On a HUMOROUS note...

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Dear DB,

 

first, let me congratulate on the beautiful picture of SREE Ganga

Devi - i am of course referring to the one on top - it is very Lucid

and free flowing- the artist has done asuper job of coveying

the 'pristine' purity of Mother GANGA and her descent on earth...

Lovely, very Lovely!!!

 

nOW DEAR ONE, WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY - we just got off from

the 'controversial' subject of conversion - and you know, we opened

up a whole can of worms with that one!!

 

of course, being an editor's daughter, i do enjoy reading the

wonderful posts you bring on a variety of subjects... from conversion

to bride burning...

 

specially, "dowry" is a hot topic and dowry deaths are certainly of

importance in a group dedicated to MOther goddess for women (for tha

men,. too ) are indeed manifestations of Devi and any injustice meted

out to them is not acceptable ....

 

but, my concern is when topics like this are discussed (conversion,

caste syatem, dowry deathsm female infanticide) etc - there is a 'lot

of heat and passion' generated and before we know it the group can

turn into a battleground with 'egos' taking over!!1

 

so, i do appreciate our beoved nora's efforts to keep us focussed on

the 'bhakti ' aspect of shakti sadhana? waht do you think? or do you

think we need to have a poll on this?

 

love

 

ps yogaman - please do not be offended ! you expressed your point of

view and others did theirs! this what healthy exchange of ideas are

all about!!! hindus are all not saints are as guilty of abusive

practices and all muslims are not terrorists and all christians do

not charity only with the mission of converting poor people !!!

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" …"Dowry" is a hot topic and dowry deaths are certainly of

importance in a group dedicated to Mother goddess for women (for than

men, too) are indeed manifestations of Devi and any injustice meted

out to them is not acceptable.... but, my concern is when topics like

this are discussed (conversion, caste system, dowry death female

infanticide) etc - there is a 'lot of heat and passion' generated and

before we know it the group can turn into a battleground with 'egos'

taking over!! So,

 

Thank you Adi Shakth16 for your concern, but frankly I think there is

no need to. Personally any topic can be a hot topic, it is how we

interpret and approach these issues. But we should not ignore or

censored issues just because we have this fear of turning it into

a "battleground". Sometimes it is good to bring it out and

talk about

it. It all depends on an individual. If they want to participate,

then by all means, we have no problem with that. Each and every one

of us is responsible for our own actions and the words we use will be

the reflection of our personality. The hospital too is said to be the

battleground. Infect the hospital is more dangerous than the

battleground.

 

There are two ways to approach an issue: Intellectually and

Emotionally.

 

Getting emotional to topics is nothing new, and as usual some may get

egoistical about it. It depends on an individual too right! Perhaps

they are just trying to put forth their ideas but in a different way.

Some interpret it as being egoistic, but to that individual that is

the only way he/she knows how best to do. The most important thing

is to respect other person's opinion and try to detach ourselves

from

this emotional baggage or prevent ourselves from this emotional

roller coaster, least we become like a stock market with emotional

fluctuations all the time.

 

This is what the whole forum is all about. And that is what I call

intellectual discussion, to look at issues rationally and logically,

and try not to allow our emotion cloud our judgments.

 

"I do appreciate our Nora's efforts to keep us focused on

the 'bhakti' aspect of Shakti sadhana?"

 

I thank you for your kind words, but I did those because I have

decided not to participate in the discussion. And also as an

indication that the moderators are still around but doing our own

stuff. But that does not mean I would stop others from participating.

By all means go on if anyone still want to continue with it, just be

respectful with each other that is all, our request as moderators.

 

I thank you once again.

 

Om ParaShaktiye Namaha