>
> on 5/21/06 9:39 PM, authfriend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >> But there's an
> >> explicit doctrine in the TMO that "our role is to teach people to
> >> transcend, and that's the highest dharma. It's others' job to feed,
> >> cloth, house, them, etc." From that perspective, your money gets
> >> the most leverage if is donated to the TMO, and not to charitable
> >> organizations.
> >
> > And if that makes sense to you, then give your money
> > and time to the TMO, by all means.
> >
> > But as I said, nothing is *stopping* the individual
> > TMer from working for or donating to a non-TMO
> > charity.
> >
> > What you go on to say is a different issue, or set
> > of issues. It doesn't address your initial demand
> > that the TMO's charitable works be cited in
> > comparison to Amma's, or Shemp's response that the
> > two organizations have different goals.
> >
> > If you want to ask how well Amma's group has fulfilled
> > its stated goal versus how well the TMO has fulfilled
> > its stated goal, that's a reasonable question.
> >
> > Demanding that the TMO match Amma's charitable works
> > or be considered a failure, in contrast, makes no
> > sense at all.
>
> Points well taken. Perhaps what I'm trying to say is that if Maharishi had
> put greater emphasis on compassion and caring for people it would have
> helped the evolution of the individuals in the movement, as well as helping
> the whole organization fulfill its goals. As it is, the movement is now
> perceived by many as being all about money.
>
While people who put out press releases about how much they have given don't?
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