Share, I was a monastic postulant in a Russian Orthodox skete, which is a small monastic group. It was under the watch of the Orthodox Church in America, meaning that everything was done in English.
It was a revealing look at original Christianity without the sin-guilt-redemption concepts of Western, Augustinian Catholic-Protestant teachings. It cured me of my Christianity. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > No but I did have some spicy tandoori chicken at India Cafe yesterday (-: > Thank you Emptybill and are you a monk? Where did I read that? An opera loving monk. > > I wish I could love opera and marry an opera loving monk. Am doing art of neutrality on opera. Will bet back to you on that. > > > > ________________________________ > From: emptybill > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:40 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: dear everyone on FFL > > >  > Unabated mugging as usual. > > Just goes to show that vasana-s > can't be tricked by braggadocio > nor by lightly disguised aggression. > So ... channeling a rakshasa again? > > Yep, them ol' sanskara-s just > won't stop poppin' off. > Must be the old "carnivore instinct". > You eatin' at McDonald's again? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula wrote: > > > > Ditto this - dear Share, a really clueless, crazy post and.."You and I > > never began anew, and even if we had, this post of yours would have > put us > > right back where we were." > > > > On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:30 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > > > > > During my Christmas vacation I realized that if I'm lucky, I have > about > > > 30 more years on this planet. I intend to use that time as juicily > and > > > joyfully as possible, and hopefully at the exact same time add to or > at > > > least support the enjoyment of others. > > > > > > > > As part of this, and perhaps some of you have noticed, I've > decided to > > > not reply to certain kinds of posts to me. I have felt so much > better > > > since beginning to do this. And FFL has seemed more fun too. > > > > > > > > As far as I'm concerned the new year is the time to begin anew > > > > and to drop conflicts from the past year. I'm so grateful > > > > because it seems that Judy and Ravi and I have begun anew. > > > > > > Sorry to disappoint, toots. You and I never "began anew," > > > and even if we had, this post of yours would have put us > > > right back where we were. > > > > > > You're not the least bit interested in "dropping conflicts > > > from the past year." Rather, you're intent on keeping them > > > going. > > > > > > If you don't understand why I say that, show your post to > > > your pastoral counselor. Maybe she will have the patience > > > to explain it to you. I don't. > > > > > > "Love and hugs" indeed. Dig yourself, Share. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe Raunchy and I a little bit too. I hope so. > > > > > > > > But Ann and Emily have continued at just about every opportunity > to > > > snipe nastily at me. They continue to have a confrontational tone > towards > > > me, even on the most mundane of topics. Weird! Plus they ignore it > when I > > > do post a positive reply to them. > > > > > > > > > > > > You would think that Ann with her full life and Emily with her > running > > > out of money situation would have better things to do with their > time and > > > energy and attention than to nastily carry a grudge against me into > the new > > > year. Plus their grudges began with an upset between me and Robin! > So IMO > > > there's something decidedly wacky about their carrying this grudge > into the > > > new year. And I won't be a part of it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will continue to reply to them such as I have been doing. But I > will > > > not reply to any posts that are nasty, condescending, > confrontational, > > > snide, etc. In other words, grudgy! Who does such exchanges > benefit? NO > > > ONE! > > > > > > > > > > > > OTOH thank you to everyone who's made FFL so enjoyable during the > > > holidays and even more recently. You all have shown me that it's > possible > > > to have great discussions and good humor without being nasty. > > > > > > > > love and hugs > > > > > > > > Share > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
