Wow. This is a collection of disgusting and unfounded claims. >real masters don't advertise Really? Interesting that you say that, because the Buddha spent m

Wow. This is a collection of disgusting and unfounded claims. >real masters don't advertise Really? Interesting that you say that, because the Buddha spent most of his life spreading and teaching Buddhism in any place he could find. Teaching the Dharma to others is central to Buddhism, and "advertising" is the sole reason Buddhism has spread from a tiny unknown place in India to cover most of Asia - in many different flavors. Nor is it traditionally "hard" - outside of the monastic tradition, regular people have been encouraged from the dawn of Buddhism to practice very real Buddhism by doing a lot of very easy and simple things: visiting holy sites and praying, mostly. Thich Nhat Hanh devoted his life to spreading Buddhism to the west. His financial success is a measure of how successful he has been at that. From a purely Buddhist perspective - this is a very good thing.