Hello and Welcome

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Hello everyone. I came back into town over the weekend. Hope all is well

with everyone. Caught up on all the messages and what everyone is saying on

the list. I thank the brilliant and wise moderators for their contributions

(sorry to hear about the car accident Janpa).

 

I have been on the internet for two years now and have gradually gotten

better organized. Now all the messages from the list go into a special

folder which I can access at my leisure. While I read all the messages on

a (not always on the other lists), I cannot always respond due

to time constraints. I have to often console myself admiring your brilliance

and insight in silence.

 

Recently some people have been mentioning to me the possibility of their

addiction to the internet. I have reflected on the amount of time spent

here. Although it is of some concern, it is also true that the last two

years have been a great boon for me. I could not have hoped to have met

people of such intelligence and wisdom, warmth, maturity and insight into

the spiritual life as I have met here. That is the truth. I just don't run

into wonderful people who are more or less (given the debate on diet) on the

same wave length. So I think there are pluses and minuses with this

technology and all of us have to learn to budget our time and take long or

short breaks as needed.

 

Another benefit I have gotten over the last two years is that my social

skills have improved considerably. I am much more of a smooth talker now and

do fewer wise cracks than before. So I consider all this part of my SIP

(Self Improvement Program).

 

Thanks and Love to all

Harsha