[Buddha-l] Retreats?

[curt]

Small is beautiful. Power corrupts. Money is the root of all evil.
But seriously - I know from my own experience that having a
retreat center on a big chunk of land way out in the middle of
nowhere can be a great thing. It isn't inevitable that it will get
messed up -  but it does seem to be quite likely - unfortunately.
- Curt

Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:

> Well, I used to run a small meditationcentre and we had soem famous 
> people, like Sogyal, Namkhai Norbu, Kalu, Akong, zemnonks from JApan 
> and Vipassanateachers from Thailand. And it was rocking. There was 
> close and informal contact with teachers and we used to teach them how 
> to ride a bike. In the big centres there was always trouble and 
> arguments. Another thing was the business went sour when the house was 
> bought and money came in. The first ones to run after the money where 
> the teachers however. Especially the Tibetans wnated to by land and 
> build stupas everwhere.
> Erik