On Sep 22, 2008, at 7:29 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: > What happened was this: > > After spending the previous 25 years relentlessly and selflessly > promoting TM to the point at which he, Maharishi, the TM Movement, > and the TM Technique had actually gained some semblance of > credibility, he flushed it ALL down the toilet by introducing the > flying technique to the world in the manner that he did. > > This was in late '76, early '77. > > When he realized that he goofed, what could he do other than cover > his tracks? And this, Nabby, is what was behind the announcement > that the world had enough meditators. As soon as he announced the > flying, initiations started a dramatic decline. No one would touch > us with a 10-foot pole. > > Indeed, although I have no hard statistics to back it up, I suggest > to you that at least 20% of TM Teachers quit meditating during this > time period becaus of their disillusionment with the TMO over the > Flying. > > And by the end of the '70s when he made the announcement that Nabby > referred to, it was an attempt to cover his tracks: > > "Oh, we don't need any more initiations" really meant "no one is > beating a path to our door any longer because the world thinks we're > a bunch of idiots." > > ...and... > > "It is time to introduce new knowledge such as Ayur Veda, Schtapatya > Veda, etc. " really meant "Our financial resources are drying up > because no one is being initiated anymore so we have to find new ways > to milk money out of the true believers." > > ...and... > > "it is best to put the price up to $2,5000" really meant "Only die- > hard numbskulls would be stupid enough to start TM so we might as > well get as much out of them as possible."
That seems like a really honest assessment to me.
