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> I have a different take on this current conflict,

> it seems only Western devotees have issues and

> Indian devotees don't. I joined this group in late

> 2002 and always enjoyed Keval posts. Is this due to

> upbringing of Western people in Abrahamic religions

> (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) where everyone is

> self righteous and no tolerance for other religions.

 

>From my limited observations I have also noted that

Indians at Amma's programs seem more laid-back and

accepting of other paths.. where i have seen pompous,

arrogant "my sadhana is better than your sadhana"

snobs, it's almost always the westerners. In her book

"Holy Cow" Aussie journalist Sarah Macdonald noted

much the same while visiting Amritapuri, calling

Amma's western devotees "pious and precious". At

Kripalu back in the days, Yogi Desai's devotees were

99% westerners, with an over-representation of

non-practicing Jews (myself included) who seemed to

take pride in never having been to synagogue since

their Bar or Bat Mitzvah.. the few native-born Hindu

Indians who did go to Kripalu would say something

along the lines that the Americans were more Indian

than the Indians.

 

but the Abrahamic religions haven't cornered the

market on intolerance.. after all it wasn't a Muslim

who shot Gandhi or who tried to stab Amma.. not to

mention the Hindu boy scouts of the RSS who want to

turn India into a Hindu theocracy almost as much as

Gee Dubya wants the USA to become the CSA (Christian

States of America).

>

>

> Keval you are doing excellent job, and I should

> also confess that Canadian Football league sucks

> compared to NFL.

>

>

 

Thanks to everyone for your votes of confidence.. you

know, I have always been a CFL fan.. three-down,

110-yard field variety of football was always more fun

to watch than the NFL.. but this season the quality of

play in the CFL has really been thrown for a loss..

too many boring and poorly-played games.. am actually

looking forward to the start of the NFL season on

Sept. 10th.. though I am geographically required to

root for the futile Buffalo Bills!

 

Keval

(watching tonight's Toronto Argonauts v. Winnipeg Blue

Bombers game)

 

 

 

 

 

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