Mainstream, the currents are several in the flow of things here but what you write here probably has a lot of truth to how it has gone along. I missed this when you posted it but find it now pretty good.
-Doug in FF --- In [email protected], "mainstream20016" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Raja-thing, the pinnacle of elitism (thus far) of the TMO, has an element of karmic > payback for the elites in the TMO. For decades the TMO elites relished the opportunity to > open their checkbook in pursuit of unique ' special status '. Their willingness to buy > "Enlightenment" products that the TMO marketed for every relative aspect of life revealed > the deep need of elites for 'specialness' - and came at the expense of the TMO's > reputation, because their need for 'specialness' and willingess to fund the TMO through it, > negated the TMO's need to relate to the world at large, made the TMO more and more > obscure, and virutally irrelevant to the larger world. > The TMO is now addicted to million dollar donations for Raja crowns and gowns. MMY > probably realized about five years ago how the TMO has been made virtually irrelevant > over the past decades of catering to elite's needs for specialness. As a means of payback, > the Raja role was created - and the responsibility was given to Rajas to administer the now > obscure TMO to the world at large. The uncomfortable crown and robe fiasco for the > German Raja in Berlin this week is indicative of what's in store for those who played such a > willing hand in making the TMO obscure and virtually irrelevant. The tin ear response to > the crowd indicates the depth of obscurity the TMO finds itself. I imagine those robes will > be seen as a bit uncomfortable to wear now. MMY might insist they be worn 24/7 for a > while, as a means of making amends for the TMO's sorry state. >
