--- jyouells2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "curtisdeltablues" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks John. > > > I can see where those types of 'pointing out' > conversations could be > useful for some. She seems to have a good effect on > folks caught in the > purification to transcend duality. She's many > peoples first exposure to > Advaita, Dzochen etc.... > > 'Works for some....' > > JohnY A former TMer wrote a great book about her enlightenment experience through Gangaji, "Surprised by Grace" By Amber Terrel. She used to be Karen Terrel married to Toby Terrel. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "jyouells2000" jyouells@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "curtisdeltablues" > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Rick, > > > > > > > > Did you ever meet with her? What is your > opinion of her? She is > on > > > > our local cable channels in DC. I guess her > Mississippi > background > > > > gives her a pass on the sloooooow talking, but > I find it > impossible to > > > > listen to her for very long to find out what > she is up to. The > people > > > > she is on the show with seem very impressed > with her simple > > > > statements. Guess you have to be there. > > > > > > > Saw her in NYC a few weeks ago. She was direct, > and clear. Good > vibe, > > > about 150 folks there. > > > I was curious... > > > > > > JohnY > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick > Archer groups@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Dear Gangaji Foundation Community, > > > > > It is possible that you have already > heard about a > > > heartbreaking > > > > > disclosure within our community. As the > Executive Director and a > > > Board > > > > > Member of the Gangaji and Leela Foundations > it is essential > that I > > > > share > > > > > with you, in brief, what has happened and > the response that is > > > > emerging. > > > > > On Sunday, October 1, 2006, Eli > Jaxon-Bear, founder of the > > > Leela > > > > > Foundation and Leela School as well as > Gangaji¹s husband and > > > partner, > > > > > revealed to the entire Board of Directors > that he breached the > > > > sanctity of > > > > > the teacher/student relationship by > initiating an intimate > > > relationship > > > > > with one of his students, who is also a > teacher in the Leela > > > > School. This > > > > > relationship lasted for three years. > > > > > Eli told Gangaji about the relationship > in October 2005. At > the > > > > > student¹s request, neither Gangaji nor Eli > disclosed the > > > relationship. > > > > > Recently, Eli encouraged the student to > disclose the true > nature of > > > the > > > > > relationship to people in our community. > > > > > What was initially seen as a matter > between adults is now > > > > recognized to > > > > > be a betrayal of the teacher/student > relationship and an abuse > of > > > > power. A > > > > > trust with the larger community also has > been broken. This is > an > > > > important > > > > > revelation as real harm is being experienced > by the student and > is > > > > being > > > > > fully acknowledged. The repercussions of > this betrayal are > > > > reverberating in > > > > > ways that were never imagined, but are very > painful. > > > > > Eli takes full responsibility for his > actions and the harm > he > > > has > > > > > caused. In response, he is willingly > stepping down from teaching > > > > > immediately. > > > > > The student is receiving qualified > professional support. We > are > > > > > heartbroken by the transgression she has > suffered and her > healing is > > > of > > > > > utmost importance to all. > > > > > Since hearing this news, the Board of > Directors has met > > > intensively > > > > > coming together in earnest, offering full > support. The desire > and > > > > intention > > > > > of the Board is to serve the healing of this > community to the > best > > > > of their > > > > > ability, and to see what must be seen. > > > > > In this spirit, the Board accepted > Eli¹s resignation > from > > > all > > > > formal > > > > > roles in the organization. > > > > > The Board also determined that the > Foundation will offer > > > > professionally > > > > > facilitated meetings, with Gangaji and Eli > present, to support > > > > healing in > > > > > the larger community. These meetings will > create a space in > which > > > > questions > > > > > can be asked and answered. There will be an > opportunity for > anyone > > > > to speak > > > > > and express their feelings and experience. > We will announce by > > > > email and on > > > > > the website when and where these meetings > will take place. > > > > > Gangaji and Eli will write a letter > directly to the > community > > > > > addressing their roles in this situation. > These letters will be > > > > sent out to > > > > > our email list as well as posted on the > website. > > > > > The Board intends to create a > Foundation code of ethics, or > > > similar > > > > > document, to address the teacher and student > relationship, as > well > > > > as other > > > > > pertinent issues. > > > > > The deepest truths do not excuse or > justify our failures > and > > > > betrayals > > > > > as human beings. Gratefully though, without > minimizing or > > > > spiritualizing > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
