Edmonton Northern River Karate School Association

Fee Schedule

(as of May 2000)

 

Monthly Fees:

Individual - $70 per month

Family of Two - $70 per month

Additional family members - $30 each per month

Paid by 12 post-dated cheques, payable to:
Edmonton Northern River Karate School Association.

"One of the classic Buddhist teachings on Hope and Fear concerns the Eight Worldly Dharmas.

These are four pairs of opposites - four things that we like, and four things that we don't like.

When we are caught up in the Eight Worldly Dharmas, we suffer.

First, we like Pleasure, we don't like Pain.

Second, we like and are attached to Praise. We try to avoid criticism and Blame.

Third, we like Fame. We dislike Disgrace.

Finally, we are attached to Gain. We don't like Losing what we have.

Pleasure and Pain, Praise and Blame, Fame and Disgrace, and Gain and Loss - is what keeps us stuck in the pain of Samsara.

We might feel that we should try to eradicate these feelings.

A more practical approach is to get to know them intimately, see how they hook us, see how they color our perception of reality, see how they aren't all that solid.

Then the Eight Worldly Dharmas become the means for growing wise as well as kinder and more content."

Pema Chodran