--- In [email protected], "Bob Brigante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > snip > I'm not an initiator, having only completed phase I of TM teacher > training, but on the basis of my 37 years of TM practice, I see this > latest announcement as just another unworkable plan that will be > chucked after a few months (not that it makes a lot of difference > anyway, given the low initiation rate in the U.S.). > > When MMY said at a press conference a couple years ago that he did not > mind if renegade TM teachers taught outside the TM bureaucracy as long > as they did it in the prescribed way, it created a problem for the TM > movement: how to deal with people who have been taught authentic TM, > but whose starting was not accepted by the TM bureaucracy for purposes > of checking or attending courses, etc? This announcement that only re- > certified teachers can teach is an attempt to re-gain control over the > brand, but it won't work, because there is not enough revenue to > support full-time teachers, and because there will only be a few full- > time teachers, doing checking of meditation for people who live outside > of the few cities where the full-time teachers are will be a logistical > nightmare, and so on... > > I predict a life-span of about 3 months for this pronouncement -- maybe > it will disappear in July when the Sat Yuga starts!! > snip
One factor that will decide the survivability of this new slimmed and more dedicated scheme is what it will cost to learn to meditate with these new technologies. What if the price tag is set really low? MMY might prove able to revitalize the movement whilst ditching a serious amount of dead unmotivated ungrateful whining meat? I think this wonderful attempt to create something radically new deserves unflagging support and praise. If you're an "old time" TM-teacher and not prepared to sign up for 2K/month - enjoy your retirement! To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
