Mike,
At Sheng Yen's place -- and not for copyright considerations -- we were not
even allowed to possess and use paper and pencil. We were there for PRACTICE,
you see. Shih-fu made sure of *that*.
Tape recorders are beyond the pale, IMHO.
I'm all for prohibitions, in defense of practice here-and-now, and our ability
to become One, again. That's what it's all about. Hail!
--Joe
PS I paid 8 bucks for my New Year's lunch, cookie included.
> "mike" <uerusuboyo@...> wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> Ok, I'll keep it concrete and real. It's been reported that at a Buddhist
> school (I don't think it was a Zen one) the talks, which were always allowed
> to be recorded, are now not allowed to be recorded. The reason given is that
> there is a claim on their copyright for future publishing. Students who were
> once allowed to record these talks and listen to them and study them in
> detail are now deprived of this opportunity unless they pay money to do so.
> Buddha's Dharma was freely given (except for maybe the price of a piece of
> fruit) in order to liberate sentient beings from suffering. When business
> interests arise, self-interest can arise, too. The antithesis of the Buddha's
> teaching. Warrior-monks developed to protect the dharma. Shouldn't we be
> guarded in the same spirit so as to protect the dharma?
>
> Mike
>
> The cookie would've tasted just as good whether given to you freely or for
> $120 ; )
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