The
Future of Open Heart
by
Kim Katami
Hello
everyone. Here are some of my thoughts about the future of Open
Heart. I'll be brief but we will return later.
Teachings
Free of Charge
1.
I would like Open Heart teachings to be free of charge. This includes
Guidances to Awakening, Open Heart Yoga (incl. empowerments and
techniques) and basically everything else that is now charged for. I
want this because I wish all our practices to be given freely to
anyone who is interested. There are many people out there who seek
for the help we could offer them. To lower the treshold to get people
to try or practices, it is best that they are freely given.
Events
Free of Charge
2.
I would like Open Heart retreats to be free of charge or with a very
minimal fee. I wish to establish Open Heart as a strong yogic
tradition that offers in-depth training and regular monthly retreats
to those who wish to know themselves and those who wish to become
professional yogis, i.e. existential professionals, guides and
teachers. I feel there is need not only for effective system of
training for lay people but a real need for trained yogis who have
the skills and expertise to help others in their existential misery.
At the moment, this sector of professionals doesn't really exist in
the Western and world society.
Open
Heart as Spiritual Congregation
3.
I wish to establish Open Heart not as a business but as a
spiritual/religious congregation. I wish Open Heart to be run like a
church, based firmly on common ethics, which offers help to people
primarily in the form of yogic practices but also in classical forms
of relief, such as providing food and shelter to poor people wherever
they may be.
Teachers
and other personnel would be employees on monthly payroll, like
christian priests and workers.
Open
Heart Training Center
4.
I wish to establish a proper training center(/s) somewhere, likely
first in Europe since most of our practitioners are now here, where
free teachings and retreats are held. This center will serve as a
training facility as well as a home of Open Heart Sangha. Anyone who
meets the basic requirements of honesty, sincerity and personal
effort is welcome to stay for as long as they wish, free of charge or
by minimal fee.
These
are the four main points that I feel should be the future of Open
Heart.
More
later.
-Kim
Katami
