--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jun 20, 2006, at 9:18 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> On Jun 20, 2006, at 7:24 PM, sparaig wrote: > >> > >> > >>> --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> The new issue of What Is Enlightenment? has an article on SSRS > >>>> which > >>>> says he has instructed over 20 million people in meditation. > >>>> > >>>> Is that more than TM? > >>>> > >>>> He's also had 2.5 million people show up for a massive meditation > >>>> session last February 17 in his hometown of Bangalore! > >>>> > >>>> Way to go Ravi! > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> BTW, where is the independent Indian newspaper coverageof this 2.5 > >>> million person > >>> meditation. Even by Hindu standards, that's a HUGE gathering of > >>> people. And, unless most of > >>> them are from Bangalore, that's a HUGE strain on the local > >>> infrastructure. How many broken > >>> sewer lines? How many new turds floating in the street's open > >>> sewers, etc? Where did the > >>> water come from? The food? The parking? The housing? > >>> > >> > >> The WIE article has details. There's lot of stuff you don't see--like > >> him sending delegations volatile Kashmir, etc. > >> > >> > > > > The WIE has details provided by him and his people. Where's the > > independent articles? > > India newspapers. The aerial shots were interesting--they had these > huge video screens so the proceeds could be seen by more people. The > stage itself was 3.5 acres! > > 6000 / 2500000 = .24 % >
A few hundred thousand people (according to the reports Icould find) is not 2.5 million. SOunds like SSRS has taken a page from MMY's PR manual. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lik1AB/fOaOAA/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/
