--- In [email protected], "Ingegerd" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> > > on 7/16/05 5:09 PM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > >> 
> > > >> Except that more ethical movements, such as Amma's are 
relatively
> > > > free of
> > > >> it.
> > > > 
> > > > Do they havethe cash flow of the TMO? HOw do you know?
> > > 
> > > Quite a bit less, I think.
> > 
> > Until she can talk in terms of billion dollar projects, you can't 
> judge 
> > her ethics at the same level as the TMO's.
> Amma got a reward from Rotary in South India for her humanitarian 
work 
> after the flood catastrophe last Christmas. So she is known in 
every 
> Rotarian Club in the world for her work. 
> Ingegerd
> 

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply she was unethical, or not doing 
good work. I was merely pointing out that once an organization starts 
dealing with 10s or even 100s of millions of dollars, the temptations 
are far greater for all concerned. In MMY's case, he appears to 
be "beyond temptation" at least regarding money (no Malibu beach 
hideaways, I'm assuming, Rick?), but some here claim that his nephew
(s) are not.

Likewise, if Amma's organization starts dealing with money at that 
level and doesn't yield to temptation and corruption, you can claim 
it's better than the TMO, but not until then, in my opinion.

The most famous charitable organization in the world, the 
International Red Cross, has been hit by scandal after scandal about 
misappropriation and embezzlement of funds, as a for instance...






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