--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 3, 2005, at 1:16 PM, anonymousff wrote: > > <snip> > > > > But I digress. My main concern with Dr. Pete > > was that he was > > > > rudely,IMO, making jokes about sacred > > ceremonies. > > > > > > Well, I've gone back and reread the post, and I > > didn't see any > > > reference to any ceremonies, sacred or otherwise. > > > > Boy, I didn't either. > > Sal, Judy, I'm placing both of you on retainer. Would > $10,000 per month be okay? >
You must be rich Dr. Pete to throw your money away on such shallow analysis. Dr pete said -- The yagyas are having a wonderful impact on Tom. He's stopped calling African Americans niggers and now kindly refers to them as "spearchuckers". The power of yagyas!! -- Perhaps in this group the term yagya is not understood. I assumed it was. My mistake. In a yagya, chants of gods names and adorations, as well as many "auspicious and sacred things", fruit, flowers, spices, milk, coconuts, etc are offered to a direct representation of a diety -- a statue aka murti, or an open pit of fire, representing the divine. I think in most lexicons, in most people's vocabularies, this would count as a "sacred ceremony". Not that all would hold it sacred personally, but would hold it as a sacred ceremony of some religion. For example, a jew may not hold persoally hold communion as a sacred ceremony, but recognizes it as a scared ceremnony of catholics -- and many other christians. So sorry that I assumed the term yagya was understood in this group and that referrencing it as a "sacred ceremony" was so foreign to apparently so many. But speaking of references, Mr Pall made no reference in his post to "niggers" or "spearchuckers". Mr Pete appears to be referencing past discussion. Something I was also doing --- as well as an assumed commonality of knowledge [see above]. Just curious, I wonder if Dr pete said -- The taking of the catholic holy communion is having a wonderful impact on Tom. He's stopped calling African Americans niggers and now kindly refers to them as "spearchuckers". The power of catholic holy communion. !! -- Would this have been viewed as, at least slightly, sarcastic, bigoted, or out of place, a derogatory comment on a "sacred ceremony" (as viewed by "believers") -- or at least a bit of slur against someone's personal beliefs? Or maybe at least a "cheap shot"? What if Dr pete said -- The offering of puja to Guru Dev every day is having a wonderful impact on Tom. He's stopped calling African Americans niggers and now kindly refers to them as "spearchuckers". The offering of puja to Gura Dev every day. !! -- But the larger point, as discussed in an adjacent post, is not the slurs on "sacred ceremonies" but rather belittling someone who has acknowledged deep disabilites and is vigorously seeking recovery. [But I'm easy. I can fit in. Hey for fun tonight, wanna all go down to the AA meeting and make fun of the drunks! ] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
