Digest Number 827

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. I've been suscribed to this group for a few months now, but I

have been too shy to speak up- you know how some groups are really clique-y?

But now, I feel like saying hello. So, hi- my name is Christina, I'm 17 years

old, and I want to meet/ talk with as many people as I can, considering

spirituality. My friends don't "get" my views, and my parents are open, but

only to an extent.

But anyhoo...I just wanted to come out of my little "cave", and I hope that

I can gain some insight (possible?) while I'm in here.

 

Namaste,

Christina

[Guest guest]

 

Maureen Benton [nannamo]

 

Hello everyone. I've been suscribed to this group for a few months now, but

I have been too shy to speak up- you know how some groups are really

clique-y? But now, I feel like saying hello. So, hi- my name is Christina,

I'm 17 years old, and I want to meet/ talk with as many people as I can,

considering spirituality. My friends don't "get" my views, and my parents

are open, but only to an extent.

But anyhoo...I just wanted to come out of my little "cave", and I hope

that I can gain some insight (possible?) while I'm in here.

 

Namaste,

Christina

 

 

Hi Christina. Welcome to the Sangha. Where did you learn Namaste?

 

Namaste

Harsha

[Guest guest]

Hello Maureen,

 

I have been extremely busy lately and when I came home tonite, there were

340 unread messages in my emailbox!!!!

I was brave enough to peek (as I am still and will be very busy through the

weekend) but I was drawn to open your message and what a pleasant surprise.

Welcome to the egroup. I look forward to your sharing here.

 

Love,

jessica

 

-

"Maureen Benton" <nannamo

 

Wednesday, November 01, 2000 7:25 PM

Re: Digest Number 827

 

> Hello everyone. I've been suscribed to this group for a few months now,

but I have been too shy to speak up- you know how some groups are really

clique-y? But now, I feel like saying hello. So, hi- my name is Christina,

I'm 17 years old, and I want to meet/ talk with as many people as I can,

considering spirituality. My friends don't "get" my views, and my parents

are open, but only to an extent.

> But anyhoo...I just wanted to come out of my little "cave", and I

hope that I can gain some insight (possible?) while I'm in here.

>

> Namaste,

> Christina

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back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than

the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness.

Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is

where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal

Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously

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[Guest guest]

Sorry Christina,

 

I called you Maureen.

 

Welcome Christina.

 

Namaste,

~jessica

-

"Maureen Benton" <nannamo

> snip

 

Namaste,

> Christina

>

>

[Guest guest]

Re: Digest Number 827

 

>Hello everyone. I've been suscribed to this group for a few months now,

but I have been too shy to speak up- you know how some groups are really

clique-y? But now, I feel like saying hello. So, hi- my name is Christina,

I'm 17 years old, and I want to meet/ talk with as many people as I can,

considering spirituality. My friends don't "get" my views, and my parents

are open, but only to an extent.

> But anyhoo...I just wanted to come out of my little "cave", and I hope

that I can gain some insight (possible?) while I'm in here.

>

> Namaste,

> Christina

>

Christina Hi,

Im also new here, but I fell I can escpecially indentify with you, because I

myself am only 18 years old and have and still am tackling alot the problems

that you mentioned.

 

One thing I knew that was particulary hard for me was having no one to speak

to about my views, and while absorbing as much as possibly from books I

really had no forum to form my own views or analyse the information I was

getting other than deep contemplation on the concepts and how they related

to me. I held on while bugging my friends trying to speak about my views to

them. I realised I was only trying to realise what it is I thought myself.

Well I can give you my opinion here which is that people do not like having

beliefs pushed down their throat in anyway (I know I don't) and if your

friends are not intrested in the subject there should be no push to make

them so. Do not try to loose your own friends, this will only hurt you and

your friends (i know I considered this) instead try to be as good as a

friend as you always were (if not better). After a rough period my friends

were very good about it all. I respected they were not intrested but I will

offer advice and spiritual wisdom if they are in trouble. They respect the

way I feel about things and do not interfere with that. I respect the way

they feel about things. It is not hard to build a harmony with beliefs of

any kind.

Well I started to ramble a bit there....

I hope to hear about your experiences and views....

 

Steve Mclachlan