--- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <fairfieldlife@> > wrote: > > > > Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:29:42 -0800 > > > > Dear TM teachers and Sidhas, > > > > I recently heard that many people are not learning TM because they go > > on the Internet and read a lot of negativity. > > People are not learning TM because: the price is exorbitant; numerous > beneficial competing techniques are now available;
...and the door has opened by none other than MMY himself for non- certified TM teachers teaching TM outside the TMO: May 24, 2003 Press Conference http://mou.org/media/replay.cgi Maharishi: What I have taught, because it has it's eternal authenticity in the vedic literature and you should know that, how many? 30 - 40 thousand teachers of TM I have trained and many of them have gone on their own and they may not call it Maharishi's TM but they are teaching it in some different name here and there. So there's a lot of these, artificial things are going on, doesn't matter, as long as the man is getting something useful to make his life better, we are satisfied. > 99% of TM teachers > have been decertified and not allowed to teach; recertified teachers > tend to come across as culty to normal folks; local tm teachers are > focused on real estate projects not teaching anyway; the tmo has > generated much well deserved ill will over the years based on how it's > dealt with people and other spiritual mov'ts. > > "Negativity" on the web is an insignificant factor on initiations IMO. > In fact the TMO PR machine itself probably turns off more people with > its press releases on kings, sat yuga, tearing down the capitals of > europe, trying to sell $trillions in phony bonds, denoucing democracy, > etc. etc. Does David OJ really think online chat among skeptics turns > off more people to TM than MMY comparing Bush to Hitler and calling > the entire country of England demonic?? > > Anyway, I'm glad David OJ is doing his website - hopefully it will > stimulate intelligent discussion among scientists on the ME. IMO, his > first job should be to inspire a genuinely objective scientific team > to replicate one of the decent ME studies - until then no amount of > statistical talk will neutralize skepticism about them. > > > > I am appalled at the > > ignorance and hostility rampant on the Web that has gone uncorrected. I > > intend to address these claims and shed some factual information on > > them on my new web site, which is called TruthAboutTM.com. This is > > material that we have developed over the years in dealing with these > > issues. > > > > As you will see on my Homepage, I am taking the stance of someone who > > is very familiar with the research and the TM organization, but who is > > no longer officially affiliated with it. My intention is that this will > > be a resource for you to arm yourself for dealing with these issues, > > and the place that you can direct others to, including reporters, who > > may want more information about any of these points. > > > > The web site addresses such issues as "are all meditation techniques > > the same?", and the usual questions about cults, religion, court cases, > > and criticisms of the research. In addition, I intend TruthAboutTM.com > > to be a resource of the latest information on the research, including > > research on Transcendental Consciousness, Cosmic Consciousness, and the > > Maharishi Effect. The reader will be able to download: > > > > · Annotated Bibliography of the Collected Papers, Volumes 1-5, > > 430 papers Covering the Period from 1970-1990 > > · List of 219 papers on TM Research, 1990-Present > > · List of 51 studies on the Maharishi Effect, plus another nine > > review papers > > · List of 160 journals where TM research has been published > > · Summaries of key studies on the Maharishi Effect > > · and much more. > > > > I hope that you will have time to look over the web site, and to make > > suggestions, or to make further points, or to improve on any of the > > points. As you will see, it is a work in progress, which will probably > > go on for some time. But I felt that there is enough posted now that > > it could be useful to you, and I would appreciate your feedback. > > > > Jai Guru Dev, > > David > > > > > > David Orme-Johnson, PhD > > SeagroveArtist.com > > > > Click picture to see recent works. > > 191 Dalton Dr. > > Seagrove Beach, FL > > 32459 > > davidoj@ > > 850-231-2866 home > > 850-231-9199 fax > > 850-830-5846 cell > > Davi d¹s Research: Orme-JohnsonResearch.net > > Rhoda¹s Real Estate: http://www.RhodaTheRealtor.com > > http://www.friendatthebeach.net > > Need a room for the night? Or a room for guests? Go to > > www.ARoomatTheInn.com or click on www.TheInnatSeacrestBeach.com > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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