--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > > <jpgillam@> wrote: > > > > > > --- bbrigante wrote: > > > > > > > > I never liked Chopra, but if he had been > > > > able to control his arrogance and market TM, > > > > he would have been OK > > > > > > In the early '90s, when I was active at the St. Louis > > > TM Center, about the only thing that brought people > > > in to learn was a two-paragraph plug for TM in one of > > > Chopra's books. We got about two people a month > > > that way. It wasn't much, but it gave a small circle of > > > teachers the opportunity to sing and wave the flowers > > > once a year. > > > > > > > How sad. > > > > I think those two a month would be considered a real score > > today 'cause it's probably down to two a year...and I mean that > > literally. > > > > How is it that a program with such great promise could fall so far? > > > > Raising the price to $2500 and screwing all your supporters pretty > much chinches it. > > JohnY >
The $2,500 IMHO may have been the final nail in the coffin but it was a symptom not a cause. I think people would still be flocking to TM even at $2,500 a pop if the TMO and MMY hadn't lost all credibility. ------------------------ 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/