Post us some photos of her and i'll tell you if she's worth it! :-) Edgar
On Feb 15, 2013, at 10:23 PM, Merle Lester wrote: > > > NONE of us have any idea what the diamond lady is or is not.. > > until we meet her and listen to her as a teacher and head shrink... > > we have no idea... > let it be at rest... > take it easy.. > lighten up.. > merle.. > p.s. maybe i need to join the laughing buddha yahoo group..is there such a > group? > > > Joe, > > Well, that's a relief and does shed a somewhat different light on it. Subhana > has certainly put in the hours as a professional counsellor to charge what > the hell she likes (I think many less economically able people would be able > to claim a govt. rebate, too). As I said in an earlier post, I don't see such > activities as teaching the Dharma, so it's no problem for me. My original > concern still stands tho, that making a living solely from teaching the > Dharma leads to exploitation and its corruption (I've even heard of some > temples where they've stopped giving permission for students to record the > talks due to copyright issues). > > Mike > > PS Let's not be too harsh on Merle because with no contact with Zen > centres/teachers there would probably be a blur between the teacher's role > there and their professional role as a helper. And she has certainly raised > an important issue (although I feel personally bad that Subhana was lumped in > with any issues I have with the unethical charging of money for the teaching > of the Dharma). > > PPS A gassho to her for her work and a humble apology from me. > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" wrote: > > > > Merle, > > > > See, the psychiatric services would not have interested me. > > > > Since you made several people here think that such fees pertained to Dharma > > teaching, I hope that you and your confederates in this charade will > > express sincere contrition soon. > > > > You've disgraced us, yourself, and this Forum, Merle. > > > > --Joe > > > > > Merle Lester wrote: > > > > > > scroll down joe.. > > > > > > you'll see the fees [snip] > > > > > > >
