The betrayal felt by people who still value the program and the original message must be great. For me it is the arrogance that both sickens and entertains me.
--- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > "Please change your life plans now." > > > > Butthole says "what"? > > > > Those are the kinds of statements you make when you have continually > alienated the people who supported you. The crap really hit the fan > when they started burning major supporters: 15,000 unrecertified > teachers, large donors (Kaplans, Zimmermans ...). It's like killing > your own young - there are very few left to draw upon. > > In my more cynical moments I comtemplate things like - what was > easier 1,000,000 at $75 each or 87 at $1,000,000 each? Face it the > $2500 fee essentially killed the TM program in the west. All that's > left is the gold paint. And sadly, that may be the point. > > JohnY > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <jpgillam@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Is this a swan song? I just read this from John Hagelin: > > > > > > "Last night, Maharishi addressed America and handed over > > > responsibility for completing this phase transition to 'the leaders of > > > the movement.' By that, Maharishi meant you and meall of us." > > > > > > Here's the full text: > > > > > > WE ARE RESPONSIBLE NOW > > > > > > Dear Fellow Meditators and Sidhas, > > > > > > For fifty years, Maharishi has talked at length to the world press and > > > the public about how his Vedic technologies of consciousness can > > > prevent wars, promote prosperity, and raise every nation to its full > > > dignity in invincibility. Now Maharishi has stopped talking and is > > > producing the effect. > > > > > > Anyone in the press or public who might have questioned the truth of > > > Maharishi's words needs only to look now to the sudden and dramatic > > > transformation in the quality of life of Americafrom deepening fear > > > and failure, as reported in the press before the Invincible America > > > Assembly began 68 days ago, to growing confidence and success today. > > > > > > The first stage of this unprecedented phase transition to an > > > Invincible America has been created by the 1400 Sidhas who have come > > > to Washington, D.C., and Maharishi Vedic City to fly together. (And > > > 1400 is still several hundred fewer than the number required!) > > > > > > **Last night, Maharishi addressed America and handed over > > > responsibility for completing this phase transition to "the leaders of > > > the movement." By that, Maharishi meant you and meall of us.** > > > (emphasis added) > > > > > > And Maharishi gave us one specific instruction to finish the task: > > > Raise the numbers in Maharishi Vedic City to 2000 Yogic Flyers. I have > > > said this before. We all have made our plans in lifewhere we want to > > > go to school, where we want to raise our families, where we want to > > > live when we retire. Maharishi is now urging us to change those plans: > > > for the good of the nation and the world, yesbut really, for our own > > > good. Because only in the large group, Maharishi has said, will we > > > fulfill the supreme, blissful purpose of our lifewhich is to rise to > > > Unity Consciousness, to live in the glory of the light of God. > > > Maharishi has thrown open the doors to enlightenment for us, right > > > now, at this time, and he is welcoming us home. > > > > > > Please change your life plans now. Please come and live and fly with > > > an assembly of the wise, and enjoy your God-given birthright to live > > > in perfect health, happiness, and supreme fulfillment. > > > > > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > > > John Hagelin > > > BREAKING RECORDS > > > September 28, 2006 > > > > > > Today is the 5th day of the third month of U.S. national consciousness > > > rising to invincibility, as indicated by the following press reports, > > > which continue to reveal the dramatic, 180 degree turnaround in the > > > fortunes of the nation... > > > > > > Wall Street Journal: Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises Above All-Time > > > Record Set in January 2000 > > > > > > Bloomberg News: Price of Oil Continues to Fall > > > > > > Bloomberg News: Gas Drops to Lowest Level in Almost 4 Years > > > > > > The Washington Post: Sales of New Homes Unexpectedly Jump in > > > AugustBiggest Gain in Five Months > > > > > > The New York Times: Federal Reserve Board Director Sees Steady U.S. > > > Productivity Gains > > > > > > The New York Times: Top U.S. Finance Executives See Steady National > > > Economy > > > > > > A few days ago, we reported that the strong U.S. economy is lifting > > > European stocks. Now comes this good news... > > > Reuters: Asian stocks boosted by unexpected big jump in U.S. consumer > > > confidence > > > > > > Here is more good news coming from the Middle East... > > > Reuters: New poll finds 70% of Americans favor diplomacy over military > > > intervention to resolve Iran impasse > > > > > > The Washington Post: Bush to give more time for diplomacy to work in > > Iran > > > > > > Bloomberg News: Progress in talks between Iran and European Union to > > > break the deadlock over Iran's atomic program > > > > > > The rise of coherence in national consciousness is translating into > > > good news for farmers... The Christian Science Monitor: The rarest of > > > all things for an American farmer: a good harvest this year > > > > > > And finally, here is good news of healthier dietary trends among young > > > people... > > > USA Today: More university students call for organic food grown > > > without pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics or hormones > > > > > > This is just a taste of the excellent news coming from the United > > > States press on 5th day of the third month of the historic Invincible > > > America Course. > > > > > > JAI GURU DEV > > > > > > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! 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