These days, ME seems to be without protagonists, the likes of which created and participated in such lively threads, many of which I myself partook in from around Sept 2007. I have always valued it, thanks to KC and all those brilliant people who'd congregate. Often, it would keep me sane, cause to cheer me up, and leave me wondrous.
I know quite a few from the era outgrew the platform and have since moved on to other things. There's never a day, however, when I have not been to it, at least once, in the hope of reading something amazingly honest, authentic, true, logical, poetic, beautiful, well crafted, doubting, inclusive, new, or some such criterion that is largely belied in our everyday experience with people, their concerns, thoughts and preoccupations. There definitely was a sense of oneness, characterised by this respect we had for ALL ' accepted ' members, despite very sharp and irreconcilable differences among them. The hunger and drive to articulate our position and our responses did the rest. Speaking of creativity, the standard was well nigh high and I often felt spoilt for the choices there, like so many doorways to substance and delight ! All said and done, I could always walk along in friendship, hand in hand with others, theists and atheists and all in between, dualists and non - dualists and everyone else ! On Mar 5, 6:06 pm, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4 Mar, 17:19, vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks, Pat ! Between you and me, let oneness alone reign. We both owe > > to IT. > > {chuckle} Oneness could only reign alone and it's not within my power > (or any of the 'seeming many') to add or detract from that oneness. > But, I DO get what you mean, ;-) Not only do we owe to it, there is > no other to which we could owe, for there is no other, much less, is > there no other like that One. > > > > > On Mar 4, 6:25 pm, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 14 Feb, 22:53, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is important to me, saying good bye to people who I was looking > > > > for but who I did not know existed before I'd met them on this forum. > > > > They'll remain with me, trans space and time and communication. > > > > > It's been a pleasure, all the way, not only with those who I am > > > > supposedly partial to but also with those who I am allegedly partial > > > > against. Much like what I said to a friend this weekend, who seemed > > > > astonished at the way I conducted him on the highway to Rohtak : I > > > > may be perceived as being overcautious or a shade ambitious, even > > > > rash ... but all that was happening was that I was being comfortable > > > > with myself, being equally true to my weaknesses and my faults as to > > > > my strengths and my forte. > > > > > Yeah, the herbs ( what kind of a word is ' weeds,' in comparison, in > > > > reference to the same thing ! ) and soma included ... I can choose to > > > > be demolishingly competitive on the road, when I want to put someone > > > > in his place, or disarmingly on a forum for the civilised if I am > > > > seeking a friend. > > > > > The truth is : I've just been a kid all the time because I have been > > > > blissful and blessed all the time, below the adult or parent > > > > projections I deliberately form to cover it up with, because I find > > > > the others are not as blissful enough ! > > > > > I have not made much headway with the social networking sites. But > > > > Buzz seems easy. And I'll be taking on much of my posts here onto a > > > > blog on Wordpress.com, hopefully linked to a page in a website I shall > > > > commission shortly. > > > > > I'll sneak in from time to time ... it's irresistible, you know ... > > > > and it will never be that a personal mail shall remain without a > > > > response. > > > > I owe you a lot, Vam. I've no doubt that, without your help, I > > > wouldn't be where I am today. All the best in all you do!! You can't > > > really go all that far, these days, anyway. Especially if you're > > > pointing us to where you can be found. May Brahman choose wisely for > > > you! > > > > Kindest Regards, > > > > Pat- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
