Dear friends and colleagues, The recent discussion on choosing not to talk about bumblebees reminds me of my hesitation in using Tibetan temple bells to open the space and to invite everyone to the closing circle.
I really like Tibetan temple bells and their place in OST meetings. They seem to mark an entrance into a different time and space, from chronos (sequential time) to kairos (spacious, potential-filled time). They seem to invite presence. And I particularly like the bells given to me because of their story. And, I worry that by using these bells, I am appropriating something that is not from my original culture. And very occasionally, the bells seem to evoke something mystical, bringing on great discomfort to some participants. I am not sure this dissonance is necessarily something harmful for participants, however. How do others see the questions, concerns I raise here? appreciatively, raffi ra...@bk.ru, raffi_1...@yahoo.com * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
