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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2>Mine too does not seem to
have made it to the list..........here's what I
wrote...........</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG>Indeed it was
lovely......Goa, the sea, a Bollywood film being shot on the beach (did you
arrange that also Janet?)........with actresses in bikinis gyrating repeatedly
to a tune for more than 4 hours at last count......Boy!! Do they need to work
for that money?? And nobody talks of exploitation of women......Strange world we
live in!!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Anyway to come to the
OSonOs; I discovered that Harrison was not an electron but actually exists and
is a long lost brother in spirit. So my trip was fulfilled almost before it
started. All the rest was a bonus. And indeed that was plenty of
that.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Meeting so many fellow
OpenSpacers (is that legit?) from so many places in the world. Doing all sorts
of wonderful and crazy things. Some I laughed with. Some I cried with. Some I
was awed by. Some ......there are always many kinds of
people.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Once again for me, the
effectiveness of the Technology part of the OST was reinforced. This is a
marvelous method and Harrison is a genius and all people who do OS are
wonderful.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>One disconnect: There were
repeated calls from 2-3 people who felt that what was happening in Goa was more
a networking socializing thing and had no real purpose other than that. This
they felt was a waste of talent and ability collected there.
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>On the face of it, this
seemed valid. Until I had a thought: OS in practice is all about clearly defined
purpose. The entire session is around a theme which relates to a definite
business problem / issue. So there's no problem there.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>An OSonOS is however all
about re-connecting of OS Professionals. It is a home-coming, a battery
charging, a meeting, a reinforcing of ideas, sharing of challenges and
rejuvenating of strength and energy. That is its purpose and "business problem /
issue." So it is not a purposeless and social
gathering.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>The problem I believe is
that this is not clear to some people, especially those who are new to OS and
come to an OSonOS as their first (or almost first) experience. This can create a
sense of - "I did not get what I was looking for and so I am disappointed.
" I believe this is avoidable if we clear this especially for people who may be
coming for the first time.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>More later. Have to run
now</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Yawar</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Verdana color=#808080 size=2>Mirza Yawar
Baig<BR>President, Yawar Baig & Associates<BR> <BR>Telephone: + 91 40
23376563<BR>Fax & Voicemail: + 91 40 23372526<BR>Mobile: + 91 98490
38258<BR>URL: <A href="">www.yawarbaig.com</A></FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Verdana color=#808080 size=2>"Change is inevitable.
Progress is optional."</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=raffi@pochtamt.ru href="mailto:raffi@pochtamt.ru">Raffi
Aftandelian</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 05, 2004 2:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> reflections on Goa</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<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>
</DIV>
<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>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<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>* *
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