--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > What specific power do the nephews hold? > > > > > > > > They are on the board of directors of most of the TM > organizations. > > > In > > > > all the listings that I have seen at least one of them is on > every > > > board. > > > > > > > > > > Pretty powerful, but are they dictators or can they be overruled? > > > > It will be interesting to watch the machiavellian battles after MMY > > dies. Given the "damn democracy" attitude of the mov't, I expect > > lots of power politics, not consensus decision making. Tony is > > king, but I doubt has much real power, ie, control over money. > > Most of the assets are now in India and the nephews will surely > > rule as dictators there. > > > > Maybe Bevan, Hagelin and Wynne share vedic city as their domain, > > though Varma is listed as the key financial guy there as well. > > Hagelin is now the main fund raiser in the US which grants him > > powerful status, but I wonder how much money he can raise after MMY > > goes. MMY has handed out a lot of crowns, but it's who he gives > > bank account signatory powers to that's the key. I don't see any > > of the rajs or lieutenants or even the King rising as some kind of > > successor to MMY with similar spiritual-paternal authority and > > status. > > > > IT will also be interesting to see how the TBs react when MMY goes > > and there's no clear successor authority figure to surrender to > > You make an excellent point with regard to who has > power over the movement's finances. However, I'm not > sure how MMY could have made it any *more* clear whom > he has designated as his *spiritual* successor. Whether > that "sticks" once push comes to shove is another issue > entirely. > > I've suggested before that the whole recert and raja > hoo-hah was intended to prune the movement down to > a small core of people whose loyalty was rock-solid > so that it could be cleanly passed on to King Tony, > avoiding at least any controversy over MMY's > spiritual successor. Whether financial control > ultimately trumps spiritual control remains to be > seen. It could well happen if the spiritual > loyalty of the second-tier Big Deals turns out to > have been mere lip service.
Judy, The king and rajas will disappear overnight without money behind them. The bank accounts and trade/service marks will mark continuity. When was the last time you heard King Tony on a topic that wasn't ceremonial? JohnY ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
