--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.giveforyouth.org/microprojects/teach-meditation-to-40-formerly-incarcerated-youth/ > > > > 40 at a cost of $10,000 = $250 per student. > > > > 2 other projects: > > > > http://www.giveforyouth.org/microprojects/teach-meditation-to-25-domestic-abuse-survivors/ > > > > 25 at a cost of $6,250 = $250 per student. > > > > http://www.giveforyouth.org/microprojects/teach-meditation-to-18-former-child-prostitutes/ > > > > 18 at a cost of $4,500 = $250 per student. > > > > I wonder if this is a matching funds project, or if this > > is a new pricing structure for the DLF... > > > > It seems to me that $250 per student is a reasonable cost > > for TM instruction by anyone's standards. > > While I agree that this is a good sign, and FAR > more reasonable a cost for learning to meditate, > TM-style, I think your phrase "by anyone's > standards" reflects a lack of research on what > other types of meditation cost to learn. For > example, the results of 30 seconds of Googling: > > Vipassana Mediation: > > How much does the course cost? > > Each student who attends a Vipassana course is > given this gift by a previous student. There is > no charge for either the teaching, or for room > and board. All Vipassana courses worldwide are > run on a strictly voluntary donation basis. At > the end of your course, if you have benefited > from the experience, you are welcome to donate > for the coming course, according to your volition > and your means.
And strongly encouraged to give as much as possible to the Buddhists creating a great strain in the (mostly) young people who took the course. > > Sahaja Yoga Meditation: > > > As far as I know, neither of these organizations > has assets in the billions of dollars. Just sayin'... Nor do they have techniques that works very well.
