I don't actually think "that mid to low-income families benefit more from TM than the above average-income families or the rich" ? I do think that those that struggle with the impacts of being low-income (I included the term "mid" because so many of us are now finding ourselves tending towards the lower end of that range in my subjective analysis in terms of the bubble we used to live in disappearing), have increased stress and anxiety in their lives around earning a living wage, maintaining housing, paying necessary bills, affording or having health care and dental care, eating decent food, sending their kids to college, etc., etc., etc. When one is concerned about one's day to day survival and raising kids, one doesn't splurge on meditation instruction priced in the thousands - regardless of the benefits that may be accrued.
I'm not weighing in on the merits of that decision, I'm just saying that is the reality. And, there are millions of people out of work now who, why they might benefit enormously from such a practice, and might contribute mightily to global peace, it isn't going to happen if priced out of the ball park. Why can't the practice be taught for a nominal fee, is what I want to know. For the good of humanity, for the good of the planet, to reduce crime and pain and suffering, to move our species to a better spiritual place? ________________________________ From: nablusoss1008 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 3, 2012 11:23 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: S U P E R BLOG/ CLIP ON TM --- In [email protected], nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > You must *not* read all my posts as I mentioned early on that I felt the > > cost was not in line with the philosophy - i.e. if this is a technique > > being promoted to solve the world's ills and help mankind, than it should > > be priced to allow those who could most benefit (e.g. mid to low-income > > families) take advantage. > > Why is that ? > To clarify my question a bit; why do you think that mid to low-income families benefit more from TM than the above average-income families or the rich ?
