--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <groups@> wrote: > > > > > > Today it was announced on the Invincible America Course > > > that Dr. Howard Settle has agreed to cover the scholarships > > > of those who need it for the Invincibility Course. > > > This day will always be celebrated as a special turning > > > point in history, Maharishi said. > > > > Indeed. Several dozen more people have moved out of > > the ranks of those who support themselves and into > > the ranks of those who expect others to pay for their > > lives. That's definitely some kind of "turning point." > > > > So they're willing to commit to a full-time, more or less, > work at improving themselves and the world (at least by > their own beliefs) and you find this sad? > > What's your take on Buddhist monks who live off of donations, BTW?
I think it's a bad idea, in any context. I know that this puts me at odds with *lots* of spiritual traditions, but that *is* my considered opinion. Allowing spiritual seekers or spiritual seekers to get used to other people paying for their lives is IMO always bad for their evolution in the long run. Whereas encouraging them to support themselves is always good for their evolution in the long run. Just my opinion. If people want to "round" for a long period of time, they should work two or three jobs and raise the money to pay for it themselves. Such people I would respect. But I don't respect those who allow others to work so that they don't have to. 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
