Tibetan temple bells

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Raffi,
since I do not open the space at events that I facilitate I dont use the 
  temple bells at that juncture, of course. It is the sponsor that opens 
the space and after having done that asks me to introduce the process. 
No need for bells at that point.
They do come in handy to "call" people to evening news or during action 
planning when there is a "schedule"...I use them as little as possible 
and very gently not to overwhelm myself or those around me.
Right at this moment I also think of them as being "Tibetan" temple 
bells with that part of the world being in great turmoil.
Usually, they are just very practical!
Greetings from Berlin
mmp

Raffi Aftandelian wrote:
> Dear friends and colleagues,
> 
> The recent discussion on choosing not to talk about bumblebees reminds me of
> my hesitation in using Tibetan temple bells to open the space and to invite
> everyone to the closing circle.
> 
> I really like Tibetan temple bells and their place in OST meetings. They
> seem to mark an entrance into a different time and space, from chronos
> (sequential time) to kairos (spacious, potential-filled time). They seem to
> invite presence. And I particularly like the bells given to me because of
> their story.
> 
> And, I worry that by using these bells, I am appropriating something that is
> not from my original culture.
> 
> And very occasionally, the bells seem to evoke something mystical, bringing
> on great discomfort to some participants. I am not sure this dissonance is
> necessarily something harmful for participants, however.
> 
> How do others see the questions, concerns I raise here?
> 
> appreciatively,
> raffi
> 
> raffi at bk.ru, raffi_1970 at yahoo.com
> 
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