Teachers, should they charge?

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datura8 wrote:It's really difficult to say if a teacher should charge or not. Like if someone writes a book it costs money to print it, so it's not feasible to do this for free. Share the knowledge written in a book with others for a nominal fee. I think it is okay. However, when I see teachers charging for expensive retreats in the thousands then I do wonder about the authenticity of a teacher and what they're selling. I guess I believe most knowledge should be free, esp if it's word of mouth. But I don't have a problem with a sale of a book, or a nominal cost for a service.Yes, good point because...like everything there are always shades of grey to consider. Such as not being taken advantage of tonally. So if you are a nagual and you write a book, you don't just hand it out for free. Its money out of your pocket and then soon poeple come knocking on your door asking for more additions because it sold out so you would need to pay more money etc. Carlos wrote books but it was part of his instructions for his lineage and he was the first to do it (among Toltec knowledge). He acted on behalf of his lineage to disseminate information. His situation was unprecedented. 
So, within what I speak of regarding the nihility of money, I speak of lineages specifically. Like what happens here on forums is a mixing and mingling of lineages, we need no monetary currency between us, but we both give and receive our unit of currency...awareness (our seeing) so valuable to the sorcery path. And if a nagual party is formed, I am adamant that a nagual has no business changing members of his party money, because he naturally benefits from their energy and power. So it is this instance I refer to that money has no place in such.