mission in life is to maximize the potential of our consciousness to that state of awareness in which we can see that birth and death are indispensable to our creative process and help us to see the interconnectedness of all life.

      I welcome you to the most exciting adventure of my life, recorded here in Diary of a Holy Fool.

      Genesis: A New Beginning

      When does one actually begin a journey of the spirit? To cultivate the link with one’s spirit?

      I had to decide this question when I started to write my Diary of a Holy Fool. When did it actually begin? And when did I realize I am holy and a fool? Was it when, as a young child of eight, I noticed a tear rolling over the cheeks of the Virgin Mother at Our Lady of Grace Church in Brooklyn, New York? Or did it begin when my mother died and I felt abandoned and had to face life alone at the age of seventeen? No, I think it commenced in 1950 while sitting in a tent in Korea and wondering what it was all about and what I was doing in that foreign land. And what part of me was left home in Yonkers with the family? Perhaps it began when, in a state of great depression, I almost succeeded in taking my life with a lethal blend of alcohol and sleeping pills… but a friend came by just in time to sober me up with a cold shower followed by a long walk along the Charles River in Boston. The note I had left behind read, I will not live in a world without love. Once again I had been disappointed by another saga of unrequited love.

      It seems I always felt that no matter what life served me, I would ask, Is this all there is? Isn’t there more?

      Surely, after being disappointed with my first sexual encounter at the age

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