On May 18, 2009, at 9:13 AM, enpai wrote:
I am making major life changes which include gaining new skills in
my areas of greatest interest – spirituality, yoga, healthy aging,
meditation. Getting Master's in Vedic Science Program, including
Siddhi, at MUM is a strong possibility. Another possibility is
Sustainable Business, but have to take GMAT. I have made
application and have read through MUM site, but most helpful would
be to hear/read of the direct experiences of the longtime TMers re
direction of movement, useful links, etc.
How would a Master's in Vedic Science be applied in the current US
(or world) job market? I am a rather independent minded character,
who does not like to be confined to a set of dogmas, and knows the
answers are within my own consciousness. Simply put, I feel
compelled to get the best information, in the most efficient way
apply it as I re-enter US job market. Financing this endeavor is
also a factor.
If not MUM, any other suggested schools, universities, programs?
Thanks for all the input.
I would suspect the only place you'd be able to get a job is at MUM
or some movement place. Any other university, hearing the bizarre
teachings on "Vedic Science" from the Maharishi would probably laugh
you out of the room. What the university teaches is the syncretic
dogma of the Maharishi, not something that is mainstream or cutting
edge and certainly not historically accurate. Basically they're
teaching a Vedic fundamentalism which is not only inaccurate but
laughable as a degree. In other words, your job prospects would be
slim and grim indeed.
University of Virginia, Columbia and Harvard have excellent programs,
as do a number of others. Get a degree from any of the three
aforementioned and you'd be at the top of your field.
According to a letter circulating MUM is 2 million in the hole. So
they may not even be there when you graduate. They primarily make
their money recruiting foreign workers for American jobs by getting
them high tech visas.
