Wow, Vam, you surprise me! I would have thought you were the first to embrace the renewed "ALL ' accepted ' members" policy over at Gravity! Transformation up to a level of pure conciseness!
On Mar 17, 9:29 pm, vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
