I believe (as stated in an earlier post) that the purity of this teaching will be lost in my lifetime... slippery slope and all that. In five or 10 years I doubt people will know if they are getting Maharishi's TM or not. Probably few will be by then.
Patrick Gillam wrote: > Much of the impetus behind independent TM > teaching comes from making the knowledge > available at more affordable prices. But I'm > curious how people who've been following the > discussions here would handle other aspects > of the teaching that might be a bit more problematic. > > For example, we typically say the mantra is a > meaningless sound. Would you all stick with > that description? Or would some of you disclose > the provenance of mantras? > > Another issue: We say on the third night of > checking that cosmic consciousness is a state > in which one's every act is spontaneously life- > supporting. But a popular topic among us has > been the questioning of that dogma. What would > you say? Would you just skip that part of the teaching? > > And if we start fiddling with the teaching, are we > teaching TM, or something inspired by it? > > The larger subtext: does knowledge really get lost? > > - Patrick Gillam > > --- In [email protected], "Ingegerd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have had some private posts from TM-Teachers who teach outside the > > TMO and also a lot of questions from TM-Teachers that want to teach, > > but have some fear - if it is wrong or not. "Will the students have > > good experiences if I teach outside the TMO" "What about the Puja - > > can I use the picture of Guru Dev". Guilt about the money and all > > sorts of things. I try to support the best I can. > > It seems that a network of Independent TM-Teachers is growing in > > Europe - not fast - but steady. I really hope that more and more TM- > > Teachers will free themselves from the stressfull situation caused by > > the TMO - and do what they most of all want - to initiate. > > Ingegerd > > > > > > --- In [email protected], mike scozzari > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've been reading posts forwarded to me from members > > > of FFL for a few months and decided to join. The > > > subject of independent teaching of TM is of interest > > > to me and I have given it considerable thought. I've > > > taught TM for years and can't imagine denying this > > > practice to someone who can't afford the high fees. > > > > > > I consider TM to be of great value and I agree with > > > the majority of posts about the new and uncomfortable > > > direction the TMO is taking. I think this 'hostile > > > take-over' and recertification puts all the good work > > > of the past 40+ years at risk of being lost and > > > discredited. > > > > > > In the future I'd like to introduce a few ideas that > > > might challenge the TMO both legally and for > > > independents everywhere. If the majority of teachers > > > were to take steps now we might be able to keep the > > > teaching alive. On a positive note I think we have a > > > very strong case for independents who want to teach. > > > I'm not a lawyer but have been in consultation with a > > > few. > > > > > > Logan Parker 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/
