[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-06 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: Oh shucks. Thanks. It came from the heart. I am really interested in seeing your worldly/wordy (lol) review of Inland Empire. I will hold my breath beginning now.. You may breathe now. :-) Suffice it to say that I think

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-06 Thread obbajeeba
pf. Thanks. Many people look for friends who agree with them all the time. Many people marry people based on like thinking or agreeing. This can be a fatal mistake to the misdirection of the meaning of being coherent. The bubbles burst with reality at

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-04 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: Awe, nabby- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kz7YUdy-Cg Where is your creative, sense of humor? The Turq has many other qualities to make fun of, but I give him applauding credit for the zombies comment and the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-04 Thread obbajeeba
Thank you, Nabby. I did not think you were going to answer my rhetorical question. hahaha Spiritual, in regards to the Eraserhead film presented is a type of Christianity version of fear, yet awakening, kind of like the spirituality of Scared Straight,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-04 Thread obbajeeba
Oh shucks. Thanks. It came from the heart. I am really interested in seeing your worldly/wordy (lol) review of Inland Empire. I will hold my breath beginning now.. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-04 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: Thank you, Nabby. I did not think you were going to answer my rhetorical question. hahaha Spiritual, in regards to the Eraserhead film presented is a type of Christianity version of fear, yet awakening, kind of like

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-04 Thread obbajeeba
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@ wrote: Thank you, Nabby. I did not think you were going to answer my rhetorical question. hahaha Spiritual, in regards to the Eraserhead film

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread turquoiseb
the time. --- On Fri, 9/2/11, John jr_esq@ wrote: From: John jr_esq@ Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, September 2, 2011, 5:49 PM Â

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread turquoiseb
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: The TMO needs another person who has good PR, just like MMY and Deepak Chopra, to spread the message of meditation. Haglin appears to be the man for the USA. From what I've heard, Hagelin has been rejected as a candidate for the new

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread seekliberation
It would be a waste of time trying to teach someone who is not interested or motivated about the benefits and implications of meditation. Not necessarily. When my mother had me learn, I certainly wasn't motivated about the benefits of TM. It wasn't until I was older that I became curious

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread seekliberation
I think the theory of King Tony's jyotish chart being a basis for MMY's decision to make him a pseudo-king is reading into it way too much. I think the decision making processes in the high end of the TMO was less based on science or logic, and more like a bunch of wealthy nostalgic 5

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
Hagelin could take acting lessons, something recommended to doctors who have a poor beside manner. His speech mannerisms need a lot of work. At the moment Boris Karloff would be a lot more interesting than Hagelin. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: -- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread seventhray1
Well, he's got the perfect cadence and inflection for the TMO audience. Anything beyond that, I'm afraid is just plain weird. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: Hagelin could take acting lessons, something recommended to doctors who have a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread turquoiseb
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: Hagelin could take acting lessons, something recommended to doctors who have a poor beside manner. His speech mannerisms need a lot of work. At the moment Boris Karloff would be a lot more interesting than

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread obbajeeba
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: Hagelin could take acting lessons, something recommended to doctors who have a poor beside manner. His speech mannerisms need a lot of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
Xenophaneros Anartaxius: His speech mannerisms need a lot of work... So, how many of Hagelin's courses at MUM have you taken? He seems pretty reasonable to me. What The Bleep Do We Know (5 of 12) 4:00/8:29 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2e2bjIhG-Ufeature=related

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
I have not taken any courses from Hagelin. I did meet him a few times. And have heard him speak recently. His speech then seemed fairly normal. It is just perhaps his public speaking now, the cadence is very strange. Radio and early TV announcers also had an 'unnatural' cadence, but the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: ROTFLMAO! HAHAHAHAHA! The Turq has spoken! Good one! The Turqo, not understanding anything of David Lynch's latest movie Inland Empire, now claims he lacks creativity ! What a clown...

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread whynotnow7
I remember King Tony being crowned as a result of his understanding of the human physiology in terms of the Veda. Perhaps he struck Maharishi as the most stable and clear thinking of MMY's possible successors. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: I

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread whynotnow7
Lynch is far more successful as a creative entity than Turq will ever be. Why that matters to Turq is beyond me. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@ wrote: ROTFLMAO! HAHAHAHAHA! The Turq has

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread John
I read somewhere that Napaleon Bonaparte was once in a situation to choose a general to lead his army. His advisors presented him a candidate with the best qualification based on character and intelligence. But Napoleon asked, Is he lucky?. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread obbajeeba
Awe, nabby- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kz7YUdy-Cg Where is your creative, sense of humor? The Turq has many other qualities to make fun of, but I give him applauding credit for the zombies comment and the picture of DL he posted. Bhahahahaha. How deep does one have to be to

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread obbajeeba
Yes! That is it! Everyone who has Jupiter in the first, fifth or ninth, line up for the luck audition! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: I read somewhere that Napaleon Bonaparte was once in a situation to choose a general to lead his army. His advisors

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-03 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: Inland empire reminds me of what one would feel like if a nurse goes on break for an hour, immediately after leaving you hooked up to an IV of antibiotic one is allergic to. Content with viewing links to long excerpts of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread John
The most important factor is that the TMO has to pay its salaries and overhead. Since there are no tithing requirements from members, the main source of revenue has to be from the instruction fees. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, m2smart4u2000 no_reply@... wrote: It's my opinion that

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread seekliberation
It wasn't actually Lurk that made the statement of how many hours of labor it takes for an American to earn the money for TM compared to many 3rd world countries, it was me (seekliberation). Dear Lurk, An hour's work, a day's labor, a week or a month, being able to learn the wisdom of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread seekliberation
My suggestion wasn't that TM be taught for free. My opinion was a fair price would be around $300-500. $1500 may not be a lot for an engineer with a Master's degree, or someone born in a wealthy family, but it's a hell of a lot to someone working in a factory or doing landscaping.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread seekliberation
I understand this concept of paying the salaries and overhead. However, If you charge $1500 per meditation instruction, you have to weigh the cost of how many will learn as opposed to dropping the price. Basically, if you drop the price to $500 and maintain a 3 to 1 ratio of people learning,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread Robert
It seems these prices came into being when the number of people wanting to start TM plunged, and the vast majority of TM centers closed, and Maharishi had surrounded himself with very wealthy peoplewhere this kind of money is relatively small...when your sitting on piles of cash... Back in

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: My suggestion wasn't that TM be taught for free. My opinion was a fair price would be around $300-500. $1500 may not be a lot for an engineer with a Master's degree, or someone born in a wealthy family, but

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@ wrote: My suggestion wasn't that TM be taught for free. My opinion was a fair price would be around $300-500. $1500 may not be a lot for an

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread seventhray1
I don't think it matters. Buck operates pretty much on auto pilot. One week it's his cascading Indian terms, and the next week he's back to his usual. Sometimes he forgets where he is and goes over the limit. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: It

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
Your analysis is well reasoned. Since I like TM, the more sense you made, the more I wondered why the movement isn't operating this way? I had a spark of inspiration when you said that Once people experience it, they're hooked. As I have discussed previously, I conducted one of the movements

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread whynotnow7
Probably the easiest way to learn TM is sort of as participatory performance art, with a mantra at the end. I recently inherited a painting from Bali that hung above our family dining room table for 40 years. It is a painting of a puja ceremony in Indonesia, almost life size. Simply a beautiful

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: Probably the easiest way to learn TM is sort of as participatory performance art, with a mantra at the end. I recently inherited a painting from Bali that hung above our family dining room table for 40 years. It is a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread whynotnow7
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: Probably the easiest way to learn TM is sort of as participatory performance art, with a mantra at the end. I recently inherited a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
So buy one, get one free doesn't work? I'll have to go tell the chain stores that because they sure advertise that way a lot. :-D But as I've argued here you don't charge for the technique but for your time which could be spent doing something else to pay for your rice bowl. But teaching

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/02/2011 04:24 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoisebno_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberationseekliberation@ wrote: My suggestion wasn't that TM be taught for free. My opinion was a fair price would be around $300-500.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, m2smart4u2000 no_reply@... wrote: It's my opinion that American's just don't value anything that is free. Everythings value is determined by price and hence the high price of TM. I haven't found that this tendency among the rich elite is any different

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread Bill Coop
I hear that back in the '60s the fee for initiation was one week's salary.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: I'll teach any homeless person for free (if they are stable enough). But it won't be TM but the meditation technique I been given to teach through my tantra studies. It included shaktipat for the jump start. It would be

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread wgm4u
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bill Coop williamgcoop@... wrote: I hear that back in the '60s the fee for initiation was one week's salary. Initially, I believe that was the recommended price. I paid $35, the best $35 I ever spent, in spite of what the nincompoops on this forum might

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread Denise Evans
: The unreasonable price of TM instruction To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, September 2, 2011, 5:49 PM   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: I'll teach any homeless person for free (if they are stable

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-02 Thread John
) and the unemployed are feeling desperate and have the time. --- On Fri, 9/2/11, John jr_esq@... wrote: From: John jr_esq@... Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, September 2, 2011, 5:49 PM

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread seekliberation
Really? If so, who is paying that money? Each individual? seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: Its the same price for schools in the USA and RIo, sorry. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@ wrote: when

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread sparaig
The David Lynch Foundation pays for entire schools to learn TM. They get their money from wealthy individuals. That's what the Beatles Reunion concert (the first Change Begins Within concert) was for. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: Really?

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread seekliberation
Then that's why a mass group of people are learning in Brazil. I'm happy about it, but in terms of the original argument i'd say i'm still justified in my POV that Americans are being charged a bit too much, and that we could get a much larger percentage of our population to learn if the price

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread sparaig
People in all the economically sound countries are paying the same price for TM instruction, last I heard. The USA might soon qualify for Third World Country status as far as TM instruction goes, of course. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread seekliberation
If economically sound countries means all 1st World countries, then $1500 (or the monetary equivalent in Yen, Pounds, Euros, etc...) is more than most 'real' working class wage earners can afford. This is especially true for most who have children. I remember when I was at MIU/MUM a guy

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread Buck
Dear Lurk, An hour's work, a day's labor, a week or a month, being able to learn the wisdom of the integration of life is simply priceless. Economics demonstrates that people simply won't appreciate something unless they pay a lot for it, at least what it is worth. 1. People proly should

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread sparaig
And, as MMY pointed out, the point of raising the price was to attract the super-wealthy because they set the policies of the world and the rich do not shop at poor stores. I understand your complaints, but the TM organization follows the guidelines set forth by MMY as interpreted by King

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: And, as MMY pointed out, the point of raising the price was to attract the super-wealthy because they set the policies of the world and the rich do not shop at poor stores. Fine in absolute theory but I do see the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-09-01 Thread m2smart4u2000
It's my opinion that American's just don't value anything that is free. Everythings value is determined by price and hence the high price of TM --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: I'll teach any homeless person for free (if they are stable enough). But it

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-31 Thread Vaj
On Aug 30, 2011, at 8:54 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Aug 30, 2011, at 7:10 PM, sparaig wrote: David Orme-Johnson's rebuttal to the study that graphic is from. I have no idea if what David says is valid, truthful, or

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-31 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: The current Wikipedia entry for TM says it nicely, as it was reviewed by Medical Doctors trained in research review: Independent systematic reviews have not found health benefits for TM beyond relaxation and health

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-31 Thread Denise Evans
Just checking... --- On Tue, 8/30/11, sparaig lengli...@cox.net wrote: From: sparaig lengli...@cox.net Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 8:38 PM

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-31 Thread sparaig
THose same reviews say the same about virtually all other meditation studies. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Aug 30, 2011, at 8:54 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Aug 30, 2011, at 7:10 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-31 Thread Vaj
On Aug 31, 2011, at 9:56 AM, sparaig wrote: THose same reviews say the same about virtually all other meditation studies. L Fortunately much non-TM meditation research continues to improve. In fact classes to train young scientists in this science continue to sell out, as do the Mind

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-31 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
THose same reviews say the same about virtually all other meditation studies... Vaj: Fortunately much non-TM meditation research continues to improve... The key issue is that 'mindfullness' is simply a relaxation technique that does not produce much health benefit, other than a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-31 Thread seekliberation
when i said 'larger population', I guess I was referring more to USA. remember, the reason it's going out to everyone in Rio De Janeiro is because the price isn't $1500 there. If it was, they wouldn't have the money. seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@...

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-31 Thread sparaig
Its the same price for schools in the USA and RIo, sorry. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: when i said 'larger population', I guess I was referring more to USA. remember, the reason it's going out to everyone in Rio De Janeiro is because

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: Everyone constantly harps on how much TM costs. They are full of it. I'm pretty sure the harping concerns the public's $2,500 price which pretty much takes it out of the zone for someone who wants to try it but isn't convinced

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Bhairitu
And training TM teachers is inefficient. All that could easily be done in one month. And as it is they just turn you into a robot that does preprogrammed things. There is really no knowledge of how it all works imparted. The teaching would do well at around $125 as a weekend workshop which

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
The current price for single adults is $1500, not $2500, as far as I know. And if a buncha people banded together and offered the TM organization $75,000 for 10,000 of them to learn TM, they might well get the discount as well. At the least, they could ask Bobby Roth about it. L --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: And training TM teachers is inefficient. All that could easily be done in one month. And as it is they just turn you into a robot that does preprogrammed things. There is really no knowledge of how it all works

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
Excuse, $3.75 million for 10,000... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: The current price for single adults is $1500, not $2500, as far as I know. And if a buncha people banded together and offered the TM organization $75,000 for 10,000 of them to learn TM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Bhairitu
On 08/30/2011 12:26 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote: And training TM teachers is inefficient. All that could easily be done in one month. And as it is they just turn you into a robot that does preprogrammed things. There is really no

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: On 08/30/2011 12:26 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: And training TM teachers is inefficient. All that could easily be done in one month. And as it is they just turn

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Bhairitu
On 08/30/2011 01:10 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote: On 08/30/2011 12:26 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: And training TM teachers is inefficient. All that could easily be done in one

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: [...] They're just beej mantras, Lawson. Nothing really unique about them. Get over it. You could get the same results or better with other techniques but no one else wants to spend the money to do so. Only corporate

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Bhairitu
On 08/30/2011 01:43 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote: [...] They're just beej mantras, Lawson. Nothing really unique about them. Get over it. You could get the same results or better with other techniques but no one else wants to spend the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread whynotnow7
Wherever the TM Mantras came from, and the subtle instructions for their use, must have been from a very ancient consciousness - from before time, as corny as that sounds. Otherwise the technique would not transcend itself, and eventually become an all time soundless vibration, no matter who

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: Everyone constantly harps on how much TM costs. They are full of it. From the David Lynch website: Funding Target: $75,000 per year for each specially trained teacher to provide an intensive 12-month program of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: The current price for single adults is $1500, not $2500, as far as I know. And if a buncha people banded together and offered the TM organization $75,000 for 10,000 of them to learn TM, they might well get the discount as

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread seekliberation
I know well over a dozen close friends and family very intrigued by TM, but $1500 is way out of question. $375 would be great, even $500 is reasonable. I'm sure many TMer's know many friends that are in the same boat. Apparently, either TMO or MMY are not good at math. Perhaps some people

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: Wherever the TM Mantras came from, and the subtle instructions for their use, must have been from a very ancient consciousness - from before time, as corny as that sounds. Otherwise the technique would not transcend

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread seekliberation
Great post, now all we have to do is try to get this experience out to more people. Kind of hard to do at the current price. Does anyone know if there are any significant talks about reducing the price throughout America? seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: Great post, now all we have to do is try to get this experience out to more people. Kind of hard to do at the current price. Does anyone know if there are any significant talks about reducing the price

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: On 08/30/2011 01:43 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: [...] They're just beej mantras, Lawson. Nothing really unique about them. Get over it. You could get the same

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
A pretty picture with no attribution, doesn't prove anything at all. I hope you realize this and are merely being a troll. Otherwise, you're really far worse off than I thought. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Bhairitu wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread whynotnow7
Yep, and a lot of other people too. Jai Guru Dev, nablusoss1008! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: Wherever the TM Mantras came from, and the subtle instructions for their use,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
I have had a similar experience, but I wouldn't call it useful or non-useful or meaningful or significant. It started showing up within a few days of my learning TM and has continued throughout the 38 years that I have practiced, but I don't believe that it is of any special significance. For

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread whynotnow7
Based on my experience, you may be right. Despite having meditated for 35 years, I continue to have higher bp than I'd like, but my resting pulse averages 50 bpm, so I hope that makes up for it! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:30 PM,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread whynotnow7
Sounds like you've got it all figured out. No worries. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: I have had a similar experience, but I wouldn't call it useful or non-useful or meaningful or significant. It started showing up within a few days of my learning TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
Well, how much more massive a population starting TM than every kid in Rio de Janeiro, are you looking for? Much much MUCH larger, better controlled studies, performed entirely by people with no TM background, will need to be done before this becomes widespread. (Someone willing to pay for a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him. Many of you appear to be afraid of Buddha-cide and are clinging to subtle, and ultimately silly experiences. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: Great post, now all we have to do is try to get this

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Bhairitu
I'll teach any homeless person for free (if they are stable enough). But it won't be TM but the meditation technique I been given to teach through my tantra studies. It included shaktipat for the jump start. On 08/30/2011 02:39 PM, seekliberation wrote: I know well over a dozen close friends

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread whynotnow7
Buddha-cide!! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him. Many of you appear to be afraid of Buddha-cide and are clinging to subtle, and ultimately silly experiences. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread whynotnow7
Sometimes you can find former TM teachers who have decided to teach the technique for less than the official price, but it is still TM. A friend of mine learned that way. Used to be a guy here in the SF Bay Area, but he went to India and hasn't been back. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
Well, from what you have said, practice has dropped away, which implies that you no longer do TM, or, at least, have made the assumption that you don't need the mantra in order to meditate. While I don't claim that clear thinking is required for TM, I have often found that when I am ill or

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
Problem with that is that the organization simply won't recognize someone who learned that way as a real TMer and won't provide the free checking sessions to them. Nor can they learn advanced techniques nor the TM-Sidhis. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@...

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Vaj
On Aug 30, 2011, at 6:00 PM, sparaig wrote: A pretty picture with no attribution, doesn't prove anything at all. I hope you realize this and are merely being a troll. Otherwise, you're really far worse off than I thought. Pop a nitro and then you can find it here:

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
David Orme-Johnson's rebuttal to the study that graphic is from. I have no idea if what David says is valid, truthful, or whatever, but this is the other side of the story, at least: http://www.TruthAboutTM.org/truth/TMResearch/RebuttalofAHRQReview/index.cfm L. --- In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Vaj
On Aug 30, 2011, at 7:10 PM, sparaig wrote: David Orme-Johnson's rebuttal to the study that graphic is from. I have no idea if what David says is valid, truthful, or whatever, but this is the other side of the story, at least:

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Buck
It's really okay. I have faith that the science will show the validity and solidarity of the meditation practices, both insight and mantra, because in my experience I know they both work spiritually. The science will catch up. The public policy will be guided as it should by the science.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread Denise Evans
, whynotnow7 whynotn...@yahoo.com wrote: From: whynotnow7 whynotn...@yahoo.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 3:28 PM   Sometimes you can find former

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Aug 30, 2011, at 7:10 PM, sparaig wrote: David Orme-Johnson's rebuttal to the study that graphic is from. I have no idea if what David says is valid, truthful, or whatever, but this is the other side of the story,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread sparaig
: whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 3:28 PM   Sometimes you can find former TM teachers who have

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread whynotnow7
] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 3:28 PM   Sometimes you can find former TM teachers who have decided to teach the technique for less than

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

2011-08-30 Thread whynotnow7
Yep, it has its limitations. I learned my siddhis through work/study but I was in my 20's. Not so feasible now. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: Problem with that is that the organization simply won't recognize someone who learned that way as a real TMer

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