It's my opinion that American's just don't value anything that is free. Everythings value is determined by price and hence the high price of TM
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > I'll teach any homeless person for free (if they are stable enough). > But it won't be TM but the meditation technique I been given to teach > through my tantra studies. It included shaktipat for the "jump start." > > On 08/30/2011 02:39 PM, seekliberation wrote: > > I know well over a dozen close friends and family very intrigued by TM, but > > $1500 is way out of question. $375 would be great, even $500 is > > reasonable. I'm sure many TMer's know many friends that are in the same > > boat. > > > > Apparently, either TMO or MMY are not good at math. Perhaps some people in > > America could drop $1500 easily, but there are also many working class > > people who are barely making ends meet who could benefit a lot from TM. > > The $1500 price, IMO, is putting it out of reach for those who get their > > hands dirty for a living. A basic working class man/woman who makes 40k > > per year who wants a decent place to stay and medical care along with > > children/family, well....you can kiss a $1500 spiritual technique goodbye. > > > > This whole 'Top-Down' theory is what I think partly inspired the ridiculous > > price. The idea was to get rich, wealthy, powerful and famous people to > > practice, and all of a sudden it would trickle down, just like Reaganomics. > > Hopefully the whole DLF thing works out. But I doubt we're going to have > > a mass population take up the practice given the current price. > > > > seekliberation > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008<no_reply@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig"<LEnglish5@> wrote: > >>> Everyone constantly harps on how much TM costs. They are full of it. > >>> > >>> From the David Lynch website: > >>> > >>> Funding Target: $75,000 per year for each specially trained teacher to > >>> provide an intensive 12-month program of individualized instruction and > >>> follow-up in the Transcendental Meditation program for 200 at-risk > >>> veterans. Total funding: 50 trainers to serve 10,000 at-risk veterans: > >>> $3.75 million. > >>> > >>> > >>> That's $75,000/200 = $375 per vet including initial instruction and > >>> regular checking in a formal setting for 12 months. > >> > >> Nice. With the huge success the DLF is having around the world this could > >> easily by the new policy adopted by the TMO ! > >> > >> http://dlf.tv/2010/annie/ > >> > > > > >