User:CP-sakha
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Howdy. First you're going, "What's with this handle Sakha?" Fair question. Quick explanation:
Just in case you tried a Wikipedia search, I am not from Sakha, the Russian republic! "Sakha," transliterated from Sanskrit, means "friend" or "companion." "Sakha" by chance happened to be the first username after about 25 tries that my first ISP accepted back in the 2400-baud days. (I was going through the glossary of my book, Sahaj Marg Companion, selecting likely words and was down to "S" by the time I finally was able to get online!) Later, "Sakha" stuck as a sort of nickname, since my guruji (Sanskrit - गुरू) seemed to like the apt humor of the way it related to the title of that little book.
So "Sakha" isn't a big spiritual deal or some special monastic name, like the kind Sannyasi take when they renounce the world, or the names some Gurus give a chosen few upon initiation. It's just a nickname. (At Wikipedia the Username "Sakha" was already taken, so I became User CP-Sakha). Perhaps as a persona, "Sakha" is very much like another form given the name "Clark Powell," but maybe not like him at all. Either way, I hope that both will become a Friend.
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[edit] WikiKindness Campaign and WikiLove
"It's only the Internet! Breathe ... and relax!"
The peace dov stands for Kindness Campaign
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[edit] About Wikipedians - The Wikipedia Community
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[edit] About User Pages
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[edit] Quotes from Sahaj Marg Masters and Wikipedia on Being Polite, Humble, Patient
Patience is absolutely necessary in dealing with human beings, and without love, patience is impossible. That is why the great saints of this world of ours have been so loving - because without it they could never have embarked upon the tremendously difficult, almost impossible job of bringing transformation in human beings. Love has been, and must always be, the sole instrument of human transformation. If love is there, all the other things such as patience, forbearance, self-control all become possible.
Patience shall bear the fruit in the end and therefore it is generally said that one should have patience for everything. All things happen in accordance with the law of Nature and we should wait for things to take shape.
- - from The Spider's Web, vol. 1, chapter "Hope-The Foundation of Change" p.99, 100, by Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari ("Chariji")
Anger is a poison for spirituality. Unless one is free from this plague, moderation can never be obtained. Its effect is that the system becomes heavy, and tension is produced, and this does not allow the free and subtle current to enter. There will be continuous pressure on thought. To free oneself from anger, one should think himself to be polite and humble. Nay, he should try to make himself such that the same colour enters each and every part of the body. Cool and calm disposition alone is required for spirituality.
- - from the book Thus Speaks Lalaji, pg 26-27, by Ram Chandraji of Fatehgarh ("Lalaji")
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Do not make personal attacks anywhere in Wikipedia. Comment on content, not on the contributor. Personal attacks will rarely help you make a point; they hurt the Wikipedia community and deter users from helping create a good encyclopedia.
The Wikipedia community encourages users to be bold in updating articles. Wikis develop faster when people fix problems, correct grammar, add facts, make sure the language is precise, and so on. We expect everyone to be bold. It's okay. It is what everyone expects. How many times have you read something and thought, "Why aren't these pages copy-edited?" Wikipedia not only allows you to add, revise, and edit the article — it wants you to do it. It does require some amount of politeness, but it works. You'll see.
Hope this also is helpful and instructive. Love to all.
--Sakha 04:33, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] About the Wikisphere vs. Blogosphere: A Primer on the Diff
Wikipedia is not: A personal Blog, MySpace, a host for your own Website, or Wiki.
This is a central and important point, and bears emphasis: Wikipedia is not part of the Blogosphere. It is not to be hijacked by bloggers as a search engine for their blogs -- nor for any commercial product or website or anything else. Placement and positioning to pre-dispose innocent and casual browsers for any purpose other than to present facts, not links to personal opinions, clearly and briefly may be in violation of Wikipedia central tenet of NPOV.
In the current state of the Blogosphere, anyone may say anything, true or not, cited or not, Wikipedia has a higher standard. Here, personal attacks and soap-boxing, the bread-and-butter of a many bloggers, are not acceptable.
Bloggers often run into big problems when they enter the world of the Wikisphere. When you run a blog, you get to control everything. At a Wikipedia, you don’t, and no one else does, except Jimmy Wales :) (if you don't know who Jimmy Wales is, better do some research!)
Bloggers find Wikis frustrating when they don’t get this basic difference. One blog is a good illustration. As of this date it carries a telling warning: "Please, take care if you post on Wikipedia. Your message can be edited by everyone and will not be protected from being erased or transformed." This is exactly the point of a Wiki and writers are reminded never to post here anything that cannot be "mercilessly edited." Say what you will at your blog. All I request from newbie-bloggers is that here at Wikipedia take the time to learn the game and try to honor the core tenet of Wikipedia, NPOV.
A wiki (IPA: [ˈwiː.kiː] <wee-kee> or [ˈwɪ.kiː] <wick-ey>[1]) is a type of website that allows users easily to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change most available content, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative writing. The term wiki can also refer to the collaborative software itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of such a website (see wiki software), or to certain specific wiki sites, including the computer science site (and original wiki), WikiWikiWeb, and the online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia. The first wiki, WikiWikiWeb, is named after the "Wiki Wiki" line of Chance RT-52 buses in Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. It was created in 1994 and installed on the web in 1995 by Ward Cunningham, who also created the Portland Pattern Repository. "Wiki-wiki" means "hurry quick" in Hawaiian. It also refers to a type of native fish of the islands.
--Sakha 05:29, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
