--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- markmeredith2002 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > What's strange to me is the lack of young > > people in positions of > > > > > influence (in the TMO). Why is that? > > > > > > > > I can only talk from my own experience. The > > Leaders in the TMO is > > > so > > > > afraid of losing their position. They do not > > allow young people > > > with > > > > fresh Ideas to come in position. Some years ago > > a group of very > > > > Devoted TM-Teachers highly respected in the > > Society, tried to > > > > rebuild the TMO to an effective organisation > > with a good > > > > administration. We did not come through with the > > National leader > > > and > > > > the International TMO. We were treated like we > > were 6 years old and > > > > Mental Retarded and some Criminals. > > > > In some way, I can understand it. The Leaders > > have been in the TMO > > > > for decades - . They are not able to survive > > outside the TMO. So > > > > they are clinging to their positions whatever it > > may cost. > > > > > > Anybody know of any organizations that have been > > around > > > as many years as the TMO in which the long-time > > leaders > > > do *not* cling to their positions? > > > > Leaders always attempt to cling to their positions, > > but if you look at > > the CEOs of the S&P500 you'll find that very few > > were around 10 yrs > > ago, esp in orgs that have experienced problems > > during that time. > > Today smart orgs have a very fluid management team. > > > > Of course this is not a very applicable comparison - > > the TMO being > > more akin to a privately held family business than a > > public > > corporation. But even family businesses will > > eventually bring in more > > effective outside management if it's felt that the > > next generation is > > too stupid to keep the business successful. > > > > BTW, the TMO ran pretty well in the 70s when there > > were older, real > > world experienced people in the upper echelons but > > tons of smart > > creative young people running the local and regional > > organizations. > > > > I wouldn't expect to find a lot of young people in > > high-level > > positions in the tmo or any org, but the total lack > > of them at lower > > level tmo positions is kind of striking. Other > > spiritual groups seem > > to have a lot more youthful juice flowing in them. >
> The TMO has played itself out. >> When was the last time Art of Living received $20 million+ from US NIH in research grants, or published in 3 or 4 peer-reviewed scientific journals in the last 18 months, or has been recently researched at 4 or 5 major universities, or when was it last taught in an accredited US university and from kindergarten through PHD, or when was it last introduced to a US public school? I am sure it is a good thing, but it has barely even begun where Maharishi was 30 years ago. OffWorld ------------------------ 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/
