Remember Why We're Here ...

[Guest guest]

For some reason, the lure of personal politics is very powerful in

. People make friends and enemies, get passionate, get

angry, pursue vendettas, spread rumours ... all kinds of soap-opera

drama directed toward and about IDs -- people they've never even met.

 

In leaving our Group today, a valued and serious member wrote to

Nora: "I am most sorry to inform you that there

are some elements on SS [shakti Sadhana] who are always secretly

trying to get visible members like me to "gang up" on you and the

other moderators, and/or privately gossip about yours [Nora's] or

DB's [my] "failings". It has happened before, and has happened yet

again yesterday. ARGH! I think it's time for me to disappear up the

mountains for a while before returning to SS. I am on SS to engage in

spiritual discussion, not petty rivalries."

 

None of this comes as a surprise. In any large group of people, there

are always these sorts lurking about. We know who they are here, and

we still keep 'em around -- they're not bad sorts at bottom. Nor are

we offended by criticism of the way we moderate the Group -- hey, you

can't please everyone. People who play cloak-and-dagger games like

that do it because it's in their nature, and they won't stop just

because you ask them nicely. So we let 'em go, and hope they'll grow.

 

However, the rest of us -- who are here for the subject matter and

not for a mini social drama -- would do well to think on the final

sentence excerpted above, and to remember that our purpose here

is "to engage in spiritual discussion, not petty rivalries."

 

Those who waste time on the latter are ultimately only harming

themselves.

 

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

[Guest guest]

, "Devi Bhakta

<devi_bhakta>" <devi_bhakta> wrote:

> For some reason, the lure of personal politics is very powerful in

> . People make friends and enemies, get passionate, get

> angry, pursue vendettas, spread rumours ... all kinds of soap-opera

> drama directed toward and about IDs -- people they've never even met.

>

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

 

I think all of you are moderating a great group. The 'mission' has

been stated and it is quite clear. I have never read a lot of

scripture and find it easier to 'gleen' from others knowledge. There

is certainly a lot of that available here. I also like the fact that

a bit of 'world view' is mixed in with it all like the article on

Bhopal. I have in the past and continue to spend much time in India

and feel deeply connected to the political and social situations

there. For me India is the Devi. In any case keep up the great work

it is appreciated. f