It is also the other way around - people comes to the Independent 
Teachers for checking, without being grilled - . 
Ingegerd
 
> 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 FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 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.
> >
>







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