--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don¹t know who the ³Bob² is who wrote this:
Can't believe intelligent adults are still drinking this kool-aid. I used to write this childish PR, almost word for word, to friends in the field when I was on CEG here 25 yrs ago. > Hello everyone, > > M'lou and I spent a couple of weeks on the road, and so much is happening > that it's worth while putting together a summary for our friends. We met > with the Charlotte Peace Palace team and the one in Pittsburgh, attended a > Trustees meeting at MUM, visited both vedic agriculture projects and the > pandit campus and met with two rajas. I realize that many of you are > rightfully wary of superlatives, but things really are in high gear and > looking pretty positive. Here's the news.. > > - John H. reported that Maharishi has 175 groups of 350 pandits > each in India performing graha shanti and Peace Yagya programs. That's > 55,000 pandits in decentralized, localized groups, even more than Guru Dev > had in the 40's. They have been in place for several weeks and the numbers > are growing. > - > - Bevan, in Vlodrop, reported that Maharishi is feeling extremely > fulfilled to the degree that all his desired world transformation is finally > coming to fruition. He's never seen Maharishi with such energy and > enthusiasm. He's unfolding new aspects of creation day after day and > keeping people at rapt attention until the wee hours. Then he's off doing > other projects while his loyal troops stagger off to bed. It's all very > productive and joyful. > - > - There are multiple confirmations that the pandits are indeed > coming to MVC. The quote which is circulating "should come immediately" is > relative depending on an Indian vs US point of view, but it appears to be in > motion. > - > - The University is in the best shape ever. Four years ago, > students provided a little more than half of expenses. Now, the gap between > student revenue and expenses is relatively small. Management has formally > reorganized, reduced expenses, increased revenue and is creating much more > transparent reports which are easy to understand. Thanks to many of you the > Annual Fund has been successful once again. This bolsters the finances, > creates capital for long term projects and helps reduce our debt. The > University has also managed a sizable donation to India which has been > described as key to the U's long term viability. I'm impressed with how the > place is run and their results. > - > - MUM is embarking on a Capital Campaign where the first target is > to build a large and very attractive Campus Center including a dining hall, > food preparation facilities, a theatre, large classroom and meeting space, > etc. It's a very large vastu building which will cost close to $5M. So > far we are moving quickly towards the sizeable down payment which would > allow it to get started this summer. Each of the rooms and the building > itself will be named after donors or their designates, so if you want to be > memorialized or know someone who should be, now is your time. I can let you > know how it works. > - > - Raja Wynne is a man on a mission. M'lou and I were treated to > an animated 1 ½ hr audience while he was in full Raja regalia!. The > national rollout is serious and in full swing. The Global Country of World > Peace is putting together teams for land vetting, building design, building > implementation as well as all the other dozens of angles of Maharishi's > knowledge. If people find good land it's often being bought. Building kits > are under construction and rolling out to interested areas. Store leases > are being secured and starting to be opened. It sounded like 10's of > millions of investment is starting to go out with a full expectation of > return in the near term. The cosmic dice are really being rolled in our > favor. > - > - There seems to be an implicit message just below the surface. > Maharishi intends to change the world and the campaign is started. It's > going full swing and involves hundreds of people and millions of dollars. > There are people in the field a little bruised from lack of personal > consideration and perhaps feeling wistful for the old days. But, that's > gone forever. It's a bracing message, but certainly a welcome, adult > reality as far as we can see. > - > - We learned that the buildings for Peace Palaces which have been > ordered are actually panelized construction, not modular like the bouncy, > noisy things here at Heavenly Mt. We happened to see panelized houses from > Ryan Homes going up while we were in PA. A 2,500 sf house was completely > framed to dry in from cinder block in only 4 days. Quite amazing. M'lou's > sister lives in a panelized house and you would have difficulty telling it > from stick built. > - > - The MVC Ag project shipped more than 20,000 lbs of veggies to > more than 15 major retailers last month and the enterprise is only a year > old. The MUM Ag project, which is roughly the same size green house, has as > broader product mix and is sending thousands of pounds each week to the > dining hall and rack jobbing a cute store outside the domes which is doing a > banner business. There are very impressive crews at both locations and this > is something which could easily be replicated elsewhere closer to local > markets. > - > - MVC also has 2,000 acres of other land to be used for organic > hay short term and longer term whatever is needed. Raja Wynne tells a > hilarious story about how an experienced farmer materialized one day during > the teacher course, asked for a cell phone and proceeded to line up used > farm equipment, workers and customers for the output of these 2000 acres. > They are now on the job and the tractors are rolling in just a few weeks. > The only downside is that the deep well water in Fairfield is too salty. So > they have to dig a shallow well, reconstitute the sulfur water from that > level in holding ponds and then spray it on the crops. That may hold back > development for a little while. > - > - If you look in the eyes of the Raja's you can definitely see the > changes Maharishi has rendered in them. Very settled and clear, but > deliberate and incisive in direction and intent. Raja Dean is as master at > facilitation and accommodation of his troops but at the same time has a > nicely performing territory in terms of accomplishment. People loved his > commencement address to the students as well. > - > - It seems that some of the long term meditators are "voting by > folding their arms". They have heard it all before and are waiting to see > how it's all going to work out. Clearly, for each of us our top priority is > to do our program - preferably in vastu. However, even as a lower second > priority, I would encourage everyone to find some aspect of this you find > intriguing and get on board. This looks like the real thing, perhaps even > Sat Yuga, and nobody should miss it. > > All the best from M'lou and me and Jai Guru Dev > > Bob 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! 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