to visvanathan about the comings and goings of people

[Guest guest]

Dear visvanathan and all~ well stated. I can't say for sure that it was the

dissension in the group that caused me to leave, although I'm sure it played

a part. Mostly, it was due to being very ill, and having low boundaries, and

despite my own intentions, I could not keep the negativity out. I am still

very sick, but I am stronger now. I believe if we simply do not engage in

responding to negativity, but just ignore it, it will begin to dissipate. (But

be

ready, if this is employed for the dissension to initially become even more

inflammatory.) The more we respond, the more credence we give to it.

 

I returned because I love many of the people here, missed them, and missed

the connection with Amma. When I was in Silver City, NM, I began a year-long

effort to start a satsang. The group only wanted to watch Amma videos ... not

even discuss them, and they definitely didn't want to sing bhajans or discuss

any of what Temba has called the PRINCIPLES. I became too sick to attend, and

the group dwindled back to nothing.

 

It is my belief that we can steer this boat on the " Ocean of Love " (Amma

Bhajan) back into the light and represent, without sacrificing good discussion

and even sometimes disagreement, the PRINCIPLES that Temba speaks of. When I

first read about the PRINCIPLES in Temba's post, I understood immediately, and

what I related it to was employing the WITNESS. In the Witness state, there

are no judgements, no merry-go-'round of positive/negative polarity; there is

simply WHAT IS. This is one of the principles that Amma has taught very

directly, and when I am able to do it, I don't get pulled into the molasses of

sadness, fear, too much, too little, or any negativity. She has provided us

with

very good fishing poles. Jai Ma ~ Linda

 

 

visvanathan wrote::

 

but as time passed we seemed to attract more and more of those who

loved to make trouble, and to attempt to sow dissension among the

devotees, even trying to draw them into EX Amma groups with their

provocative (and libelous) questions...attempting instead of praising

Amma, to denigrate Her and drag Her image through the mud of their own

sewerage.

 

and as a result a lot of the good devotees, the inspiring ones

departed the list in despair and disgust, unwilling to take part in

such a charged atmosphere.

 

 

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