at the buddhist temple i will be going to in april the food is free... merle 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" 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 ; )
