Inever heard about that. What I did hear about was that Maharishi wanted teh TM centers to be run by a local council of meditators and sidhas, rather than the TM teachers, who would devote their time to teaching rather than the day-to-day affairs of the center.
THAT was what TM teachers were objecting to that I heard: loss of power compared to the local community they were to be serving. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : Back in the day teachers got some of that money back from teaching. Then with the first graduating class of MIU it was declared that the centers should be given over to the graduates to run and teach. Most of them were inexperienced kids with no real world experience. It wasn't just the Sidhis program that turned people off but these lame kids they didn't like starting to run things. On 06/30/2014 10:20 AM, LEnglish5@... mailto:LEnglish5@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: At the very end you allude to the fact that Peter and you are both former TM teachers, and you say that TM is too expensive? Maharishi set the price at $2500, but that price has steadily dropped. Now, it is quite possible to learn TM for free via the David Lynch Foundation, and David Lynch has made it perfectly clear that if you write (paper, not email) his organization and explain your financial situation, the DLF will help pay for TM instruction. Currently, unmodified, TM costs: $1680 for couples ($420 per month x4 months) $960 for adults (($240 per month x4 months) $360 for students ($90 per month x4 months) - local scholarships and grants from TM center - financial aid from David Lynch Foundation I know several people who ended up paying a small fraction of the official fee after they wrote directly to the DLF requesting financial aid. The interesting thing is that under the current organization guidelines, the TM teacher still gets paid their full share, even if the discounts make what the student pays far less than the teacher's cut (~$500 per adult or ~$300 per student). the creative financial crapola from 40+ years ago appears to have gone away. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <LEnglish5@...> mailto:LEnglish5@... wrote : I find it amusing that both of you seem to have a very Maharishi-esque perspective about things but refuse to name him OR TM throughout the conversation. I also find it amusing that despite Russell's claim that he's interested in research on enlightenment, he appears completely unaware of the recent (past 30 years) research on pure consciousness and cosmic consciousness. I once asked him why he no longer did TM and he said that it was because he didn't become enlightened within the timeframe that Maharishi had promised... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <rick@...> mailto:rick@... wrote : New Interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump - 06/30/2014 blog updates from Buddha at the Gas Pump If you are not doing so already, please consider donating a minimum of $1 or $2 per month to help offset basic monthly expenses associated with hosting, MailChimp, etc. Of course, larger donations for other expenses are very much appreciated and needed. Donate button on http://batgap.com http://batgap.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=310c9367ea&e=16e07f16fe. published 06/30/2014 238. Peter Russell Jun 29, 2014 10:34 pm | Rick Peter holds degrees in theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science from the University of Cambridge, England, where he was a student of Stephen Hawking. Following university he went to India, to study meditation and Eastern philosophy. In the 1970s, … Continue reading → The post 238. Peter Russell appeared first on Buddha at the Gas Pump. comments http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=1821207882&e=16e07f16fe | read more http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=a1a51a22e7&e=16e07f16fe http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=997d0596eb&e=16e07f16fe Elsewhere · Visit My Blog http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=015d680830&e=16e07f16fe · Share This with a friend · Follow me on Twitter http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=2fcc5e9952&e=16e07f16fe · RSS feed http://batgap.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&id=5c4ae6b5a9&e=16e07f16fe Regular announcement of new interviews posted at http://batgap.com http://batgap.com. Buddha at the Gas Pump 1108 South B Street Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2014 Buddha at the Gas Pump All rights reserved. http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=62b7e50ba8598f35e2edf91d5&afl=1
