From: dra@openguitar.com
On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 08:22:23 +0100
Julian wrote:
> On 19/06/2016 08:14, Julian wrote:
> > On 18/06/2016 21:19, David Raleigh Arnold wrote:
> >> On Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:15:39 +0100
> >> Julian wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 18/06/2016 20:09, David Raleigh Arnold wrote:
> >>>> On Sat, 18 Jun 2016 17:34:11 +0100
> >>>> Julian wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 18/06/2016 15:40, MsLoewe wrote:
> >>>>>> I'm relatively new to meditation and
> >>>>>> studying/practicing Buddhism.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Trust only those who in absolutely no circumstances and by
> >>>>> any means ask you for money.
> >>>>
> >>>> While absolutely correct, this may seem a bit
> >>>> cynical to the novice. Bikkhus (Monks)
> >>>> are not allowed by their explicit rules to handle money or
> >>>> charge for services. The person who uses their time does
> >>>> incur a moral obligation to contribute something. A
> >>>> normal contribution traditionally consists in the cost of a
> >>>> meal, which used to be pegged at $15. more or less.
> >>>> Metta, Rale
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> A bowl of rice doesn't cost $15 even with a touch of saffron.
> >>
> >> Perfectly and absolutely true. But it is also true that
> >> you can't live on that without curries. I have no
> >> dispute with you at all on fact, only the tone
> >> concerned me in how it read for the OP. If money
> >> is required to stay, leave. Absolutely. Metta, Rale
> >>
> >
> > Well, I've an idiosyncrasy or two I do confess.
>
> Not least the ability to knock up an acceptable curry
> for $1.5 a dose. Burp!
My friend, you are conflating cost of production with
value by ignoring the worth of your own labor, of which
you are no doubt justifiably proud, or that
of a chef, or that of householders.
Metta, Rale
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