I have a friend who is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest. Once, at a multifaith gathering, she was called upon to 'explain' the difference between Soto Zen Buddhism and Buddhism. She said that Soto Zen people are the "Quakers" of Buddhism.
I feel pushed and prodded by the recent talk about TWC and, now, with Christine's fine addition to the conversation, AI. I know good cases can be made for weaving several methodologies together. And I know that plenty of clients are not 'ready' for OST and they need/want/whatever to find their way to OST. I personally do not like all this mixing and matching. It really unsettles me. When I met open space, I found my home and my practice. I do not like to mix methodologies anymore than Sam liked green eggs and ham. . . before he actually tasted them. I think of OST as the Quakerism of OD. All roads lead to open space. -- Warmly, Therese Fitzpatrick, MSOD, JD * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
