--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, navashok <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > You get what you pay for. That is why most people have never heard of > > > these two meditation programs - No one with any name recognition has > > > found them to be successful, so rather than generating interest, or even > > > controversy, these two marginal techniques are relegated to the > > > backwaters of spiritual concern. > > > > > > Perhaps you can amuse yourself by finding all the other free and useless > > > forms of meditation available around the globe, and then please share > > > them with us. > > > > > > That is, when you aren't sticking your finger someplace warm and > > > stinky.:-) > > > > You are really dump and stupid, aren't you? Is this the kind of level you > > have reached in your supposed enlightenment? Do you have to say this, > > because you feel so threatened that people make experiences outside TM? You > > don't even know what you are talking about - copy all the neo-advaitic > > teachings, mix them with a little TM, and don't even know where they are > > coming from, right? These teachings were all given free, you just use - > > abuse them quite obviously. > > Do you think you could ever bring yourself to agree with the people who you > have decided you don't like? Talk about closed-minded. Fer chrissakes, don't > look at who is writing a post, as an experiment in objectivity, and respond > based purely on the content, not on who wrote the damn thing. This drives me > CRAZY. You, and others, are so damn predictable. SURPRISE US.
Ann, do you actually read what you are responding to? I have the feeling you didn't even read it, nor the post that I was responding to Basically what set me off was this sentence, by Jim: "That is, when you aren't sticking your finger someplace warm and stinky.:-)" And before that, as a sort of reference point: "Perhaps you can amuse yourself by finding all the other free and useless forms of meditation available around the globe, and then please share them with us." For me the first sentence is a clear insult, the smiley not withstanding. Or maybe I am missing something out of the American culture, and for you such vulgar demeaning examples are perfectly normal? Also the second sentence I cited is not so much better. I actually share things from my live, and he only uses it as a, sorry, dumb and stupid put down, so please tell me what I should like about it? His post was basically content free and thought free. But you are right in one way: I shouldn't even have responded to such stupidities and insults. I also see that as a flaw, I lost my balance, and neither his nor your post are worth responding to. Quite honestly Ann, I am very busy, so, if you need somebody for your entertainment, basically without having to think much, or look things up, ask somebody else. Judy is coming back soon, so why don't you ask her to entertain you? > > > --- 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. > > > > > > > > Sahaja Yoga Meditation: > > > > > > > > Whether in the public, community, or business > > > > sectors, Sahaja Yoga Meditation is available > > > > without charge to the general public and to > > > > many schools, universities, hospitals, commun- > > > > ity centers and major corporations. > > > > > > > > > > > > As far as I know, neither of these organizations > > > > has assets in the billions of dollars. Just sayin'... > > > > > > > > > >
