In Most Eastern Zen Temples There Is Someone Assigned To Take Care Of Guests. (Jisha) Guests Are Greated And The Jisha Offers Them Tea And Cakes. (the Same Sort Of Tea And Cakes Offered The Buddha On The Alter Hint Hint). The Jisha Then Sits Down With The Visitors Over Tea And Chats Until He/she Can Determine The Visitors Needs. It Is The Jishas Job To See These Needs Are Met Be They A Temple Tour An Introduction To The Community, A Visit With The Teacher Or A Place To Sleep The Night. No Where Is The Visitor Asked To Fill Out A Form. If The Buddha Stopped By Your Center Would You Ask Him To Fill Out A Form? Treat Each Visitor As A Visitor As A Visiting Buddha. It Is After All, What They Are (or Will Be If Complete Your Vow). Be Well, Fudo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> From: Francisco Garcia Scherer as I said, it is important to give > >> the begginers an opportunity to express themselves and feel that we > >> are willing to get to know them. I also believe that it is > >> important to get to know better the new practioners.>> > > Well, yes, it's probably good to get to know people better but perhaps > the means by which you do it is important too. Is a written "survey" > the best way to do this? To me it sounds like an overly formal, > structured, and (in my opinion) somewhat intimidating way of going > about it. > > Imagine someone coming up to you & saying "Hey, I don't know you but I > want to get to know you better! Here: this is an opportunity to > express yourself! Just fill out this form!"... > > as opposed to: > > "Hi, I see you're new here... welcome." > > - elk > >
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