A Record of Meetings held by P.D. Ouspensky - HolyBooks.com

ut they bring other people, and those who have arranged things beforehave to arrange things for them Because of all this, at present,beginning with this moment of a new organization, everybody mustthink about it I do not say that everybody must do something, as thatdepends on circumstances, but everybody must think about it Thiswork has already been seventeen years in London, and it had existedman) years before that in other countries And there have always beenpeople who could not pay for themselves, but it was exactly thosepeople who did most for this work There is not only one, but manyways to help the work, and one must find these ways for oneself Atpresent this organization can exist because for a long time certain peoplehave helped it Some people gave even much more than they should, soat present there must be a new basis for this I have already told somepeople that they must not pay any more Now all groups must thinkwhat they can do in relation to all these questions Otherwise a certainreduction of the number of people in groups is inevitableNow I must explain one principle (it is not a rule but a principle)—nobody has the right to pay ahead, in advance, people only pay for whatthey have received If they realize that they must pay for what they receive,they pay, if they think they cannot pay, or if they think it is not worthpaying for, then, quite naturally, they don't pay New groups are onlypossible because old groups pay for themselves and for the new groups,until the new groups begin to pay for themselves In any case there is noquestion of paying in advance, one pays only for what one has receivedNow ask questions and perhaps I can explain betterQ One should really have some idea as to the amountMR O No, one must have an idea about one's own means and one'sown valuationQ May we have a gauge, say a percentage of salary?MR O No, this is a personal thing You see, if you think in the rightway you will see your position in relation to this thing There isnothing difficult or obligatory about itQ To whom do we pay?MR O That you can ask Madame KQ As a group?MR O No, everybody pays individuallyQ Do I understand that contributions, say from a group, W ill finance asecond group?