--- In [email protected], "Ingegerd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think that this letter from Farrokh is representative for most of > the Independent TM-Teachers when it says: "If we are teachers > of "supreme knowledge" with the gift to remove suffering, how much > greater is our sin if we fail to use our talent for the poor and > under-privileged and use it exclusively for the rich".
...and it is not only that only the rich can afford TM at its high prices, it is also the ability through the riches to get special instructions to complement your TM practise (and I'm not talking here about being able to afford advanced techniques or other programs such as panchikarma or vedic vibration). I recently read an article about David Lynch in which he is quoted as saying that he meditates three times a day...he does an extra one at lunch time. And why does he do the extra one? Because MMY told him to do it. You see, Lynch was able to pay $1 million to go on a millionaire's course and bought access to MMY. And it was a result of his richness that got his extra TM instructions. This to me is a big, big deal; it's one thing to make the price of TM $2,500 and to have all these extra techniques and programs available at thousands of dollars. It's quite another thing to now pollute the universality of the technique by doling out special instructions JUST FOR THE TM TECHNIQUE based upon money and access. How horrible what this wonderful movement has come to... > Most of my students cannot afford to pay $2.500, but need the > benefits of TM. Most of my students has first been in contact with > the TMO, and it seems that the TMO and the recert. TM-Teachers do > not appeal to them. It is too much pressure about money. > Ingegerd > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > To the many who have expressed their support or concerns to us, > this is to > > clarify our position with the TMO. > > > > Dr Michael Dillbeck recently asked to have the TESP research so it > could be > > included in the current volume on Scientific Research on TM. His > letter to > > us was forwarded to a mutual acquaintance, informing our friend > that this > > request from the TM movement certainly endorsed our position > because the TMO > > knew that we were not re-certified, not teaching in Stapathya Ved > premises, > > and not paying $2500 course fees for our probationers. > That "mutual > > acquaintance", a diehard movement person, forwarded the email on > to Michael > > who responded that his request for our research ought not to be > construed as > > endorsement of what we were doing with the TESP! This ambiguous > and > > hypocritical situation has been maintained by the TMO for years > now - they > > take whatever good they can from TESP and at the same time deny we > are a > > bona fide organization "worthy" of being in the TMO. > > > > What has been our crime? We refused to pay the $2500 course fee > for each > > probationer instructed. For many years, our organization paid the > course > > fees to the TMO when the fees were still in the reasonable range. > We ran up > > our personal credit card to pay these fees. Then, when the fee was > > arbitrarily raised to $2500 and no concession was given to TESP to > teach > > probationers sentenced by the court, we stopped paying course > fees. We were > > advised by a legal representative that we should change our name, > hence we > > say we teach Transcendental Stress Management. The only > difference in what > > we teach now is that our course is long (not 7 steps) as we > provide a > > 20-lesson course for probationers. Everything else is the same. > Many TM > > teachers have volunteered their services to teach probationers > with us over > > the years, and they can verify that we teach in precisely the same > way as > > all other teachers. The change of name is to prevent a lawsuit > from the TMO > > and to prevent embarrassment to the judiciary in St Louis when the > press > > reveals the strange goings-on in the TMO e.g. rajas, bagpipes, > limos, > > million-dollar courses etc. The judges cannot afford to be > embarrassed in > > this way. > > > > It should also be noted that in addition to the obvious service > the TESP is > > providing to the under-privileged (see the inspiring stories > carrier on our > > website at tesp.org), having 15 judges favoring the program we > teach here > > could have been so useful to the TMO if it were broad- > > minded enough to recognize that values are not necessarily only in > dollars > > and cents. The New Jersey court cases 25 years ago clearly > established TM > > as unconstitutional and religious in nature. The work of the TESP > with the > > judges here offers strong proof against the notion of TM being > religious. > > Based on the TESP work, the TMO could be assured of a success in > court if > > the matter were re-litigated. This is what we have been advised > by some of > > the judges here. So, in effect, we have given the movement > victory before > > even going to court - a matter that could have cost millions at > > re-litigation. > > > > Unfortunately, the movement places full emphasis on the money > aspect only, > > ignoring the big picture. The TESP is a non-profit 501 c 3 > organization. > > The TMO could easily have made a special concession for us to > continue to > > teach TM with the goodwill of all. Instead, they penalized us in > every way > > possible to conform to their unreasonable rules and requests. The > result - > > we're not re-certified and have no intention of re-certifying. We > stand > > alone and are grateful for the support of so many Governors, > Sidhas and > > meditators in the field who have written us on the matter. > > > > If a doctor has the knowledge to heal, is it right for him to pass > a patient > > in dire need because he cannot afford the doctor's fee? If we are > teachers > > of "supreme knowledge" with the gift to remove suffering, how much > greater > > is our sin if we fail to use our talent for the poor and under- > privileged > > and use it exclusively for the rich. We cannot abide by the new > philosophy > > and strange practices in the TMO anymore. We are doing our bit > to keep the > > flag of pure consciousness flying, under the banner of TESP and > > Transcendental Stress Management. > > > > The matter of the conference is unrelated but true. About seven > years ago, > > MUM, Bevan's office, asked me to organize for the judges and me to > speak at > > the late Dr Skip Alexander's conference at MUM. After we arranged > for the > > judges to speak, Bevan's office sent me a note stating that being > invited to > > MUM was a "privilege" and that it would not be extended to me! I > informed > > Bevan's office that if I was being un-invited, the judges will > also not be > > attending. Shortly thereafter, we got a call from Bevan's office > indicating > > that I was indeed invited and they paid for all my expenses to > attend the > > conference. > > > > We hope this clarifies matters. > > > > With very best wishes, > > > > Farrokh & Ruffina > > > > Farrokh & Ruffina Anklesaria > > The Enlightened Sentencing Project (TESP) > > Administrative Office > > 202 Tiffin Ave > > Ferguson, MO 63135 > > Visit our website at www.tesp.org > > <http://www.tesp.org/> Tel: 314 521 4390 > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. 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