Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Dear Harsha, , "Harsha \(Dr. Harsh K. Luthar\)" > I love your bluntness Tim! Thank you. We support a diversity of > spiritual perspectives here. I guess we are just a wild and crazy > bunch in some ways. > Perhaps what you are saying is that all the nicey nicey stuff here > is contrived. Only to the extent that it when it isn't genuine or authentic, but imposed from 'outside' by a 'set of rules' -- then it becomes contrived. If a strong set of external 'laws' are necessary, then how does this reflect on us... are we assumed criminals that must have these controls imposed, are we automatically assumed to be violent and nasty *by default* so that these external controls are necessary, to keep the animal instincts that we are in check? That would be sad indeed if true... > I am not sure about that. The bottom line is that we are just > genuinely decent and good people and like to have fun without going > outside the bounds of common civility. The only thing I question is... who defines common civility? The definition of this varies from culture to culture, person to person, society to society. There are some generalities that make sense, such as personal, egotistical attacks are definitely not in the spirit of Satsangh... But when it gets to the point some people are saying "no swearing,no discussion of sex,nothing that could potentially arouse controversy"... then it becomes stagnant, sterile and dead. It becomes religious in the historical sense of religion... based on arbitrary "moralities" imposed on the public in order to please the lowest common denominator, in order not to potentally offend someone... the type of morality the right wing religious adores... Then authenticity, genuineness is stifled and the atmosphere becomes leaden, stale and dead. Love, Omkara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Dear Tim, I love both the NDS and HS. This summer i got to spend a weekend with Harsha and Jerry and 11 other beloved souls--i don't notice any censorship going on at HS; i do notice with pleasure an absence of the gratuitous insults and stupid jokes (notice--there are good jokes on HS!) and richochet posts that clog up my mailbox from NDS much as i love it...nora > --- > Only to the extent that it when it isn't genuine or authentic, but > imposed from 'outside' by a 'set of rules' -- then it becomes > contrived. If a strong set of external 'laws' are necessary, then > how does this reflect on us... are we assumed criminals that must > have these controls imposed, are we automatically assumed to be > violent and nasty *by default* so that these external controls are > necessary, to keep the animal instincts that we are in check? > > That would be sad indeed if true... > > > I am not sure about that. The bottom line is that we are just > > genuinely decent and good people and like to have fun without going > > outside the bounds of common civility. > > The only thing I question is... who defines common civility? The > definition of this varies from culture to culture, person to person, > society to society. > > There are some generalities that make sense, such as personal, > egotistical attacks are definitely not in the spirit of Satsangh... > > > > > > /join > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside 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 arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > > To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at > www., and select the User Center link from the menu bar > on the left. This menu will also let you change your subscription > between digest and normal mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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