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Spinning...spinninG

Out of Control...

 

Hi Rumi, how are you?

I am spinning too...

 

How about if we dance together

Me and you?

 

---------

 

In the past few weeks, some responses to Poison Sky and Soldier Boy (which I

never posted to this list. I try to listen, I really do!!!)

 

1.Stop sending me this f*#^ng bullshi#!!!

 

2. Take me off your list. I do not appreciate any of the crap you have sent

me. I do not agree with your messages. They are full of distortions &

garbage.

 

3. This list has a spiritual orientation as described in the introductory

message. Please do not use it to

advocate political positions. Members who continue to disregard the list

charter will be put on moderation.

 

4. Your observation is quite valid and the referenced post (Soldier Boy)

has nothing to do with Advaita or related topics under discussion. When a

member violate the list policies and guidelines, then the violater's

privilege is curtailed and all postings from that member will be reviewed

before they are released to the list.

I do appreciate your compassionate email in support of the referenced post.

Honestly, one has to dig very deep and search for the illusory advaita in

her story. Though I am sympathetic to what she is saying, her post with the

story do not belong to this list. Majority of the members of this list would

like to spend their creative energy in learning rather than digging!

 

Note: No more discussion on this topic please.

 

 

5. I am writing to seek your legal advice for myself. Today when I walked in

to the Post Office to send my Poison Sky letter, the man who first waited on

me last week looks over, no smile. I face the counter in front of me, the

woman who smirked is on the left. The man who took my post on Saturday

morning shortly after 9am, is in the center, just like he was on Sat. There

are three of them. The line is long. I wait. When I get to the front of the

line, and as I wait for my turn, I kneel down just like I did on Saturday

morning. I begin to pray as my religious expression of the antiviolence

message of my letter and as my prayer to send the letter off, as well as my

choice to appear personally at the post office to post each letter each day

to President Bush.

 

.....forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,

and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen. Then I begin

to read a peace mantra from the Upanishad, English translation...May there

be peace on the earth...may there be peace...

 

I continue despite these words from the now openly hostile man on the right

at the desk.." please take it somewhere else. This is not the place for what

you are doing. There are CHURCHES and other places for it. You are scaring

people. If you don''t stop, I am going to call 911 and have them come to

arrest you. "

 

When I am done, only a minute's time, I stand up and kiss the envelope

before I post it, as in SWAK. I look up and see that the man in the middle

had left the scene and put up the "window closed" sign in his spot. He must

be the one I am scaring. I think it had something to do with the timing of

my Saturday post and prayers...

 

6. In response to #5 above...

"Joyce, we are really worried about you. Your posts lately have been really

bizarre. Poison Sky makes absolutely no sense. I can't imagine that you

would think that anyone would send it on. I am worried that you have lost

all touch with reality. I have to tell you that over the past few years I

have been involved with intervention with people who needed psychiatric

treatment and I am really worried that you need help.

 

All this talk about God. You are acting like you have totally lost it. Oh,

you are quite certain of yourself, are you? Well, that is exactly what a

sick person says. They never can see how sick they really are...Some of your

posts seem almost disjointed and hyper..."

 

 

7. "Joyce, you have been my friend for a long time. You seem so obsessed

with God now. There is almost an "eerie calm" about you.

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Whew...lions and tigers and bears...oh my...ouch!!! I especially love it

when people talk about me and around me as if I am not there...can I say

something? NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO, go go go away. OK.

 

I deserve a break today. Now that I am a vegetarian, I need to come up with

some creative cooking. Also, I now regularly attend temple at the Chinmaya

Mission. I want to get a cookbook of Indian cooking, so I can contribute to

the food offerings in an acceptable way. So off I go to the mall and into

the bookstore. I find a huge book almost immediately. 1,000 Indian Recipes,

by Neelam Batra. If I cannot find some good recipes in here, then I am

hopeless, I think as I hold it in my hands. I turn to leave.

 

As I turn around, what to my wondering eyes should appear?

No, not a sleigh with eight tiny reindeer..

 

But a book that I need

For my soul to feed

 

To help me to do and say

Things the right way :-)

Mahatma Ghandi..

An Autobiography

 

Just thrown there on the top of the other books,

books that I don't even look

at as I almost jump onto poor Mahatma and grab him to my chest...

OH, Ghandi, you are the best!!!

 

Thank you, God, for everything. I have no complaints.

 

 

Love to All,

 

Crazy

Eerily Calm

Hyper

Uncreative

Frightening

Political

Dirty from digging

 

Joyce

or is it

Joyce Jean

or is it

Lady Joyce

or is it

The Lady of Langhorne

or is it

Lawyer Joyce

or is it

Joyce Jean Jean (that's my name from confirmation as a Catholic child. I

decided that I had enough names and took Jean again. Mmmmmmm, maybe they

should have taken me to the shrink back then :-)

or is it

Mean Joyce Jean aka Jae (that's my name from when I played the keyboards in

a rock band)

or is it

Lady Dracula (that's my name when I have blood on my hand)

or is it...

is your head spinning yet???

 

 

Uh oh, here comes the white coat

Row row row your boat

gently down the stream

Merrily...merrily...

Merrrily...merrrily...

Life is but a dream

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Hi Joyce Jean:

LOL that was great! Thanks for the chuckles and the insights.. The

daily adventures of the non-violent advocates is sad but predictable.

 

What is truly insightful about the adventure we are all on is the

thing that is implicit in your post that you are changing and the

people around you don't want that.

 

The constant pressure of the world seems to come from ouside us.

Indeed the potential is out there. Practice at being non-violent

toward that potential becomes habit and self sutstaining so take

heart. The transition will not last forever.

 

Patanjali's method was to invoke friendliness on all levels. Joy and

gladness to repel apprehension and misconception. Keep your eye on

the ball.

 

Love,

Bobby G.

 

, "Lady Joyce" <ladyjoy@v...>

wrote:

> Spinning...spinninG

> Out of Control...

>

> Hi Rumi, how are you?

> I am spinning too...

>

> How about if we dance together

> Me and you?

>

> --

-------

>

> In the past few weeks, some responses to Poison Sky and Soldier Boy

(which I

> never posted to this list. I try to listen, I really do!!!)

>

> 1.Stop sending me this f*#^ng bullshi#!!!

>

> 2. Take me off your list. I do not appreciate any of the crap you

have sent

> me. I do not agree with your messages. They are full of distortions

&

> garbage.

>

> 3. This list has a spiritual orientation as described in the

introductory

> message. Please do not use it to

> advocate political positions. Members who continue to disregard the

list

> charter will be put on moderation.

>

> 4. Your observation is quite valid and the referenced post

(Soldier Boy)

> has nothing to do with Advaita or related topics under discussion.

When a

> member violate the list policies and guidelines, then the violater's

> privilege is curtailed and all postings from that member will be

reviewed

> before they are released to the list.

> I do appreciate your compassionate email in support of the

referenced post.

> Honestly, one has to dig very deep and search for the illusory

advaita in

> her story. Though I am sympathetic to what she is saying, her post

with the

> story do not belong to this list. Majority of the members of this

list would

> like to spend their creative energy in learning rather than digging!

>

> Note: No more discussion on this topic please.

>

>

> 5. I am writing to seek your legal advice for myself. Today when I

walked in

> to the Post Office to send my Poison Sky letter, the man who first

waited on

> me last week looks over, no smile. I face the counter in front of

me, the

> woman who smirked is on the left. The man who took my post on

Saturday

> morning shortly after 9am, is in the center, just like he was on

Sat. There

> are three of them. The line is long. I wait. When I get to the

front of the

> line, and as I wait for my turn, I kneel down just like I did on

Saturday

> morning. I begin to pray as my religious expression of the

antiviolence

> message of my letter and as my prayer to send the letter off, as

well as my

> choice to appear personally at the post office to post each letter

each day

> to President Bush.

>

> ....forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass

against us,

> and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Then I begin

> to read a peace mantra from the Upanishad, English

translation...May there

> be peace on the earth...may there be peace...

>

> I continue despite these words from the now openly hostile man on

the right

> at the desk.." please take it somewhere else. This is not the place

for what

> you are doing. There are CHURCHES and other places for it. You are

scaring

> people. If you don''t stop, I am going to call 911 and have them

come to

> arrest you. "

>

> When I am done, only a minute's time, I stand up and kiss the

envelope

> before I post it, as in SWAK. I look up and see that the man in the

middle

> had left the scene and put up the "window closed" sign in his spot.

He must

> be the one I am scaring. I think it had something to do with the

timing of

> my Saturday post and prayers...

>

> 6. In response to #5 above...

> "Joyce, we are really worried about you. Your posts lately have

been really

> bizarre. Poison Sky makes absolutely no sense. I can't imagine that

you

> would think that anyone would send it on. I am worried that you

have lost

> all touch with reality. I have to tell you that over the past few

years I

> have been involved with intervention with people who needed

psychiatric

> treatment and I am really worried that you need help.

>

> All this talk about God. You are acting like you have totally lost

it. Oh,

> you are quite certain of yourself, are you? Well, that is exactly

what a

> sick person says. They never can see how sick they really

are...Some of your

> posts seem almost disjointed and hyper..."

>

>

> 7. "Joyce, you have been my friend for a long time. You seem so

obsessed

> with God now. There is almost an "eerie calm" about you.

> --

--------

> ---------

>

> Whew...lions and tigers and bears...oh my...ouch!!! I especially

love it

> when people talk about me and around me as if I am not there...can

I say

> something? NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO, go go go away. OK.

>

> I deserve a break today. Now that I am a vegetarian, I need to come

up with

> some creative cooking. Also, I now regularly attend temple at the

Chinmaya

> Mission. I want to get a cookbook of Indian cooking, so I can

contribute to

> the food offerings in an acceptable way. So off I go to the mall

and into

> the bookstore. I find a huge book almost immediately. 1,000 Indian

Recipes,

> by Neelam Batra. If I cannot find some good recipes in here, then I

am

> hopeless, I think as I hold it in my hands. I turn to leave.

>

> As I turn around, what to my wondering eyes should appear?

> No, not a sleigh with eight tiny reindeer..

>

> But a book that I need

> For my soul to feed

>

> To help me to do and say

> Things the right way :-)

> Mahatma Ghandi..

> An Autobiography

>

> Just thrown there on the top of the other books,

> books that I don't even look

> at as I almost jump onto poor Mahatma and grab him to my chest...

> OH, Ghandi, you are the best!!!

>

> Thank you, God, for everything. I have no complaints.

>

>

> Love to All,

>

> Crazy

> Eerily Calm

> Hyper

> Uncreative

> Frightening

> Political

> Dirty from digging

>

> Joyce

> or is it

> Joyce Jean

> or is it

> Lady Joyce

> or is it

> The Lady of Langhorne

> or is it

> Lawyer Joyce

> or is it

> Joyce Jean Jean (that's my name from confirmation as a Catholic

child. I

> decided that I had enough names and took Jean again. Mmmmmmm,

maybe they

> should have taken me to the shrink back then :-)

> or is it

> Mean Joyce Jean aka Jae (that's my name from when I played the

keyboards in

> a rock band)

> or is it

> Lady Dracula (that's my name when I have blood on my hand)

> or is it...

> is your head spinning yet???

>

>

> Uh oh, here comes the white coat

> Row row row your boat

> gently down the stream

> Merrily...merrily...

> Merrrily...merrrily...

> Life is but a dream

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