205S.N. Goenka Tour of the West (April 10 to August 15, 2002) 206“Peace in the world cannot be achieved unless there is peace within individuals” 1 Table of Contents Report April 10 – May 2................................................................................................................11 Day One (April 10) .......................................................................................................................11 Island of Dhamma....................................................................................................................11 Day Two (April 11).......................................................................................................................11 Monuments of Dhamma ..........................................................................................................11 Day Three (April 12) .....................................................................................................................12 Child and the Charcoal.............................................................................................................12 Day Four (April 13).......................................................................................................................13 Mataji’s Role.............................................................................................................................13 Day Five (April 14) .......................................................................................................................13 The Householders and the Monks............................................................................................13 Day Six (April 15) .........................................................................................................................14 Price for the Priceless Dhamma ................................................................................................14 Day Seven (April 16) .....................................................................................................................14 Spreading the Word..................................................................................................................14 Day Eight (April 17)......................................................................................................................14 Be Careful with Dana Money ...................................................................................................15 Day Nine (April 18) ......................................................................................................................15 Across the Atlantic....................................................................................................................15 Day Ten (April 19)........................................................................................................................15 Meeting Organizers ..................................................................................................................15 Day Eleven (April 20)....................................................................................................................15 May All Beings Be Without Fear ..............................................................................................15 Day Twelve (April 21) ...................................................................................................................16 Spirituality in Business: Modern Change Agents and Their Responsibility ...............................16 Day Thirteen (April 22).................................................................................................................17 A Businessman’s Story ..............................................................................................................17 Day Fourteen (April 23).................................................................................................................17 Spirituality for All.....................................................................................................................17 Day Fifteen (April 24)....................................................................................................................18 A Long Journey ........................................................................................................................18 Day Sixteen (April 25) ...................................................................................................................18 Noon Interviews .......................................................................................................................18 Day Seventeen (April 26) ...............................................................................................................18 Boston, Boston .........................................................................................................................18 Day Eighteen (April 27).................................................................................................................19 Herd of Bison (Wild Buffalos)..................................................................................................19 2 Day Nineteen (April 28) ................................................................................................................19 Vipassana Day ..........................................................................................................................19 Day Twenty (April 29)...................................................................................................................20 Yoga and Vipassana ..................................................................................................................20 Day Twenty-One (April 30)...........................................................................................................20 The Course for Businesspeople and Administrators ..................................................................20 Day Twenty-Two (May 1) .............................................................................................................21 Professionals Serving Vipassana ................................................................................................21 Day Twenty-Three (May 2)............................................................................................................21 The Mundane and the Supramundane .....................................................................................21 Report May 03 – May 20...............................................................................................................23 Day Twenty-Four (May 3) (Lenox, Mass.) ......................................................................................23 Businessman’s Morality ............................................................................................................23 Day Twenty-Five (May 4) (Lenox, Mass.) .......................................................................................23 Selfless Love..............................................................................................................................23 Day Twenty-Six (May 5) (Lenox/VMC, Mass/Flanders, New Jersey) ................................................24 Pleasant Surprise.......................................................................................................................24 Day Twenty-Seven (May 6) (Flanders, NJ / Rutgers University, NJ).................................................24 You are the Future....................................................................................................................24 Day Twenty-Eight (May 7) (Flanders, NJ / Manhattan / Queens, NY).............................................24 India and China........................................................................................................................24 Day Twenty-Nine (May 8) (Queens / Manhattan, NY / Flanders, NJ) .............................................25 Blind Faith, Faith and Interfaith...............................................................................................26 Day Thirty (May 9) (Flanders, NJ / Pennsylvania) ..........................................................................26 Annenberg Centre, Penn ..........................................................................................................26 Day Thirty-One (May 10) (Coatsville / Lincoln University / Unionville, PA)....................................27 Maintain the Purity of the Technique.......................................................................................27 Day Thirty-Two (May 11) (Coatsville PA / Ashland, VA)................................................................27 The Dhamma Caravan .............................................................................................................28 Day Thirty-Three (May 12) (Ashland, VA / Charlotte, NC) ............................................................28 Keep Walking, Keep Walking...................................................................................................28 Day Thirty-Four (May 13) (Charlotte, NC)....................................................................................29 Inspiring the Meditators ...........................................................................................................29 Day Thirty-Five (May 14) (Charlotte, NC / Atlanta, GA) ...............................................................29 Stone