MMY is kookoo,yes? --- wayback71 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey, the reality is that the new recertified TM > teachers are a sales, real estate, fund raising, > marketing force. I am over 50 now, so I am having a > bit of trouble fully getting the > connection between world peace and strip mall > outlets selling honey, $170 per hour > massages, and sleeping pills. Other important > concerns: Are the crowns made of real > gold? Do you have to buy your own crown once you > are rajafied, or does the TMO give you > one for FREE? Can you sell your crown if you need > the money, or did you sign away that > right when you attended the RAJA course? An > inquiring mind wants to know. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is way more bizarre than I expected, and has > a nasty feel to it all. Amazing what > > people will do for an experience, to belong, to > keep their belief system intact, out of > > devotion, I guess. I look forward to seeing how > the public handles seeing rajas in full > garb > > walking around the streets of Manhattan!! The > drama of the intersection of Kali Yuga > with > > spiritual tradition is mind blowing. Guru Dev, > where are you? > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From a friend: > > > > > > Hi Rick, > > > > > > Received this by email this morning. The > originating > > > source is said to be "a core movement person who > has > > > done alot on the government level to get funding > for > > > people to learn TM...one of the few out there > > > actually teaching." > > > > > > > > > *** > > > > > > "....When we arrived in Vedic City off MUM > campus we > > > were immediately asked to sign several documents > > > swearing allegiance to the new platform and it's > > > policies. We were housed in the pundits newly > > > constructed headquarters. Over 100 MUM faculty > and 20 > > > governors took the 15 day course. > > > > > > It was hell. Teachers were being told daily > that they > > > must adjust to the changing operating principle > > > explained by Maharishi in live broadcasts. At > the > > > beginning of each day, after 3.5 hours of > morning > > > rounds (and 3.5 each evening), we had to stand > up and > > > greet the robed and crowned rajas who arrived in > > > stretch limos. They conducted the course and > included > > > faculty members the Dillbecks, Rogers Badget and > his > > > wife and a businessman Raja Dean (not a governor > but a > > > graduate of the millionaires course in > Vlodrop). > > > Maharishi chastised the governors dail;y and > > > consistently for the past level of > non-cooperation. > > > He was clear and forceful to say the least. I > felt at > > > times that he actually took pleasure in making > the > > > course participants uncomfortable. After the > first > > > five days everyone on the course that I spoke to > > > wanted to leave, everyone. The long term > full-timer > > > national staff were the first to accept it. > > > > > > We were told that prior to the course 2400 bank > > > accounts were set up to deposit funds throughout > the > > > country. Grads of this course were told that 4-5 > days > > > after completion they must find rental space, > 3000 sq > > > ft, in 1. shopping malls, or 2. retail office > space or > > > 3. hotels and hire and train 9 full-time > employees to > > > work in the new Maharishi Enlightenment Center. > Four > > > of the employees would be licensed massage > therapists, > > > 2 men, 2 women and would be trained in a 2 day, > not 2 > > > week course, to work a minimum 30 hrs per week @ > > > approx $15 an hour. Each would be also required > to > > > take TM instruction at the $2500 fee. The other > 5 > > > employees would include 2 full time sales people > for > > > Sthapatya ved construction, 1 to run the day spa > and > > > organize courses (TM, Jyotish, Yagyas, MAPI > sales, > > > etc.) and the other 2 were not clearly > defined. In > > > total there would be 55 services offered, 20 of > which > > > would be ayurvedic. One hour abyanga treatment > would > > > cost $170 and be administered by 1 tech. > Maharishi > > > made it clear, in no uncertain terms, that the > goal > > > was to make a large amount of money that is > needed to > > > fund the project for world peace. > > > > > > Once the spa palace is set up each director > would then > > > go to another nearby location and set up the > same > > > thing until 5 spas are up and running. For > their > > > salarys, teachers would be required to instruct > 2 > > > people a month at the full fee of $2500 and > raise $3 > > > million for the peace palace, $1.5 down and 1.5 > in > > > bank loans would be sufficient. > > > > > > Teachers would not be able to check, lecture or > > > instruct members of the opposite sex. If > necessary, > > > teachers would be required to > > > commute whatever distance to accommodate this > > > requirement. And once again, the minimum daily > > > rounding schedule would be 3.5 hours in the AM > and > > > 3.5 hours in the PM. Once completed, directors > would > > > be invited to one month of Raja training in > Vlodrop > > > and would learn how to command the laws of > nature. > > > Each would be returning to live in their newly > > > constructed peace palace. Rajas would be > required to > > > wear crowns and robes in their new positions as > > > rajas. There is no teaching part time and no > teaching > > > permitted by teachers who have not completed > > > recertification courses." > > > > > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/