--- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Loyal to the TMO, not whatever mystical non-organization you > > haven't > > > > > named. And there have been several schisms already over the > > years, > > > > > including SSRS and Deepak Chopra. As Judy says, MMY apparently > > is > > > > > triggering a final schism while he is still alive in order to > > > > > minimize any breakups that happen when he dies. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ***************** > > > > > > > > There's something to that, along the lines of "shake out the > > entropy > > > > now" instead of letting it accumulate in the movement, but > > mostly, the > > > > TM has to proceed by fits and starts and cater to inadequate > > > > personalities because it's the Kaliyuga, and that's the only way > > you > > > > can do business and survive. Ask Jesus about marketing the > > Kingdom of > > > > Heaven these days... > > > > > > > > > > He may be doing that Bob, but the question is: For what purpose and > > at > > > what cost (and I don't mean just money)? > > > > > > > Time will tell. Check out David Lynch's talk on TM at the University > > of Washington. He's given about a dozen of these presentations so > > far, maybe more. This is the quality of introduction to TM that > > students are getting these days. Not something that your usual low- > > paid volunteers in an all-volunteer organization are able to do, IMHO. > > > > http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayevent.asp?rid=2756 > > > > I guess they were only good for the first few million meditators, > 20-40,000 teachers and the first few billions in revenue. Now it's > easier... > > JohnY >
It's intersting how people can bandy these figures around without ever blinking. 6 million instructed at $400 each = $2.4 billion. Assuming that everyone paid that much, there's still the 50% that went to the local center and TM teacher. $1.2 gross revenues over 50 years isn't exactly the most profitable of international companies. It also doesn't make sense because the most expensive place in the world to learn TM has always been the USA, and greatest wave of initiations was in the mid-70's during the Merv years, where as many as 35,000 people per month were starting, paying about $125 each with half that revenue staying with the local TM center and teacher. $4.4 million a month for a few months, call it a year, in the mid- 70's, just doesn't translate into "billions," even if the rest of the world were learning at the 10x the rate, paying the same amount and no teacher or center was ever paid, we'd only get $44 million per month for 12 months, which STILL doesn't compute. ------------------------ 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/
