--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "boo_lives" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > I didn't mean to imply he was kicked out. My understanding from > someone close to chopra is that the inner tmo circle was making life > difficult for him because he was viewed as too independent and then > Bevan sent out a letter to the centers saying chopra was persona non > grata in the movt, which came as news to chopra, and when he asked > MMY what was going on, he couldn't get a satisfactory answer, so he > split.
FWIW, here's the text of the letter I suspect you're referring to, plus a response from Chopra, as published in the TM-EX newsletter: TM-EX NEWSLETTER TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION EX-MEMBERS SUPPORT GROUP Volume V, No. 3, Summer 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------- USA Dhanvantari No More - Deepak dumped? TM-EX has obtained a copy of two letters; one sent to ''Capital Chairman and Council Governors'' dated July 16, 1993. from the Maharishi National Council of the Age of Enlightenment. The letter states: "There have been many inquiries from Maharishi City Capitals asking what our policy should be regarding Dr. Deepak Chopra as they have heard he has left the Movement. This is to inform you that Dr. Chopra has confirmed with us that he has left the Movement to pursue his own career and desires to live a "private and quiet life." From his side Dr. Chopra has said that Centers, Governors, Teachers, Sidhas and Meditators "should ignore him and not try to contact him or promote him in any way." Accordingly, we should discontinue promoting him, his courses, tapes and books (including Creating Health, Return of the Rishi, Perfect Health, Quantum Healing, Unconditional Life, etc.) Since he is no longer affiliated with our Movement in any way, if you happen to hear that Dr. Chopra is coming to your area to lecture you should in no way try to contact him or organize for him. This policy is extremely important for the purity of the teaching. The pure and complete knowledge of Maharishi Ayur-Ved will now be available to the whole population in the United States and Canada through the courses Maharishi is preparing for the Maharishi Ayur-Ved Universities which are being opened throughout North America. With these new courses Maharishi Ayur-Ved Universities will launch a campaign to create a disease-free, crime-free society and a problem-free government and fulfill the highest goals of an affluent society. Jai Guru Dev --------------------------------------------- Dr. Chopra responded on July 30, 1993: Dear Friends, There have been many rumors and misunderstanding concerning my relationship to the TM organization. As I know many of you personally and consider all of you my friends, I thought it only fair to write to you myself. Several months ago I decided that it would be best if I no longer held any official position in the Movement. I had never felt comfortable in the role of a leader and wished to pursue some personal projects separate from those responsibilities. Soon after that time I was approached by Sharp HealthCare, a large group of hospitals in San Diego, who I had met previously, and asked to set up and direct the Institute for Human Potential and Mind Body Medicine. I view this as a wonderful opportunity to intergrate complementary medicine into a traditional western medical setting. I have, therefore, moved my office to San Diego to allow me to donate much of my time to this project. The Institute will offer consultations and treatment programs, a wide range of educational programs and carefully documented research to monitor the progress of every patient and the effectiveness of the treatment. This first out- patient clinic will open at the beginning of September and a residential facility will open a couple of months later. The programs will include Ayurvedic medicine but we will also be open to other therapies that are found to be effective. We feel that the Institute will help to realize the goals of everyone who has been working in the area of mind-body medicine and alternative healthcare. I am not really sure what is meant when people ask me if I've left the Movement. I still practice TM and the Sidhis and will continue to recommend them and refer people to the Centers and Clinics. I will also continue to support the Movement in other ways as my schedule and other responsibilities permit. Although my focus is on in San Diego I have not forgotten the support and friendship that so many of you have shared with me over the years. I assure you that I will always remain available to anyone in the Movement who feels the need [to] clarify things a little and that we can all help create a [sic] and healthy world. Best Wishes
