--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > Think about it. Then think of the history of > the TM movement. Going from "#1 market share" > in the world of meditation to being able to > market TM *ONLY* to kids who are being PAID > to learn it?
Sorry. Before Judy spontaneously combusts, I meant to say "able to market only to kids and their parents who are having their TM courses PAID for by someone else." As far as I know, the TM movement does not pay the kids to learn TM. They only do that for people to bounce on their butts in Fairfield. And then they write emails complaining that not enough people are bouncing on their butts. :-) Again, to reiterate my point, THESE are the people who are going to be implementing David Lynch's noble idea. You *KNOW* it's only a matter of time until some local Raja insists on being able to visit one of these "quiet time" groups, *in costume*. You *KNOW* that within a year of learning TM some of these kids are going to be badgering their parents for more money for the "next course," and then the next, and the next... People who have the "Yes, Maharishi...anything you say, Maharishi" mentality enough to pay a second time for Teacher Training are just *by definition* not the most clueful individuals on the planet. If there is a way to fuck this noble idea up, they're going to find it. And given the history of the TM movement, if they manage to teach TM in 100 schools, they'll find 100 *different* ways to fuck it up. And the result will be the same in the U.S. school systems as what "TM science" has done for "meditation science." All forms of medi- tation will be tainted by the TM fuckups.
