Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Brothers and Sisters o'mine, ONS Please remember to click on the blue bar "reply to group" at the bottom of each post to avoid sending the previous posts - it saves energy and resources, thanks. I have traveled over a large part of this earth and come in contact and lived within many different cultures. My own experience was that cultural norms are a key factor for human behaviour in general. With what I perceive as a tradition of live and let live supported in the India culture and what I perceive as total chaos here in America and in African cultures, it is a wonder anyone can find any peace. It is only with the guru in one's life that peace even approaches being a real state of reality and silence becomes attainable. So many sub-levels of consciousness contribute to outward behavior that to try and judge any other person is futile. Culture can change so fast depending on external causes (e.g. Sept 11 the day after we all were changed) that unless a person has a firm rooted sense of family and belonging, it is easy to get alienated and become disruptive. This can happen to any "culture." Any blanket statements about west vs. east, north vs. south in vs. out are not reality. What is real is the essence we all are a part of, and we are able to share here because we have a culture of love, rooted in Amma and we are all her children. Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, Supriti Omenka Nnadi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Well said, Dear Sister! I am in complete agreement with your view on this, and I thank you for sharing your wisdom. We must move away from the mind's tendency to separate and categorize, and move toward a heart and mind that seeks to see the unity in all things. In Her Love Always, Sanatani Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka > wrote: Brothers and Sisters o'mine, ONS Please remember to click on the blue bar "reply to group" at the bottom of each post to avoid sending the previous posts - it saves energy and resources, thanks. I have traveled over a large part of this earth and come in contact and lived within many different cultures. My own experience was that cultural norms are a key factor for human behaviour in general. With what I perceive as a tradition of live and let live supported in the India culture and what I perceive as total chaos here in America and in African cultures, it is a wonder anyone can find any peace. It is only with the guru in one's life that peace even approaches being a real state of reality and silence becomes attainable. So many sub-levels of consciousness contribute to outward behavior that to try and judge any other person is futile. Culture can change so fast depending on external causes (e.g. Sept 11 the day after we all were changed) that unless a person has a firm rooted sense of family and belonging, it is easy to get alienated and become disruptive. This can happen to any "culture." Any blanket statements about west vs. east, north vs. south in vs. out are not reality. What is real is the essence we all are a part of, and we are able to share here because we have a culture of love, rooted in Amma and we are all her children. Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, Supriti Omenka Nnadi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 It is all a matter of history. Historically the west has had social freedom but not religious freedom,, whereas the east has had religious freedom but not social freedom, and that is reflected in the cultural differences. There is more social tolerance in the west(in clothing, public displays of affection etc.) and more religious tolerance in the east (in terms of diversity of viewpoints). Who is to say which is better? In the west (particularly the US), the ego manifests itself by making money, so the west has a lot of billionaires, but in the east the ego manifests itself in religious power, so the east has a lot of gurus. Who is to say which is better? Labd Ammachi, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka wrote: > > Brothers and Sisters o'mine, ONS > > Please remember to click on the blue bar "reply to group" at the bottom of each post to avoid sending the previous posts - it saves energy and resources, thanks. > > I have traveled over a large part of this earth and come in contact and lived within many different cultures. My own experience was that cultural norms are a key factor for human behaviour in general. With what I perceive as a tradition of live and let live supported in the India culture and what I perceive as total chaos here in America and in African cultures, it is a wonder anyone can find any peace. It is only with the guru in one's life that peace even approaches being a real state of reality and silence becomes attainable. > > So many sub-levels of consciousness contribute to outward behavior that to try and judge any other person is futile. Culture can change so fast depending on external causes (e.g. Sept 11 the day after we all were changed) that unless a person has a firm rooted sense of family and belonging, it is easy to get alienated and become disruptive. This can happen to any "culture." > > Any blanket statements about west vs. east, north vs. south in vs. out are not reality. What is real is the essence we all are a part of, and we are able to share here because we have a culture of love, rooted in Amma and we are all her children. > > > Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, > > Supriti Omenka Nnadi > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 It is only with the guru in one's life that peace even approaches being a real state of reality and silence becomes attainable. -True Ammachi, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka wrote: > > Brothers and Sisters o'mine, ONS > > Please remember to click on the blue bar "reply to group" at the bottom of each post to avoid sending the previous posts - it saves energy and resources, thanks. > > I have traveled over a large part of this earth and come in contact and lived within many different cultures. My own experience was that cultural norms are a key factor for human behaviour in general. With what I perceive as a tradition of live and let live supported in the India culture and what I perceive as total chaos here in America and in African cultures, it is a wonder anyone can find any peace. It is only with the guru in one's life that peace even approaches being a real state of reality and silence becomes attainable. > > So many sub-levels of consciousness contribute to outward behavior that to try and judge any other person is futile. Culture can change so fast depending on external causes (e.g. Sept 11 the day after we all were changed) that unless a person has a firm rooted sense of family and belonging, it is easy to get alienated and become disruptive. This can happen to any "culture." > > Any blanket statements about west vs. east, north vs. south in vs. out are not reality. What is real is the essence we all are a part of, and we are able to share here because we have a culture of love, rooted in Amma and we are all her children. > > > Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, > > Supriti Omenka Nnadi > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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