--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "peterklutz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Brigante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > snip > > I'm not an initiator, having only completed phase I of TM teacher > > training, but on the basis of my 37 years of TM practice, I see this > > latest announcement as just another unworkable plan that will be > > chucked after a few months (not that it makes a lot of difference > > anyway, given the low initiation rate in the U.S.). > > > > When MMY said at a press conference a couple years ago that he did not > > mind if renegade TM teachers taught outside the TM bureaucracy as long > > as they did it in the prescribed way, it created a problem for the TM > > movement: how to deal with people who have been taught authentic TM, > > but whose starting was not accepted by the TM bureaucracy for purposes > > of checking or attending courses, etc? This announcement that only re- > > certified teachers can teach is an attempt to re-gain control over the > > brand, but it won't work, because there is not enough revenue to > > support full-time teachers, and because there will only be a few full- > > time teachers, doing checking of meditation for people who live outside > > of the few cities where the full-time teachers are will be a logistical > > nightmare, and so on... > > > > I predict a life-span of about 3 months for this pronouncement -- maybe > > it will disappear in July when the Sat Yuga starts!! > > > snip > > One factor that will decide the survivability of this new slimmed and > more dedicated scheme is what it will cost to learn to meditate with > these new technologies. What if the price tag is set really low? > > MMY might prove able to revitalize the movement whilst ditching a > serious amount of dead unmotivated ungrateful whining meat? > > I think this wonderful attempt to create something radically new > deserves unflagging support and praise. If you're an "old time" > TM-teacher and not prepared to sign up for 2K/month - enjoy your > retirement! ++++ I was asking what the insurance coverage and retirement benefits were for the new setup- probably like the old ones were? N.
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