--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], bbrigante <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > A windfall for Kaplan, but also good for meditators who owned > homes > > > next to Purusha, as their home values will go up -- they can sell > > > easily, and I bet most will head to Vedic City/FF: > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/q76pg > > > > > > "David Kaplan, the developer of Heavenly Mountain, owned the > > > property then. When he started Heavenly Mountain in 1993, he > became > > > the largest private landowner in Watauga County, with more than > > > 7,000 acres. > > > > > > On 500 acres, he built the nonprofit Maharishi Spiritual Center > of > > > America, with separate campuses for men and women who practiced > > > Transcendental Meditation. Heavenly Mountain also included a for- > > > profit section of about 1,000 acres that could be developed for > lots > > > and homes in the future. > > > > > > But in 2004, Kaplan announced that he had severed ties with the > > > Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a former Hindu monk who drew from ancient > > > Eastern techniques of meditation when he began the TM movement in > > > 1958. In announcing his break with TM, Kaplan said he would > pursue > > > commercial development of his property. > > > > > > In January 2005, the Watauga County Planning Board approved > Kaplan's > > > development plans for a large section of pro-perty. Three months > > > later, he sold the land, nearly 5,000 acres, to Ginn LA Laurel > Creek > > > Ltd. for nearly $44 million." > > > > > > > It sounds like he may have made some money - that's good. One of the > > few, I'll bet. > > > > The swift way in which this deal occured makes me wonder if he had > been looking for a way to unload his property for quite some time and > once he found it, he coinicidentally found that the TMO was full of > it...
What was swift about it? Over 2 yrs since his split. The split occured due to the pilfering of $16 million that he put into the spiritual center acc't to pay for past taxes, improvements, and support for purusha and MD, so he was still very much into the project at that time. Who knows if he made money? ------------------------ 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/
