Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: maharishi vidya mandir

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 7/31/05 9:33:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But y'know, the funny thing is that I really *would* love to believe that the TMO has done something non-self-serving with its money in all this time.  I think it would be really *neat* if there really *were* 200 schools in India, providing a free or reasonably- priced education, one that involved being exposed to the practice of meditation (as opposed to being forced to practice meditation).  It would be really nice to believe this. But I can't.  And the reason is because the TMO lost *all* its credibility for me decades ago.  After 40 years of broken promises, "pronouncements" that don't come true or have anything to do with what we consensually call reality, consistent abuses of trust, the law, and even its own followers, *how* could I just take the TM organ- ization's word for something like this?  How do you tell when Karl Rove is lying?  His lips are moving. How do you tell when the TM organization is either lying or lost in some amazingly delusional fantasy? They issue a press release or make a "pronouncement." It's all in the patterns.  If the patterns have been clearly established for many years (and they have, in both examples above), how likely is it that those patterns are going to change at the last minute?  I can't speak for the TMO and the claim of 200 schools, but when I was in Uttar Kashi in the mid 90's there was a Maharishi Vidya mandir or whatever they called it. I was invited with my traveling companion to see the place and speak before an assembly of the students. However the place didn't look anything like these places on the web sites. A few small buildings with tin roofs and a couple hundred students ranging in age from 5 or 6 to late teens. And it wasn't free. But I'm sure the community was happy to have the school.< I could easily see 200  such places in India that the TMO could have started with maybe a few larger places to show off and give the impression they are all like that. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.