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**Toninvell** · 11-20-2011, 05:09 AM

I guess there are many who think they can buy wisdom or that there is some secret teaching that will be passed to them if they pay lots for it. Or maybe it’s just that they admire the teacher and have the spare cash to spend just to see him give a talk.
The article seems to me imply that people might be being taken advantage of although they did mention much cheaper alternatives in the UK. They didn’t mention all the free web based teachings and pod casts that are available.
Personally I would not pay any more than around £30 to go to a talk, it wouldn’t feel right.
My Meditation group recently had Brad Warner do a talk and this only cost £20 per person for 50 people.

The other side of this position is that it is skillful to " put our money where our mouth is ", so to speak, and rather than buying wisdom, maybe the individuals chose to now spend their money at the centre rather than the pub or to buy a new consumer item.

When HHDL visits Australia the price of tickets precludes many lay practitioners from being able to attend.

11-20-2011, 05:09 AM	#9
Toninvell Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 386 Senior Member	I guess there are many who think they can buy wisdom or that there is some secret teaching that will be passed to them if they pay lots for it. Or maybe it’s just that they admire the teacher and have the spare cash to spend just to see him give a talk. The article seems to me imply that people might be being taken advantage of although they did mention much cheaper alternatives in the UK. They didn’t mention all the free web based teachings and pod casts that are available. Personally I would not pay any more than around £30 to go to a talk, it wouldn’t feel right. My Meditation group recently had Brad Warner do a talk and this only cost £20 per person for 50 people. The other side of this position is that it is skillful to " put our money where our mouth is ", so to speak, and rather than buying wisdom, maybe the individuals chose to now spend their money at the centre rather than the pub or to buy a new consumer item. When HHDL visits Australia the price of tickets precludes many lay practitioners from being able to attend.
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