Re:An idea or oops
Feb 20, 1998 04:03 PM
by Estela Luna
Thoa Tran wrote:
>
> Hi Pam,
>
> You've been attending TS meetings for a year! Well, then, you have more
> fortitude than I have.
We attended one meeting in San Francisco, and I
> felt like I was back in the Victorian era. This is not to do a disservice
> to the people. The people at the meeting were very nice. I try to not
> judge people by their age, but I did notice that there is only one other
> young person at the meeting.
>
I wonder why....
> The meeting was supposed to be about relation to the X-Files. I thought,
> hey, a fail-safe and fun topic for a first meeting! But, nooooo. What I
> had a problem with was the rigid quality of the meeting. A bell was rung
> to start the meeting, one person read passages from various books (nothing
> related to the X-Files), we had a discussion, a bell was rung to start
> meditation, and then a bell was rung to stop the meditation. I felt like
> Pavlov's dog, having to respond to bells. And who can meditate during that
> time frame?
ZZZZZZZZZZZzzZZZZZZZZZZ.............
(I can barely imagine the soberness of that meeting)
The meeting was so rigid, no proper words could come naturally
> out of my mouth. I couldn't even ask, "Uh, what about the X-Files?"
At this point, you make me laugh a lot.
HAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAAAA!!!!!!!!!
;p ;) :D
(You should have asked)
> Lastly, someone ought to have sent in Gianni Versace to do the decor! With
> the environment and pictures of 19th century people, I was expecting an
> organ mysteriously playing in the corner. I did like their Buddha room,
> and the tons of theosophical books in their library.
>
> I agree with you regarding the weird contrast of the lodge and the
> metropolitan environment. San Francisco is a place of coffee houses and
> the birthplace of the Beatniks. We hang out with trendy artists and
> designers, some who are also musicians. We are easy with our speech and
> attitude. I can make crass jokes, and others will just flow with it.
>
> Some of the attitudes I've seen, that I don't like, on the theosophical
> lists are those of the generation of the stern parent: shame, shame, do as
> I say and not as I do, children should be seen and not heard, and
> institutional dogmatism.
>
> I have a good idea why most theosophists seem white and older. The
> attitude is rigid Victorian. People with a lively cultural heritage, e.g.
> African-Americans, Hispanics, would not be interested in such an
> environment. Maya Angelou would do a massive house redecorating if she was
> President of a lodge. I already mentioned several reasons why the young
> would not be interested.
>
> If it wasn't for my interest in theosophy and my appreciation of the fine
> minds of theosophists, I would have disassociate myself from t/Theosophy a
> long time ago.
>
> As always, have fun, Pam!
>
> Thoa :o)
>
Hey, Thoa, check the movie of Dr.Kellog I posted!! Would'nt be fun to
make the Blavatsky movie like that??
I agree with you.maybe that's why young pepole like to go to the coffee
houses.
Estrella
P.D. And what about the X-Files?? ;D HAAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAA
(You made my day)
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