My first reaction to the fascinating post below is that ever since the advent of all the "extras" that the TMO sells and emphasizes these days -- schtapatyaveda, ayurveda, yagyas, sidhis, etc. etc. -- has, simply, watered down the core message of TM. Not only are people NOT starting TM in droves they way they did in the '70s but those that do start, such as the students described here, don't put much priority on it BECAUSE THE TMO DOESN'T EITHER. I mean, how can they when the message is watered down with all this other stuff. You can't say out of one side of your mouth that capturing the fort with 20 minutes of TM is all you need to have access to the goldmines that are in control of the fort and then, out of the other side of your mouth, sell and promote all those goldmines as "extras". Something's gotta give, and in this case it's TM.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: > > Recently, about 300 students signed a petition vowing that they were all > going to drop out if the university didn't stop forcing them to meditate by > taking attendance at mandatory group meditations. MUM caved, and that policy > was dropped. A study was then conducted that determined that the student > body consists of > > . 30% entrepreneurs - career-oriented kids who mainly want to learn > skills and enter the workforce. TM and SCI aren't high priorities. > . 60% "dreamers" who want to change the world. They appreciate TM > but don't see it as the lynchpin of that endeavor. They're into > environmentalism and other causes. > . 10% devotees > > The faculty are about 90% devotees, so their attempts to impose their values > on the students weren't working. The university is trying to translate this > assessment into practical steps to become more relevant and appealing to > students. > > I wonder whether all this is related to Bevan Morris' recent withdrawal from > the board of trustees? >
