Joe, Same thing at Goenka's Vipassana retreats, but these two examples are nothing to do with the commercialisation of the dharma and are everything to do with mindfulness. The students at the school I mentioned had been allowed to record the talks for the previous 20 years. Commercial interests changed the practice - not the method of practice.
Mike 8 bucks, eh? I pay a buck for my local paper and can read not just my fortune (Horoscope), but the fortunes of everyone on the planet. How's that for a bargain? --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Mike, > > At Sheng Yen's place -- and not for copyright considerations -- we were not > even allowed to possess and use paper and pencil. We were there for > PRACTICE, you see. Shih-fu made sure of *that*. > > Tape recorders are beyond the pale, IMHO. > > I'm all for prohibitions, in defense of practice here-and-now, and our > ability to become One, again. That's what it's all about. Hail! > > --Joe > > PS I paid 8 bucks for my New Year's lunch, cookie included. > > > "mike" <uerusuboyo@> wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > Ok, I'll keep it concrete and real. It's been reported that at a Buddhist > > school (I don't think it was a Zen one) the talks, which were always > > allowed to be recorded, are now not allowed to be recorded. The reason > > given is that there is a claim on their copyright for future publishing. > > Students who were once allowed to record these talks and listen to them and > > study them in detail are now deprived of this opportunity unless they pay > > money to do so. Buddha's Dharma was freely given (except for maybe the > > price of a piece of fruit) in order to liberate sentient beings from > > suffering. When business interests arise, self-interest can arise, too. The > > antithesis of the Buddha's teaching. Warrior-monks developed to protect the > > dharma. Shouldn't we be guarded in the same spirit so as to protect the > > dharma? > > > > Mike > > > > The cookie would've tasted just as good whether given to you freely or for > > $120 ; ) > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [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/
