Lawson These days when you call a TM center to get checked you are grilled to make certain you learned TM from a sanctioned teacher. Any of these people learning from independent teachers will be turned away for any follow-up services. The main way the centers find out if you learned from a sanctioned Tm teacher is by asking how much you paid to learn.
Personally, I have no problem with any of this as long as the independent teachers let the new initiates know that they are not eligible for any follow-up services at any sanctioned TM center. I think the independents are doing a great service to those who really want to learn TM especially as Maharishi gave the independents his unofficial approval in a weekly conference about six months or so ago. --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <fairfieldlife@> > wrote: > > > > on 3/28/06 10:10 AM, Peter at drpetersutphen@ wrote: > > > > > --- anonyff <anonyff@> wrote: > > > > > >> I recently communicated with one of the teachers in > > >> Berkeley, CA. and > > >> was told that yes indeed, in the month of February > > >> there were 12 > > >> initiations-that has been the highest month. The > > >> months before and > > >> since have averaged six per month. This is at full > > >> $2500 fare. > > >> > > >> The team in Berkeley has rented a storefront right > > >> on University Ave. > > >> in downtown Berkeley. Lots and lots of meditator > > >> activity-300+ have > > >> responded to the communication and the initiations > > >> have come in via > > >> word of mouth. > > >> > > >> Pretty dang encouraging, I'd say!! > > > > > > Wow! Good for them. Somebody's got some cash to burn! > > > > I have a friend who's doing more initiations than that. No > publicity, just > > word of mouth. She changes $150. People organize living room > courses of > > 10-12, and call her when they need her to come. She lives in FF and > flies > > around the country once or twice a month. > > > > And how much money makes it into the national or international > coffers? Your friend may believe she's doing the right thing, but if > she's pocketing all the revenue, she's certainly ripping off the TMO > if she refers people to the local TM center for checking. > 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/
