--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" jyouells@ wrote:
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> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > "The intent of our offer has always been to reduce the level of
> > > > > stress among students and staff—which has been our experience
> > > > > with this program in schools all over the country," said Bob
> > > > > Roth, vice president of the David Lynch Foundation. "We are
> > > > > disappointed to encounter such misunderstandings
> > > > > from a tiny but vocal religious minority.
> > >
> > > This is the point that it amazes me that several
> > > people here have missed, in their "one-pointedness."
> > > This quote was made by the *TM* folks, not by the
> > > critics. *They* are claiming that the resistance
> > > to the grant came from a "religious minority,"
> > > when in fact it seemed to come primarily from
> > > former TMers.
> > >
> >
> > If that's true, it's very telling. Backlash, baby. You'd think that
> > small and medium size donations would dry up before that type of
> > backlash would occur. It might just be isolated though....
> >
> > Somebody asked me about TM last night at a local church. I didn't know
> > how to honestly explain the current course fee....
>
> Just as MMY says: it's designed to attract elitists.
>
It's not really designed to attract anyone these days. There is some possibility that more people are dropping the practice than starting it. Soon more meditators will be dropping the body than new people are taking it up. I quess TM will be REALLY elitist then.
JohnY
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