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**wooclosmercob** · 11-20-2011, 08:27 PM

An alternative is to pay for public talks and teachings out of general-purpose donations made to a foundation by supporters. Then the talks may be free to those who attend, but they are not free in any other sense

This may be the case for talks aimed at large sections of the general public which require hired venues - but at a Forest Tradition monastery, for example, all it takes is a large space where people who want to attend can sit down to listen to a talk given by a teacher - and ordained Theravadin monks don't charge for their services to others.......nor do they appear to be interested in PR and courting the media and celebrities.

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11-20-2011, 08:27 PM	#21
wooclosmercob Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 457 Senior Member	An alternative is to pay for public talks and teachings out of general-purpose donations made to a foundation by supporters. Then the talks may be free to those who attend, but they are not free in any other sense This may be the case for talks aimed at large sections of the general public which require hired venues - but at a Forest Tradition monastery, for example, all it takes is a large space where people who want to attend can sit down to listen to a talk given by a teacher - and ordained Theravadin monks don't charge for their services to others.......nor do they appear to be interested in PR and courting the media and celebrities. .
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