Dear Friends in the Sangha

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends in the Sangha:

I just tuned in after a few days and saw the back and forth with as one of the actors. We need to get back to normal in the spirit of

the Sangha. I sense a lot of disrespect in some of the posts among

fellow members for each other. The world is a troubled place and (we

are the world - which is a song by Michael Jackson and others). We

don't have any solutions to the conflicts and wars and prejudices that

exist and have to play our role the best we can in the spheres of our

influence. The real conflict is in us. We do not know where we came

from and we do not know where we are going and yet we are in the middle

of this field of perceptions. All we have is the magnificence of this

moment and we are this moment together and joined by some ancient

rhythm. If we are able to drop this attachment to perception and

judgment even for a second, we see that we are this same whole and our

common humanity transcends whether we are Agnostic, Buddhist,

Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Moslem....or some other religion. Dalai

Lama once said, "Kindness is my religion". So we are all doing the

best we can. The Sangha is loosely a circle of friends and a community

and has some rules and expectations. If someone is unable to abide by

them they will be put on moderation without explanation.

Hope you are all well

Lots of love

Harsha