--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ffia1120 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 1/3/06 9:41:10 A.M. Central Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > The price of TM is: $52 a month over 4 years, which is $12 a week, > > or $1.70 a day. Even poor people in the US spend WAY more than > this > > on coffee, unhealthy fizzy drinks, and many more unhealthy > > unnecessary things every day. > > If one did it over 2 tears instead of 4, then it is still only > $3.40 > > a day. Anyone who has the will to, can afford TM in the US. > > > > When I first wanted to learn about yogic knowledge, I was ready to > > give up everything and travel to India to find what I was looking > > for, at great risk to myself and my future. You are now > proclaiming > > to the people of the world that they should not give up their cafe- > > lattes for Vedic knowledge? This incredibly selfish, since you > have > > already had the benefit of the knowledge. Many people in the world > > have nothing to absorb the stress which pushes down upon them > > everyday. As a beneficiary of a practice that you can practice any > > day, any where, even in a prison, and find relief, if you have any > > conscience at all you should be telling as many people as you can, > > that TM only costs $3.40 a day for 2 years ! > > > > OffWorld > > > > > > > > The average uninitiated person isn't going to give up their minor > comforts, > > pleasures, and bad habits to satisfy their curiosity about > something so > > abstract. Especially if finding a regular practicing TMer is so > rare and there are > > so many that learned and quit. You have to consider there are many > times > > more people out there to say theylearned TM and got little or > nothing out of it > > than can say it has opened the universe to them. Twenty -five > hundred dollars > > is a very big commitment to the average person. To some, its > represents a > > couple of mortgage payments, four, five or six car payments, > Healthcare > > insurance premiums etc, things the average middle class person > will not give up or > > risk not having in the future should he be between jobs for a > period of time. > > Vedic knowledge? What the hell is that to the average person of > western > > culture? It means nothing to them.< If TM is going to out survive > it's current > > practitioners it has to shake the cult image, stop all the Vedic > this and Vedic > > that BS, get rid of the religious overtones and charge prices the > average > > person can whip out a check book and right a check on the spot > without a second > > thought to pay for the course. It needs to return to being an > organization > > fun to work for and one not need to fear being black balled by > others on power > > trips. The proof of the pudding is in the tasting, and Pure > consciousness > > means Nothing to the average person until they have experienced it. > > Very well said. (Hey, I can't believe I'm agreeing with a raving > Republican! Maybe the A of E is really upon us!) ;-) >
Of course, Pure COnsciousness means nothing no matter how many times you have tastedit. Pure Consciousness means nothing if you're fully enlightened. Sheesh. PC isn't anything you can write home about. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
