Welcome Steve

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/02/2000 8:17:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

stevenmc writes:

> 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....

>

Hi Steve...

 

So happy you are here! I read your rose and dream post, and it immediately

made me want to go and find a rose to fully experience. Have you tried a

plum yet? (see Antoine archives for a delectible experience!) I've only

done this with sunsets, sunrises, and people. When all judgements, opinions,

views, etc. are let go of with friends, family, and strangers also, as you

did with the rose, their true aromatic flavour and beauty comes into being

too -- quite a beautiful sight!

 

Thanks for your response to Christina... what beauty and wisdom we have in

this satsangh.

 

Love,

xxxtg