group size not mattering
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also accepting a shrinking group · small group · few people · even one person is enough · prijatie zmenšujúcej sa skupiny · přijetí zmenšující se skupiny · malá skupina · počet ľudí · počet lidí · nedůležitost velikosti skupiny CZ
Summary
Group size does not matter: Mike says it is not necessary to get large numbers of people, so he never tried to get anybody. When his Bristol group fell from fifteen to four he did not try to increase it, and even if one person learns to practise zazen every day, it is great. If our group gets smaller, we can teach one person or two, and if there is nobody, we can stop; whether it is successful or not does not matter.
Part of ↑ informal group ↑ sangha ↑ organization
Developed
I don't try to increase it. Even if one person learns how to practise zazen every day, it's great.
1No Hierarchy of Enlightenment July 2009 — Dibbavana
Mention
If our group gets smaller, we can teach one person or two people. If there is nobody, we can stop.
2Western Buddhism and Hierarchy February 2009 — Cholín