What's the first sign? Proably it'll be folks not getting paid and Big B saying, "Marishy wants you to work with us....we're trying to sell some properties."
Hey, here's the idea: make those Vedi buildings into condos....transform MUM into a retirement community....all the pundit boys could do lawncare. Given the past, we can expect that most folks won't be told anything until literally the last minute -- some cop arrives to let a creditor take a computer to put up for auction, bam, like that. I hope it's the course office they hit first. I'd drive to FF to see that and have the delightful moment when these pale-assed wraiths slowly emerge from the emptied building and, you know, start shuffling around eating brains. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, guyfawkes91 <no_re...@...> wrote: > > >> > Does anyone really know the style in which Girish lives? > >> > AFIK he built a no expense spared palace ostensibly for Maharishi to come > back to India to, while knowing that (a) Maharishi wasn't going to be around > for long and (b) Maharishi had no plans to return. Then he told M that he'd > built a wonderful palace for him and M said, "I'm not interested, you can > keep it", whereupon Girish said "Gee thanks uncle, I am most honoured". There > are pictures of it somewhere but I can't be bothered to find them. > > Anyone have news from Kansas? The part finished empty shell of "Maharishi > Central University" will be going up for sale as farmland sometime in the > next couple of years. > > It'll be interesting to see if they'll realise where Bevan's/Maharishi's fear > based administration has led them, or if they'll carry on blaming everyone > else. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <wayback71@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, guyfawkes91 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Slowly, very slowly, the awful truth is beginning to make it through to > > > the top guys in the TMO. But it's already too late to save MUM, it has no > > > credibility in the academic world and so it can't get new staff. So no > > > amount of economizing will allow it to survive. This news is just the > > > first step towards the inevitable closure of MUM, with all that implies > > > for the rest of the movement. > > > > > > When times are tough and people have to make tough choices they reveal > > > their real priorities. You can be pretty sure that Girish's palace and > > > Tony's Paris pad won't be sacrificed to keep MUM alive. > > > > Does anyone really know the style in which Girish lives? > > > > If MUM goes, I think that means the TMO goes. When this falls apart, it > > will be most interesting to see how the top people live out their lives - > > will they have oodles of money squirreled away, or be getting by on very > > little.? Living in FF or some TM enclave in Vlodrop, or getting far away > > from it all? For TM teachers, the TMO was incredibly stingy - and I > > imagine the same goes for their treatment of MUM faculty, too. > > > > My guess is that if Bevan is beginning to ring the alarm bells publicly, > > then he and the other top people are way way ahead of what they are talking > > about. I bet they have already begun the plan to dismantle things. I have > > no idea who runs the money and disperses it, or what is left of it. But it > > would be a really interesting process to watch from the inside. > > > > And what about the value of MUM- selling the land and buildings? Wouldn't > > it be wild if some fundie Christian college bought the place? Honestly, I > > would be sad to see the place close - at least in its ideal form, the whole > > idea is a worthy one. It is the center of the organization for TM people. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <wayback71@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I think there is not much money left to support all the things going > > > > on: India brahmastan buildings, MUM, NYC's Broad Steet building, the > > > > Maharishi schools, Vlodrop, and salaries or whatever for the top folks > > > > all over the world. All expensive ventures begun during different > > > > times. The TMO has been trying to sell the Broad St property for at > > > > least 9 months now. Without MMY and then the economy, I suspect > > > > donations are way way down. And very few initiations. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] > > > > > On Behalf Of Buck > > > > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:59 AM > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] MUM only to 'Survive' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dateline: Maharishi University of Management > > > > > > > > > > Bevan insturcts faculty and staff that MUM is just to survive, > > > > > tighten up & > > > > > Don't do anything new. This was the mission laid out by Bevan the > > > > > other day > > > > > in tele conferance meeting that he called in to from somewhere. > > > > > What did he mean by this? "Survive" could have many meanings. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >