--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" jyouells@ > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sep 22, 2008, at 7:29 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: > > > > > > > What happened was this: > > > > > > > > After spending the previous 25 years relentlessly and selflessly > > > > promoting TM to the point at which he, Maharishi, the TM > Movement, > > > > and the TM Technique had actually gained some semblance of > > > > credibility, he flushed it ALL down the toilet by introducing > the > > > > flying technique to the world in the manner that he did. > > > > > > > > This was in late '76, early '77. > > > > > > > > When he realized that he goofed, what could he do other than > cover > > > > his tracks? And this, Nabby, is what was behind the > announcement > > > > that the world had enough meditators. As soon as he announced > the > > > > flying, initiations started a dramatic decline. No one would > touch > > > > us with a 10-foot pole. > > > > > > > > Indeed, although I have no hard statistics to back it up, I > suggest > > > > to you that at least 20% of TM Teachers quit meditating during > this > > > > time period becaus of their disillusionment with the TMO over > the > > > > Flying. > > > > > > > > And by the end of the '70s when he made the announcement that > Nabby > > > > referred to, it was an attempt to cover his tracks: > > > > > > > > "Oh, we don't need any more initiations" really meant "no one is > > > > beating a path to our door any longer because the world thinks > we're > > > > a bunch of idiots." > > > > > > > > ...and... > > > > > > > > "It is time to introduce new knowledge such as Ayur Veda, > Schtapatya > > > > Veda, etc. " really meant "Our financial resources are drying up > > > > because no one is being initiated anymore so we have to find new > > ways > > > > to milk money out of the true believers." > > > > > > > > ...and... > > > > > > > > "it is best to put the price up to $2,5000" really meant "Only > die- > > > > hard numbskulls would be stupid enough to start TM so we might > as > > > > well get as much out of them as possible." > > > > > > > > > That seems like a really honest assessment to me. > > > > > > > Yup, me too, spot on... > > > > Besides, regular meditators are passing away faster than new ones > are > > starting anyway.... > > > > JohnY > > > > > Interesting observation, JohnY. > > So what you're saying is that the TM population of the world isn't > even zero population growth but is NEGATIVE population growth... > > Just like Russia...without the vodka. >
Hey, even Chopra has a center within 20 miles of my location, and they get great press from the local hospitals and the local PBS station. If the TMO wasn't just a fund raising and real estate organization, they would get good press too. JohnY
