There are many who even flew to India or Burma to take the 10-day vipassana course even though they were already being done here. It's not only awakened numerous people, but greatly valued by those who have gone through Goenka's course--but done for a donation only after the course.
I like that idea. A TMO with little or no infrastructure could easily do the same and rejuvenate the teaching. My previous question still remains: who will teach the advance techniques? On May 28, 2005, at 9:25 AM, Jeff Fischer wrote: > To me this is the difference between east and west. Culturally, > easterners have a respect for spiritual practices and those > with "wisdom". In the west, what you pay for something, connotes > a "value". I once was convinced by an aspiring initiate to teach her > for a reduced fee. She didn't take it seriously at all. > Only one example, but I've seen this at work in other arenas as well. > You can't really be a "professional" teacher in the west doing it for > free. Who's gonna pay the bills? 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/
