it's a tease edgar...
she get's you worked up and then you gotta go back for the second round!... merle $120/hr? And you don't even get any sex?! :-) Edgar On Feb 14, 2013, at 11:11 PM, Merle Lester wrote: > > > the payment to see the diamond lady is $120..for one hour... > > i am thinking the average person does not have that in their wallet... > > does she offer help for the needy?... > > mosman is an exclusive suburb of sydney...very exclusive... > > who's going to go there?... > > those with pockets full of loot and "problems"..manifested because they have > too much loot and too much time on their hands.. > > mainly i bet middle class women who's hubby brings in the pay cheque and they > have nothing better to do .. > > cynical yes!... > > i ask again the question why did not jesus charge for his teachings?... > > merle > > > > > Joe, > > I'm no purist, believe me. And I willingly give dana for receiving the > teaching of the Dharma and to help in the promulgation of it. I'm not > suggesting that every teacher is simply teaching in order to make a living, > but it's a slippery slope towards the corruption of the Dharma (not that the > True Dharma can be corrupted). And I know I'm in good company in being > concerned about this. > > Mike > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" wrote: >> >> And, Mike, let's not mix metaphors and Metamucil. >> >> Those teachers who are not supported by the Monastic infrastructure, who are >> independent, free, and house-holders, OF COURSE need support from students, >> or else from their own independent means. One or the other, or both. >> >> Even if they DON'T need this support, they charge something anyway, because >> they KNOW it is ***GOOD PSYCHOLOGY***. Get sumpthin' for nuthin', and >> that's just how you'll value it (you Cheapskates... whoever you are). >> >> I charge $45 US for my 6 weeks series in "Buddhist Yoga for Meditators". >> Yet, I am Rich. Even the students can see unabashedly that I drive a pretty >> high-class 30-year-old 12-speed bicycle, with 18,000 miles on it. >> >> I've never practiced anywhere and paid NOTHING to support the Sangha, or >> Center. Why would I? >> >> If you do -- not YOU!, Mike -- you are a fool. >> >> Who'll pay for the Sandals? >> >> Ask Edgar. >> >> --Joe >> >> --- In [email protected], "mike" wrote: >>> >>> Merle, >>> >>> Don't be so harsh on yourself. I think you're right to be somewhat >>> skeptical about teachers who receive an income, or make a living, out of >>> the Dharma. Joe is also correct that so often we listen to our >>> discriminating mind and hence create points of view that are just not true >>> reflections of reality. But there has to be a balance. I don't know >>> Subhana, but if it's true she is a practicing doctor, then my feeling would >>> be she shouldn't be charging money for teaching the Dharma. Where, for >>> example, would she know that trip overseas was paid from - her doctor's >>> salary or from a talk on the Lotus Sutra? (I'm not necessarily impugning >>> Subhana as I know nothing of her circumstances. But I think my concerns >>> still stand). >>> >>> I also think it's wrong if a person makes a living teaching the Dharma, but >>> could be earning a living in other ways. Let's not forget that Buddha >>> forbade his monks from even * handling* money! In the Vipassana tradition >>> of S.N.Goenka (the one I follow), all retreats are free of charge, and all >>> teachers are volunteers. Simply put, no one should receive financial >>> compensation for teaching the Dharma, at least not beyond reimbursement for >>> travelling expenses etc. sometimes 'wage' can conveniently be interpreted >>> as 'Dana'. >> > >
