--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Dec 31, 2006, at 10:17 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
>
> > On Dec 31, 2006, at 8:50 AM, feste37 wrote:
> >
> >> --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> What's disturbing to me is his emphasis on subtle meditative
moods
> >>> and getting the students to wallow in them. Why would you want
to
> >>> encourage such nonsense? Since there's no spiritual benefit,
one has
> >>> to assume it's to raise more money.
> >>
> >> Perhaps it has escaped your notice that the current course is
free.
> >
> > And what do you want to bet there's plugs for $$ every day? The
TMO
> > never does anything "for free." They'll grab you for as much as
they
> > can, one way or another.
>
>
> Or at least bombard you with advertisement and suggestions.
>
> The only reason the current course is free (from what I can tell)
is
> that some very wealthy TB's, seeing the movement floundering and
> dying a slow death, decided to underwrite it. In other words,
this
> wouldn't be happening if it wasn't bought and paid for.
>
> I also strongly suspect the recent deployment of Vedic-
sacrificial
> experts is helping bring more dollars from the remaining
millionaire
> TB's as they can finally see it is happening and therefore see it
as
> a worthwhile thing to throw money at.
>
Steve, odd that the current course is quite successful, with the
underwriting of the course, the arrival of the pundits, the
experiences reported, and yet you see it in an entirely negative
light...What does that say about your spiritual practice? Not much,
in my book.
