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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Cyr" size=2>Hi folks!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm reposting this because it didn't seem to make the
listserv...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Raffi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=raffi@pochtamt.ru href="mailto:raffi@pochtamt.ru">Raffi Aftandelian</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 03, 2004 1:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> reflections on Goa</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Cyr" size=2>Hi all! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Cyr" size=2>I wanted to put in my few words about Goa. It
was all I could have wished for and more. It was funny how after the first day I
was sad that the OSonOS would be over in two days. By the end of the second day,
I was very full, so full that I felt too tired to carry on with the 4th (!)
topic I'd posted-- "Personal preparation for OST". One of the Indian
participants (Khosro, I believe-- I mix up his name because there's a Persian
analog of his name) who'd never been to an OST meeting before, however was
curious about this topic. And it was curious to be the one imparting information
about OST. Prior to that I'd be the one doing the "downloading", listening to
more experienced OST practitioners, challenging them (gently), asking questions.
Now, of course, any human exchange is a lot more complex and curious than either
"downloading" or "uploading".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I took lots of notes and hope to type them up, much to digest
for a while. It's hard even to imagine going to Halifax for now. There was so
much from this event, and so much ahead in my personal life as many at the event
learned.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>One of the interesting learnings was hearing how Seattle
folks, or more precisely the Spiritedwork community there, include the Fourfold
Way in opening space. I realized that there were certain OST meetings in the
past where I definitely could have used those four practices. As I keep on
hearing about the Fourfold Way I realize that it can no longer be a book
gathering dust in a box. I need to bring those practices into my life.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>One thing I somehow never got to say to you Harrison, but I
did when we hugged upon meeting on Day One, was how grateful I am to you (and
Spirit) for bringing OST to our Now and for bringing OS principles into our
consciousness. It is such a gift.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>And I am so grateful for Janet Pinto's work in making this
OSonOS possible. There were so many touches that just left me very grateful. So
much care, thoroughness, and thoughtfulness went into the meeting. While I know
that some participants felt awkward about the inclusion of the Ganesha
celebration in the OSonOS - which I understand-- I really appreciated the
invitation to participate in the celebration. And I really valued hearing the
story of Ganesha.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I left feeling much more confident in my abilities as an OST
facilitator.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Side remark to all: Shabbir looks like my father; and Zachary
looks like my brother!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Also I want to express my thanks to OSI-USA for making it
possible to come to Goa. A real gift. I'll be typing up my notes into
Russian and sharing them with the OST world here.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Warmly from a Moscow bursting with autumn colors (after a
beautiful run in Sokolniki Park-- where the tsar and his buddies went falcon
hunting in the good old days),</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Raffi</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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