navashok, I hope you will continue to share your experiences here. I, and I'm sure others too, find them beautiful and uplifting. Whatever they cost. Or even if they were totally free which I think the grace is. Also want to apologize to you and everyone on FFL for my part in the slippery fingers theme.
________________________________ From: navashok <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 8:01 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Teach meditation to 40 formerly incarcerated youth snip I have had the most extraordinary and transformative experiences in settings that were completely free, or on donation basis. > 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.:-) > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], 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'... > > >
