Jill/Jerry/ Anger

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Thank you for your very thoughtful post Jill. I love and greatly appreciate

your depth and wisdom and understanding. You are right in that we all love

Jerrysan Rinpoche. I liked what you said below Jill.

 

Love to all

Harsha

 

Jill: I was reading Pema Chodron's book, The Wisdom of No Escape last night.

In

it she spoke of the sangha (below) and I thought of you, Jerry, and the

opening

up we saw you go through in your post. We all think of you with love and

support, even when you are real pissed off.

 

"Taking refuge in the sangha means taking refuge in the brotherhood and

sisterhood of people who are committed to taking off their armor. If we

live in a family where all the members are committed to taking off their

armor, then

oneof the most powerful vehicles of learning how to do it is the feedback

that

we give one another, the kindness that we show to one another."

 

All the best to you, Jerry,

 

Jill

 

 

Eggers, Jill [eggersj]

 

 

Dear Jerry,

 

I read your post below on anger the day you wrote it but did not have time

to

respond. I thought about it all weekend.

 

When you were angry with Jan, I thought that was uncharacteristic. But I

don't

think there is anyone on this list, Jan included, who is not aware of the

difficult things you have been through of late, and the inclination of

myself

and I am sure everyone on the list it to bear with you in loving support.

It is

good that we have a place in this satsangh to open up to our difficulties

and

get a bit out of control when necessary and know this is a safe place to do

it.

 

You remember how hot and hostile things used to get on the K list a year or

so

ago, the raging arguments? It drove a number of people off the list

regularly.

One of the beautiful things about this group, , is the close,

supportive community Harsha has nurtured through his love and affection for

us

all. He makes us all feel that we are close to his heart and our well being

is

a central concern. This kind of supportive, communicative feeling grew

enormously after the retreat some lucky members took this summer; it has

been a

pleasure to watch that grow.

 

I was reading Pema Chodron's book, The Wisdom of No Escape last night. In

it

she spoke of the sangha (below) and I thought of you, Jerry, and the opening

up

we saw you go through in your post. We all think of you with love and

support,

even when you are real pissed off.

 

"Taking refuge in the sangha means taking refuge in the brotherhood and

sisterhood of people who are committed to taking off their armor. If we

live in

a family where all the members are committed to taking off their armor, then

one

of the most powerful vehicles of learning how to do it is the feedback that

we

give one another, the kindness that we show to one another."

 

All the best to you, Jerry,

 

Jill

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