One sentence! Version: "Maharishi University of Management was founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to produce more fully developed individuals by developing the potential of consciousness within every student through a higher educational system of Consciousness-Based education giving traditional academic knowledge a foundation coupled with the study of consciousness through Transcendental Meditation and other scientifically validated practices taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for developing consciousness."
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jpgillam" <jpgillam@> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Feste, thanks for pointing out the actual text in question. > > > > > > > > > > I agree with you. It's pretty good. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good for what? > > > > > > > > > Internal consumption? > > > > > > > > > Clear guidance? > > > > > > > > > Mission? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Make sure your idea is clear and focused. You should be able > > > > > > > > to describe the (charity's) purpose and mission in a single > > > > > > > > sentence." -The Nonprofit Handbook -Grobman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Three elements of a Good Mission Statement: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1 A mission statement should be no more than a single sentence long. > > > > > > 2 It should be easily understood by a twelve year old. > > > > > > 3 It should be able to be recited by memory at gunpoint." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Having a clearly articulated mission statement > > > gives one a template of purpose that can be used to initiate, > > > evaluate, and refine all of one's activities." > > > > > > > > > Unsuccessful or Inadequate Mission Statements will > > have these characteristics: > > > > 1 Uninspiring. > > 2 They are for the benefit of one person or party only. > > 3 They are unintelligible by "outsiders". > > 4 They are full of trite or ordinary phrases." > > > > There, that is the movement's MUM mission statement. Pretty clearly the > Movement's web page version of mission is to re-enforce people who are > already tru-believers. It's for internal consumption mostly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One sentence! > > > > > Version: > > > > > > > > > > "Maharishi University of Management was founded by Maharishi Mahesh > > > > > Yogi > > > > > to produce more fully developed individuals by developing the > > > > > potential > > > > > of consciousness within every student through a higher educational > > > > > system of > > > > > Consciousness-Based education giving traditional academic knowledge a > > > > > foundation > > > > > coupled with the study of consciousness through Transcendental > > > > > Meditation and other scientifically validated practices taught by > > > > > Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for developing consciousness." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" > > > > > > > > > > <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Feste37, you and I are some of the only > > > > > > > > > > > tru-believers here who would like to see things work out > > > > > > > > > > > for the movement. I hope they can succeed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, both of us can read the movement stuff and be right > > > > > > > > > > > with it and understand what they are saying. But, I was > > > > > > > > > > > taking a swing at reading it all as if I were an outsider > > > > > > > > > > > looking in. You know, walking in the shoes of another. > > > > > > > > > > > Trying to empathsize with an outsider looking in. I > > > > > > > > > > > found the empathetic reading almost impossible. It is a > > > > > > > > > > > bunch of cult-speak to anyone looking in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So, I then took a swing at distilling some core things > > > > > > > > > > > down using their essential language that is there but > > > > > > > > > > > slimming down the hyperbolic TM-movement-ese. Version > > > > > > > > > > > I, was the straightest most secular I could get in one > > > > > > > > > > > sentence using their words. Version II is the mission > > > > > > > > > > > statement off the web page. Version II is un-readable > > > > > > > > > > > cult. Version III was in between I and II editing in > > > > > > > > > > > progress. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm just trying to help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Buck in FF > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" > > > > > > > > > > > <feste37@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know where Doug gets these different versions > > > > > > > > > > > > from but the one that actually appears is not bad at > > > > > > > > > > > > all: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > About the University > > > > > > > > > > > > Mission Statement of the University > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi University of Management was founded in 1971 > > > > > > > > > > > > by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to fulfill the highest ideals > > > > > > > > > > > > of education. Foremost among these ideals is developing > > > > > > > > > > > > the full potential of consciousness in every student > > > > > > > > > > > > to help students develop the ability to think and act > > > > > > > > > > > > in accord with the laws of nature and to live fulfilled > > > > > > > > > > > > and successful lives. This fulfills the long-sought > > > > > > > > > > > > goal of education: to produce fully developed > > > > > > > > > > > > individuals, citizens who can fulfill their own > > > > > > > > > > > > aspirations while promoting all good in society. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We have pioneered a unique system of higher education, > > > > > > > > > > > > Consciousness-Based education, that systematically > > > > > > > > > > > > cultures students' full creative intelligence, the > > > > > > > > > > > > basis of learning. Consciousness-Based education gives > > > > > > > > > > > > traditional academic study the foundation of complete > > > > > > > > > > > > knowledge of consciousness coupled with simple, > > > > > > > > > > > > natural, scientifically validated technologies for > > > > > > > > > > > > developing consciousness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > These technologies are the Transcendental Meditation > > > > > > > > > > > > and TM-Sidhi programs, including Yogic Flying. This > > > > > > > > > > > > integrated approach develops students' ability to > > > > > > > > > > > > manage their lives successfully, to grow steadily in > > > > > > > > > > > > health, happiness, and wisdom, and to achieve > > > > > > > > > > > > professional success and personal fulfillment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Our unique educational programs fulfill a commitment to > > > > > > > > > > > > four broad areas of responsibility: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Holistic development of students cultivation of > > > > > > > > > > > > consciousness, mind, body, and behavior > > > > > > > > > > > > Academic excellence training at the forefront of > > > > > > > > > > > > knowledge in each discipline and in the ability to > > > > > > > > > > > > think critically and act effectively and ethically > > > > > > > > > > > > Scholarship that expands the domains of knowledge, > > > > > > > > > > > > expressed in all four areas of scholarship discovery, > > > > > > > > > > > > teaching and learning, integration, and application. > > > > > > > > > > > > Improved quality of life for the individual, the > > > > > > > > > > > > community, the nation, and the world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jpgillam" > > > > > > > > > > > > <jpgillam@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd say Craig Pearson needs to edit that mission > > > > > > > > > > > > > statement. As I > > > > > > > > > > > > > learned when a student at Maharishi International > > > > > > > > > > > > > University, the > > > > > > > > > > > > > mission statement is different from the strategies > > > > > > > > > > > > > employed to > > > > > > > > > > > > > pursue that mission, and the strategies are different > > > > > > > > > > > > > from the > > > > > > > > > > > > > tactics followed to implement the strategies. This > > > > > > > > > > > > > statement > > > > > > > > > > > > > makes the usual mistake that most committees make, > > > > > > > > > > > > > which > > > > > > > > > > > > > is to fail to differentiate among those elements, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > instead > > > > > > > > > > > > > pile them all into one clusterfuck of a sentence. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Craig knows > > > > > > > > > > > > > better. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Absolutely. The MUM Trustees if they had balls should have Craig > > > > > > > Re-write that cluster fucker of a mission statement in to > > > > > > > something that is readable. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Buck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yep, & where the heck is Craig Pearson? The MUM trustees should rise > > > > up and jettison Bevan as President of MUM and give the job to someone > > > > who can really do it. It would be for the better. Bevan has enough to > > > > do besides sit on MUM. It's been a legacy of long decline and > > > > dysfunction. It is time for change. It is time to get to MUM's > > > > one-sentence mission free of Bevan. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" > > > > > > > > > > > > > <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Om, which (?) version is more read-able: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Version I: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi University of Management was founded in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1971 by Maharishi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mahesh Yogi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to produce more fully developed individuals, by > > > > > > > > > > > > > > developing the potential > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of consciousnesswithin every student through a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > higher educational system > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Consciousness-Based education giving traditional > > > > > > > > > > > > > > academic knowledge a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > foundation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > coupled with the study of consciousness through > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Transcendental > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meditation and other scientifically validated > > > > > > > > > > > > > > practices taught by > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for developing consciousness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Or, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Version II: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi University of Management was founded in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1971 by Maharishi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mahesh Yogi to fulfill the highest ideals of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > education. Foremost among > > > > > > > > > > > > > > these ideals is developing the full potential of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > consciousness in every > > > > > > > > > > > > > > student to help students develop the ability to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > think and act in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > accord with the laws of nature and to live > > > > > > > > > > > > > > fulfilled and successful > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lives. This fulfills the long-sought goal of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > education: to produce fully > > > > > > > > > > > > > > developed individuals, citizens who can fulfill > > > > > > > > > > > > > > their own aspirations > > > > > > > > > > > > > > while promoting all good in society. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We have pioneered a unique system of higher > > > > > > > > > > > > > > education, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Consciousness-Based education > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.mum.edu/cbe.html> , that > > > > > > > > > > > > > > systematically cultures students' full creative > > > > > > > > > > > > > > intelligence, the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > basis of learning. Consciousness-Based education > > > > > > > > > > > > > > gives traditional > > > > > > > > > > > > > > academic study the foundation of complete knowledge > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of consciousness > > > > > > > > > > > > > > coupled with simple, natural, scientifically > > > > > > > > > > > > > > validated technologies for > > > > > > > > > > > > > > developing consciousness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > These technologies are the Transcendental Meditation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.mum.edu/tm.html> and TM-Sidhi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > programs, including Yogic > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Flying. This integrated approach develops students' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ability to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > manage their lives successfully, to grow steadily > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in health, happiness, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and wisdom, and to achieve professional success and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > personal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > fulfillment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Our unique educational programs fulfill a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > commitment to four broad areas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of responsibility: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Holistic development of students cultivation of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > consciousness, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mind, body, and behavior > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Academic excellence training at the forefront of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > knowledge in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > each discipline and in the ability to think > > > > > > > > > > > > > > critically and act > > > > > > > > > > > > > > effectively and ethically > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Scholarship that expands the domains of knowledge, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > expressed in all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > four areas of scholarship discovery, teaching > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and learning, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > integration, and application. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Improved quality of life for the individual, the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > community, the nation, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and the world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Guess which version is on the MUM.edu web page? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Not Version III: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi University of Management was founded in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1971 by Maharishi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mahesh Yogi to produce fully developed individuals, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > citizens who can > > > > > > > > > > > > > > fulfill their own aspirations while promoting all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > good in society by > > > > > > > > > > > > > > developing the full potential of consciousness in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > every student through > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a higher educational system of Consciousness-Based > > > > > > > > > > > > > > education giving > > > > > > > > > > > > > > traditional academic knowledge a foundation coupled > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with the complete > > > > > > > > > > > > > > study of consciousness in simple, natural, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > scientifically validated > > > > > > > > > > > > > > technologies for developing consciousness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *
