tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post2659359621343100619..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: "Twilight Zone of Buddhism"Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-91902609117877737032010-06-14T20:28:07.008-07:002010-06-14T20:28:07.008-07:00Thank you for your comments. I'm glad you too...Thank you for your comments. I'm glad you took the other topic that was hinted at but not addressed in this specific post. I have been quite saddened at the number of people who have walked away from a center or sangha feeling it was elitist or unwelcoming as well as when I hear comments that someone hasn't been through jukai because it requires monetary support of a center, among otherIshu Kinshuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694701553944044049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-91233584518074232512010-06-13T12:10:50.197-07:002010-06-13T12:10:50.197-07:00It's partly an issue around the goals of an or...It's partly an issue around the goals of an organization. If you want to be solely about a monastic-like approach - or if you are a monastery - then certain barriers are probably fine. <br /><br />But for the majority of places that are really about lay practice, it should be about opening and welcoming. <br /><br />Oh, yes, and I totally agree Petteri that "creepy" isn't a goodNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-44295293651206640482010-06-13T07:40:03.705-07:002010-06-13T07:40:03.705-07:00This is tricky stuff. How to be welcoming without ...This is tricky stuff. How to be welcoming without being overbearing? Ideally, it should be as easy to walk into a zendo as your living room. How to achieve that is another question altogether. If you're too welcoming, you'll seem creepy; if you're not welcoming enough, you'll seem stand-offish. A Middle Way, yet again...Brikoleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318706625291447339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-43161879218308003452010-06-12T20:56:49.302-07:002010-06-12T20:56:49.302-07:00This is a very important issue to highlight. I do ...This is a very important issue to highlight. I do think that some Buddhist centers have way too much build up around the practice of meditation and make it seem inaccessible and daunting for a newcomer. Fortunately the vast majority of centers (at least here in NYC) do offer a free introductory class in meditation.Ven. Lawrence Dō'an Greccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256592090086439888noreply@blogger.com