--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > What is that underlying motivation? > > Making the few people sticking to the belief system > believe that TM is finally becoming "mainstream", as > Paul naively parroted in the news conference. The > triumphalist dream has finally come and the whole > world will recognize how brilliant this tiny group > of believers are.
I have to agree. This is a move aimed at what really provides the income for the TM movement -- True Believers. With Maharishi gone, the people stuck with trying to run a dying movement have realized that they have to do something -- anything -- to "reinspire" the Previously Faithful so that they will become Faithful again and start writing those checks. In other words, it's a self-importance thang. Too many people "leaving the fold?" Give them an aging rock star or two. Initiations at near-zero and contributions drying up? Make them feel all special as if they are the only ones who can save the world. Hey, it worked for Maharishi for decades, right? :-)
