--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, navashok wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > > > Are you saying the non-recertified Governors wouldn't have the > > > expertise to know??? > > > > Only recertified governors would know whether what Knowles > > is teaching is exactly the same as what recertified > > governors were certified to teach--i.e., if recertification > > involved any changes prescribed by Maharishi from how TM > > was taught previously. > > In this case, if there were any significant changes due to recertification, > in terms of scientific research relating to it, it would actually mean that > the TM of the indies would be more authentic than the one of the recerts. > Because most research was probably done with people who learned TM before > recertification. >
If that is the case, Knowles' initiates are not authentic subjects anymore than TM subjects of recertified TM teachers, because there is no evidence that Knowles initiates actually do TM whereas TM initiates of recertified teachers, initiated under the auspices of the TM organization and backed by TM research used in pre-recertification are authentic subjects. Knowles use of TM research assumes his initiates do TM prior to recertification. This is a false assumption because Knowles' use of the TM research submitted at the behest of the TM organization whether funded by the TM organization or not cites TM exclusively as the primary variable in the research. In an attempt to prove the effectiveness of meditation, several organization and various articles about "meditation" as well as Knowles have falsely cited and co-opted TM research, lumping all the techniques together as if they are all the same, which of course, they are not. Further, Knowles does not cite research exclusively funded by independent organizations. In other words, Knowles has co-opted research not related to his technique to give false credibility to his technique. His use of TM research is fraudulent and his use of Maharishi's creative content with respect to, organization, lectures, checking, steps of instruction and initiation and the TM Sidhis is criminal thievery at its worst. > > Maybe it did, maybe it didn't, I have no idea. I wouldn't > > put it past Maharishi, however, to have introduced some > > changes *in anticipation of what's going on now with the > > legal challenge to independents*. If the independents > > hadn't themselves been recertified, they wouldn't know > > about the changes and could therefore be shown not to > > be teaching TM a la Maharishi when the issue arose. > > And that's a blow to the whole idea of 'purity of teaching'. Even the idea to > change a technique for copyright reasons seems abstruse to me. Where does > this leave Maharishi? > > > > (I've always thought the whole recertification business > > and the rajas business were designed by Maharishi to > > weed out the less-than-totally-committed because he knew > > he wouldn't be around much longer and wanted to hand > > over the tightest possible ship to his successor, knowing > > that when he was gone it would be difficult to keep the > > movement from splintering.) > > > > > And the only definitive way for you and Judy to be satisfied > > > would be for a recertified governor to take the Vedic > > > meditation course itself to be really sure and in what > > > universe is that gonna happen > > > > If the TMO thought that would help its legal case, it could > > very well happen. > > > > BTW, "satisfied" doesn't mean quite what you're assuming > > where I'm concerned. I'm a long-term practitioner but not > > a TB in that sense. For me it's more a matter of > > intellectual curiosity; I don't really have a dog in the > > fight. > > > > > > > > > > > > - so I will re-iterate that it certainly appears that they are teaching > > exactly the same thing. > > > > > > On second thought, people who used to teach TM and now teach Vedic > > > Meditation would be in a position to know, but unless they were > > > recertified governors I guess it would not count for reasons I cannot > > > fathom. > > > > > > I will point out, not that it is definitive proof, that Thom Knowles on > > > his bio says point blank that"He learned > > > Vedic Meditation from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who became Thomâs personal > > > mentor and his predominant spiritual and educational influence over the > > > next two decades." > > > He also claims to have played a "key role" in teaching meditation in the > > > Philippines - how bout it? Anyone here on FFL who was part of the > > > Philippines project remember him? > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Share Long > > > To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:36 AM > > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Legal fight over calming technique lacks > > > harmony > > > > > > > > >  > > > I agree with Judy, Michael, it is a reasonable question. Only a > > > recertified gov would know if all of Thom's procedures, checking, etc. > > > are the same as the TMOs. These I think should be covered by copyright > > > if they aren't already. But I also think that the research should be > > > considered in the public domain. Otherwise what a kafufel to sort out > > > what was paid for by government grant and which wasn't. > > > > > > I also think it's a good point about maintaining the connection to the > > > Holy Tradition. Since I'm not a gov I'm not sure how that is maintained > > > or lost or if the latter is even possible.   > > > > > > > > > Anyway, Michael, I did read the info you posted about Thom. I've heard > > > of others who have taken a similar path. I've heard positive results > > > from such. But I'm staying with the one who brung me (-: > > >
