jesus gave his teachings away for free!..
i bet buddha would turn over in his grave to hear of all this !.. merle 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 ; ) --- In [email protected], "Joe" wrote: > > Mike, > > Hopelessly theoretical, for this Experimental Scientist. Can't go there. > > And, I don't know, besides: An hour of WHAT? > > And, what do you mean by "Charges"? > > I'm wise enough to be slow and stupid; you must spell things out for me. > > I'm done assuming I know what others are talking about. ;-) > > --Joe > > PS No need feeding-back to me about the teacher's Teishos. I have no stock > in them or in the teacher. But they may reveal her mind, as the fortune > cookie says. I ate the cookie, by the way. Loved it. > > > "mike" wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > How would you defend a Zen teacher who charges $120 an hour? > > > > Mike > > > > PS I'll definitely listen to those talks and give you my humble feedback > > when I can. >
