--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As uncharitable as it may seem, I've always wondered > about the chicken-and-the-egg nature of the "Maharishi > Effect." ...... Large numbers of people learn- > ing to meditate were no longer needed and relatively > expensive TM-Siddhi courses appeared to fill the > financial gap. So which came first, the reality that > the pricing structure for teaching TM was a failure > and few people were starting any more...
I think the 1% effect arose out of some quantum physics argument which few understood but most accepted since quantum physics is able to prove that a chicken is a goose and get away with it because you can't call a guy in a wheelchair with a synthesied voice a bullsh***er. But the pricing structure was never a failure. Certainly, if you bring out a new product, it is easier to get the first 10% to buy than the last 10% to buy. The TMO was lazy, and failed to support many of the first wave, and in part acquired a bad name from those who lapsed as a result. And when the organisation was pretty weak, along comes the Natural Law Party to ensure that the piss was taken out of the whole movement, lock stock and barrel. Uns. 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/
