We are on the same page, Sal. I too stopped giving ( and i never gave all that much), and
one reason was the lack of honesty, the sense that everyone was pretending to one degree
or another. The other reason I stopped is because I felt the entire TMO was off-track
regarding money on every level and in every endeavor and for many many many years. I
don't want to be a part of that or enable that.
Nor did I. And it wasn't really just the $$ aspect of it, it was pretty much the whole crazy ball of wax.
I like the idea that some people can help the world by being in a monastery-like
environment, though. And for some the years of intensive meditation/yoga/quiet ought to
help them grow and hopefully help world consciousness. Still, I heard MMY say on several
occasions that NO westerners were cut out to be monks. It would be a stressful strain
because it was not part of our culture or tradition.
