Dear All, I'm new to both the List and OS having recently worked with Toke Moller and Marianne Knuth at Shambhala. I will do my best to be there.
Aart Groothuis thinking together by telling the story PO Box 3266 Manuka ACT 2603 AUSTRALIA m: 0419 42 68 80 f: 02 6291-1348 i: ggr...@effect.net.au -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of toke Sent: Wednesday, 16 July 2003 22:54 To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: OSonOSinGOA - An Invitation Dear Janet, Malay Biswas and all the rest Thank you for the inspiring invitation. I would love to come to Goa to explore OSonOS with all the OS community. To more open spaces for life to florish and peace to grow! my best greetings - toke torsdag 10. jul 2003 kl. 07:08 skrev Janet Pinto: > Dear Friends in Open Space, > > Malay and I have been reliving a moment at the OSonOSinOZ, when we > stood in a Circle with Harrison and Peggy and knew in our hearts that > the 12th OSonOS the event would come full circle in Goa in 2004. And > we said ‘Yes’. > > We are now ready to extend to the OS Community our invitation to hold > the 12th OSonOS in Goa, on the west coast of India. > > The choice of Goa seems ‘natural’ in many ways: > I understand that the name ‘Open Space Technology’ was inspired on > Goan soil. (Harrison and Mahesh could tell us more) > > Goa is a land of Open Spaces: endless expanses of perfumed red earth > and emerald trees surrounded by white and gold stretches of sand, > along the pearly white waters of the Arabian Sea. > > The people of Goa are characteristically ‘OPEN : in Mind and Heart and > Soul -- OPEN to welcoming guests, (their hospitality is legendary) to > the Arts (great musicians, singers, painters, folk dancers and chefs) > to the Spiritual -- Temples and Churches dot the landscape, -- > reminders of the Portuguese who surrendered the island to India in > 1961. > > Should we decide that Goa is the place I have the following > recommendation on the dates > > Between 26th Sept to 10th October. 2004. > > Reasons: > > This is a time between seasons : the Monsoon will have just ended, to > make way for the hot sunshine of October, before the relative cool of > ‘winter’ sets in. In this in-between time, (not too wet, not too hot, > not too cool) Hotels will be able to give us lower rates and traveling > will be easier. (Chartered flights start arriving in Goa from UK, US > and other parts of Europe, from November to February.) > > It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to visit other > interesting places in India. If this is planned just prior to the Goa > event, one could avail of the extremely low Monsoon ‘Packages’ offered > by Resorts across the country, usually valid till Sept 30th. (As we go > along I could send you the information you need, on this.) > > Please let us know how you feel about this invitation and the dates. > It might seem a bit early in the day to think of Goa, while you are > packing your bags for Denmark. We’ve done a bit of spade work, and the > earlier we can firm up the dates, (assuming it is Goa) the better the > ‘deals’ we can negotiate. Also we know that many of you need to set > your calendars over a year in advance. > > There are so many ideas buzzing to help make this a magnificent > Celebration of the Spirit of Open Space—come full Circle. > > Please say “YES”. We are waiting to welcome you with OPEN ARMS. And > can hardly wait ….. > > > On behalf of myself and Malay Biswas > > Janet Pinto > > ******* Toke Paludan Møller, InterChange - Dialogue starters - Learning Space hosts - Action Architects - at Days http://www.days.dk Gudenåvej 60, Voervadsbro, 8660 Skanderborg, Denmark Phone +45 702013 35 - fax: +45 7658 0007 - Mobile +45 2616 6919 http://www.interchange.dk Home office at the lake - Stengaardsvej 5 A, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html