Guest guest Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 In a message dated 11/13/02 8:42:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, Ammachi writes: > > Yes yes yes thank you!!!! Im so bored Im sorry no offense to anyone... > rosebud1082001 <rosebud1082001 wrote:ONS > > With all due respect, this is very interesting, but I don't understand > how it is related to Amma or to spirituality. I also don't understand > how a discussion of various cooking oils, interesting as it is, > relates to the intended purpose of this list. Maybe I am missing > something? It is all Mother's game, but..... > > You know I will say something about the hubbub over the coconut issue. I have been to Kerala several times, and as you know it is called The Land of Coconuts. It is only in Kerala that this is so, so for me coconuts make me think of Kerala and Amma. I also have books written by female Keralans, as well as books on Kerala's depiction of Kali. I listen to Sheila Chandra, who is the most famous Keralan popular singer (she is very good). I take a wholistic approach to my spirituality and try to understand and appreciate the land and culture from which sprang our beloved Amma. I have not seen very much complaint with the discussions about diet, if they promulgated vegetarianism. That's considered spiritual, so it's OK. My talk about coconuts was not seen as such. Again, wholistically, my issue was also about health. It turns out that a lot depends on having health, and I believe we have been deceived about coconut oil, which has been vilified. If one wants me to find a site to discuss Kerala's coconuts, find the site for me. Really, one can't go to sites just for that, and being that this site has Indians who know about Kerala I felt it was not unacceptable to ask about it and about the health and eating habits of Keralans. Don't you have any interest in how Keralans eat, just for its own sake? Does it upset the order of things so much to consider this? This discussion was one small part of a larger melange. No one was told not to post their thoughts. In a health salad of ideas, there is a place for many things, especially if they might help people live longer and learn a bit about Kerala's culture and industry. If people want to post their existential issues on this site, who stopped them? But when things get slow and empty, people are ready to point the finger at some inoffensive posts, which could have been seen as "sidebars" as in a magazine. Big deal. I stand by my coconuts! I think that it enriched the forum, for what it was. And it might not have gone on all year; it had its course and it was what it was. And if someone listens to Sheila Chandra because I mentioned it here, isn't that a good thing, or would you have disdain for that as well? Avram I myself have gotten a lot from the discussion, and am eating coconut right now. So there!!! Avram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2002 Report Share Posted November 14, 2002 Ammachi, sprose1@a... wrote: > If one wants me to find a site to discuss Kerala's coconuts, > find the site for me. If anyone is interested in discussing coconuts and coconut oil, there is actually a devoted to just that: coconut-info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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