Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Well, I just got back from the weekly (my second) meeting at my Congressman's office--Middle East Peace Forum. 22 in attendance. (Born from American opposition to involvement in Lebanon,) American Jews, Christians, Muslim Palestinians, Christian Palestinians, Muslims, a Japanese Shinto lady, a Nigerian man. Men & women, young & old. We were given a minute to answer: if you really knew me you'd know... well, what do you think I said. Nope, Wrong;-) I said I turned 60 recently and most of my life as been in the question of who am I. That changed as I changed my thoughts. And as there were all these voices at the table, the Buddhist/Indian (Hindu)voice was absent;-) I ascertained everyone believed in a God or higher power, so I recited this rendition of Namaste: " I honour the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honour this place in you which is of Love, of Truth, of Light, and of Peace. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one. " (All at the meeting are admitted pacificts. Supposedly.) With equal voices we can evolve the possible human--a Universal Humanity. Thousands of years of practice (some/lots of it being pretty much inhuman.) Being human? Yup. One at a time. Someone mentioned further down something about 'touchy-feely'. I suppose bombs and bullets as they rip the flesh apart are of a different touchy-feely nature. We'll have some interesting conversation I should think. Anyhow, that's my morning and afternoon. In closing we were asked to answer this: " out of today's conversation I am motivated to... e/mail my groups to start a group like this in their village, large or small community. It can't hurt. And I'm told it's the first one of its kind. Is it? Metta, Anna p.s. Like Arnold: " I'll be bacccccccck. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana wrote: > > Well, I just got back from the weekly (my second) meeting at my > Congressman's office--Middle East Peace Forum. 22 in attendance. > (Born from American opposition to involvement in Lebanon,) American > Jews, Christians, Muslim Palestinians, Christian Palestinians, > Muslims, a Japanese Shinto lady, a Nigerian man. Men & women, young > & old. We were given a minute to answer: if you really knew me > you'd know... well, what do you think I said. Nope, Wrong;-) I > said I turned 60 recently and most of my life as been in the > question of who am I. That changed as I changed my thoughts. And > as there were all these voices at the table, the Buddhist/Indian > (Hindu)voice was absent;-) I ascertained everyone believed in a God > or higher power, so I recited this rendition of Namaste: " I honour > the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honour this > place in you which is of Love, of Truth, of Light, and of Peace. > When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we > are one. " (All at the meeting are admitted pacificts. Supposedly.) > > With equal voices we can evolve the possible human--a Universal > Humanity. Thousands of years of practice (some/lots of it being > pretty much inhuman.) Being human? Yup. One at a time. > > Someone mentioned further down something about 'touchy-feely'. I > suppose bombs and bullets as they rip the flesh apart are of a > different touchy-feely nature. We'll have some interesting > conversation I should think. > > Anyhow, that's my morning and afternoon. > > In closing we were asked to answer this: " out of today's > conversation I am motivated to... e/mail my groups to start a group > like this in their village, large or small community. It can't > hurt. And I'm told it's the first one of its kind. Is it? > > > Metta, > Anna > > p.s. Like Arnold: " I'll be bacccccccck. " Fascinating, actually. Thanks for that. One of your best poems, so far, from my point of view. The following three titles of books, all by the same author, remind me of you. " Ease of Being, " is the one I'd recommend to myself. BOOKS from Amazon.com: 1. Ease of Being Ease of Being by Jean Klein (Paperback - Jun 1986) Buy new: $13.95 Used & new from $12.97 Usually ships in 9 to 12 days 2. Who Am I? Who Am I? by Jean Klein and Emma Edwards (Paperback - Aug 22, 2006) Buy new: $16.45 $11.19 Used & new from $10.00 Get it by January 10, 2007, if you order in the next 8 hours and 39 minutes. 3. I Am I Am by Jean Klein and Emma Edwards (Paperback - Oct 18, 2006) Buy new: $16.45 $11.19 Used & new from $11.01 In Stock Other Editions: Paperback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > Well, I just got back from the weekly (my second) meeting at my > > Congressman's office--Middle East Peace Forum. 22 in attendance. > > (Born from American opposition to involvement in Lebanon,) American > > Jews, Christians, Muslim Palestinians, Christian Palestinians, > > Muslims, a Japanese Shinto lady, a Nigerian man. Men & women, young > > & old. We were given a minute to answer: if you really knew me > > you'd know... well, what do you think I said. Nope, Wrong;-) I > > said I turned 60 recently and most of my life as been in the > > question of who am I. That changed as I changed my thoughts. And > > as there were all these voices at the table, the Buddhist/Indian > > (Hindu)voice was absent;-) I ascertained everyone believed in a God > > or higher power, so I recited this rendition of Namaste: " I honour > > the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honour this > > place in you which is of Love, of Truth, of Light, and of Peace. > > When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we > > are one. " (All at the meeting are admitted pacificts. Supposedly.) > > > > With equal voices we can evolve the possible human--a Universal > > Humanity. Thousands of years of practice (some/lots of it being > > pretty much inhuman.) Being human? Yup. One at a time. > > > > Someone mentioned further down something about 'touchy-feely'. I > > suppose bombs and bullets as they rip the flesh apart are of a > > different touchy-feely nature. We'll have some interesting > > conversation I should think. > > > > Anyhow, that's my morning and afternoon. > > > > In closing we were asked to answer this: " out of today's > > conversation I am motivated to... e/mail my groups to start a group > > like this in their village, large or small community. It can't > > hurt. And I'm told it's the first one of its kind. Is it? > > > > > > Metta, > > Anna > > > > p.s. Like Arnold: " I'll be bacccccccck. " > > > Fascinating, actually. Thanks for that. One of your best poems, so > far, from my point of view. hus my dear, I love you. The Dance Of Water This water dance we have learned so well across the millennia across the rainbow matter of time bids us no farewell nor offers tides of a welcome and smooth shore to lay our weary nights like two doves of peace, in endless screaming flight searching for The Promised Land we shall never leave this space in which we tremble, hesitate if only for a moment before this great wet passion breaks us into two once again …and this is how we dance a watery Handel's Messiah reborn in the ways of clinging to the light speak of sharing tongues of taste and God, how the darkness spins more than 10000 points of fire poems of a golden mala we are thunderous octaves in liquid flames empty and yearning of untamed shadows …filled with this longing we embrace one another cruel and harsh winds lick the scents of Us, forever captured inside this grand mystery of how water can be so silent … and so we fall once again. droplets of water returning to the sea, waves upon the water, raised in holy prayer, begging for more light. > > > > > > The following three titles of books, all by the same author, remind me > of you. > > " Ease of Being, " is the one I'd recommend to myself. > BOOKS from Amazon.com: > > 1. > Ease of Being > > Ease of Being by Jean Klein (Paperback - Jun 1986) > Buy new: $13.95 Used & new from $12.97 > Usually ships in 9 to 12 days > > 2. > Who Am I? > > Who Am I? by Jean Klein and Emma Edwards (Paperback - Aug 22, 2006) > Buy new: $16.45 $11.19 Used & new from $10.00 > Get it by January 10, 2007, if you order in the next 8 hours and 39 > minutes. > > 3. > I Am > > I Am by Jean Klein and Emma Edwards (Paperback - Oct 18, 2006) > Buy new: $16.45 $11.19 Used & new from $11.01 > In Stock > Other Editions: Paperback > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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