Note: if you go to an event or convention take note
if after arrival at your destination, you are told you need to dress in a particular way and must purchase the clothing and accessories after you've arrived.
1) Why were you not told this before your departure? That way, you could have
factored the cost of the event specific items into your travel budget.
2) You could have obtained those items cheaply before your departure, had enough
time to comparison shop and reduce how much you pay.
3) If you find that all of your fellow participants must obtain those clothes
and items from the same local source, ask yourself some questions.
Perhaps the money doesnt add up to much. But if you
do find you paid more than you wished to, dont deny your misgivings.
Yogis who focus only on the 'positive' are a group easily ripped off because
you can be so easily guilt tripped to ignore misgivings. This enables
exploitation of yogis to continue and who wants to support that kind
of bad karma?
A reputable business does not hit you with additional expenditures after you've
arrived.
It is worth asking these questions.
By contrast, people who go on an expedition to climb Mount Everest are told (by reputable tour guides) well before departure what kinds of equipment they must bring.
And they are given enough time in advance to shop for this equipment, compare prices and reduce the cost to themselves. '
if after arrival at your destination, you are told you need to dress in a particular way and must purchase the clothing and accessories after you've arrived.
1) Why were you not told this before your departure? That way, you could have
factored the cost of the event specific items into your travel budget.
2) You could have obtained those items cheaply before your departure, had enough
time to comparison shop and reduce how much you pay.
3) If you find that all of your fellow participants must obtain those clothes
and items from the same local source, ask yourself some questions.
Perhaps the money doesnt add up to much. But if you
do find you paid more than you wished to, dont deny your misgivings.
Yogis who focus only on the 'positive' are a group easily ripped off because
you can be so easily guilt tripped to ignore misgivings. This enables
exploitation of yogis to continue and who wants to support that kind
of bad karma?
A reputable business does not hit you with additional expenditures after you've
arrived.
It is worth asking these questions.
By contrast, people who go on an expedition to climb Mount Everest are told (by reputable tour guides) well before departure what kinds of equipment they must bring.
And they are given enough time in advance to shop for this equipment, compare prices and reduce the cost to themselves. '