Theos-Talk Archives (May 2009 Message tt00035)

Hi Leon, 

I think there are many of us who have become mostly observers to this site; perhaps given a different "atmosphere", to use Katinka's appropriate words, there might be more open discussion, teaching and learning. 

Kind regards
Shel

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Leon Maurer 
  To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:00 AM
  Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: Individuals who did much damage to Theosophical movement





  Is everyone in this forum paranoid? Is every criticism or 
  observation one makes considered a personal "attack"?

  Maybe I ought to shut up before they start attacking me. ;-)

  Leon

  On May 2, 2009, at 5/2/092:43 AM, Morten Nymann Olesen wrote:

  > Dear Katinka
  >
  > My views are:
  >
  > Katinka wrote:
  > "Funny that now you two are saying, in slightly different words, to 
  > Joe to 'shut up'. :)"
  >
  > I guess you are talking about me and Anand?
  >
  > Please. My dear fellow Seeker, I did not myself say such a thing.
  > Try to read the e-mails again.
  >
  > I merely suggested that Joe remained calm within himself, and this 
  > does most certainly not imply, that Joe aught to "shut up" or to 
  > ask others to 'shut up' or anything like that does it?
  > And it did not imply, that I suggested a long time student to tell 
  > me, that I said something which I actually did not say and never 
  > had the intention of saying.
  >
  >
  > Why attack me for seeking to be helpful to all of us?
  >
  >
  >
  > M. Sufilight
  >
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: Katinka Hesselink
  > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
  > Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 8:28 AM
  > Subject: Theos-World Re: Individuals who did much damage to 
  > Theosophical movement
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand" <AnandGholap@...> wrote:
  >>
  >> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen" <global- 
  >> theosophy@> wrote:
  >>>
  >>> Dear Joe
  >>>
  >>> I find it impolite to ask a person to "Shut up".
  >>> I suggest, that we all remain calm within and contemplate the 
  >>> issues as resonable persons.
  >>
  >> I wonder how, after so many years, Joe does not know what is 
  >> acceptable language in Theosophical forums.
  >>
  >
  > I'm finding it very hard to not say 'shut up' here as well. Joe 
  > is trying, like me - to create a forum with a different atmosphere 
  > from the one here. That may include asking people who are used to 
  > the combative style of theos-talk to please tone it down a bit or 
  > even shut up.
  >
  > Funny that now you two are saying, in slightly different words, 
  > to Joe to 'shut up'. :)
  >
  > Katinka
  >
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