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."
> 
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