sparaig wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Bikram Choudry, the founder of Bikram Yoga, has successfully > > > > > defended his 26 posture technique in court as unique. No > others > > > > > may use his form of McYoga without being certified > instructors. > > > > > > > > > > One wonders if we were to examine the recertification papers > if > > > > > they use similar wording used in the Bikram suit to try to > force > > > > > adherence to a certified standard for TM's form of > McMeditation? > > > > > > > > > > A program on the suit appeared wednesday of 60 Minutes (CBS). > > > > > > > > The TMO has been most concerned with use of the NAME of > > > > transcendental meditation during the past few lawsuits. This > > > > makes sense to ME because the TMO has always offered followup > > > > programs based on the assumption that everyone they're dealing > > > > with started wioth the same basic instruction and they're > > > > protecting their clientelle as much as themselves. > > > > > > > > Do you really object to this stance? Why? > > > > > > Because it's not true. > > > > > > When I worked at National I was assigned to be the > > > "point man" in the efforts to strengthen the use of > > > copyrighted terms like "TM" and "Transcendental > > > Meditation." So I had to interface between the > > > copyright lawyers who had been hired and the then > > > heads of the US movement. I can guarantee you that > > > at no point during any of the discussions was the > > > welfare of TMers or their "clientele" discussed. > > > It was simply a question of protecting a monopoly > > > and keeping other people from offering for a cheaper > > > price what they were offering for an expensive one. > > > > > > Also discussed often was vengeance, ways to punish > > > former TM teachers who dared to teach outside the > > > organization. It struck me at the time that neither > > > the wellbeing of the meditators or the potential > > > benefits to the world of more people being able to > > > learn to meditate never came up; it was all in terms > > > of "How do we protect what's ours." The use of the > > > word 'McMeditation' is thus, IMO, very apt. > > > > > > Unc > > > > That's certainly interesting to know from an insider view. It > > certainly comes through intuitively based on the feel of how things > > have been handled in the TMO. (see a few posts up - in answer to the > > same post you answered...) Thanks for the first hand experience. > > > > JohnY > > As Authfriend points out, you can't be sure of motivations since > everyone already has implicit assumptions. Certainly, MMY's public > stance about maintaining the purity of the teaching would be a > background assumption for ANY discussion by TM higher ups of what to > do in this regard, even if it was never mentioned explicitly. > > I've sat in on high-level discussions in the TMO where the only > topics were totally mundane, having to do with the mechanics of > marketing and so on. No mention of saving the world, etc., at all, > and by Unc's implication, we are to then assume that there's no > belief about the Power of TM (tm) involved in deciding to market TM > in the first place. I don't think so. > With all due respect to Barry, I find it VERY hard to believe that the TMO is not or was not extremely concerned with the purity of the teaching, that is, that when people learn TM, they are truly learning TM. It seems absurd to think otherwise. No matter what you think about Mc Donalds -- or any other franchise -- when you get one of their products, you can reasonably assume you know what you are getting. If the so-called "independent" teachers really get going, in a very short period of time, no one will know if they are getting Maharishi's TM or some bastard version.... unless they get it through the TMO, if it stays together. 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/
