Robert Gimbel wrote: > > Back in the day, when I was on staff at M.I.U. > Around 1975-1977. > I remember mostly the atmosphere there, > Being quite exquisite. > There was definitely more of a 'communal' feeling, > And sweetness I remember.
I suspect most young organizations have this communal feeling. I've heard about it in relation to the Waldorf school my kids attend. When it was young and just starting out, people felt they were building something of importance that would last. And such has been the case. I've heard of Waldorf teachers who give up mature schools and the financial security they afford for the excitement and purpose and community of a fledgling school. I imagine Shri Shri Ravi Shankar's outfit affords this youthful thrill. It hasn't reached the institution stage yet, has it? It still has the feeling of a movement about it? What's even more interesting is to separate the history of an organization into seven-year stages. You can often see distinct qualities in each stage, just as you can in an individual person's life. For example, the first seven years of Maharishi's mission were very childlike. From 1955 to 1962 he just toddled around, nurtured by others. From '62 to '69 he was more like a child between ages 7 to 14 -- capable, energetic, absorbing of information and charming. From '69 to '76 the TMO had the expanded reach a teenager has, not to mention the solidarity among peers the teenage years have, as Robert remembers above. And so on. Interesting to see the milestones near each of those 7-year points, too. The first teacher training course in '61 or '62, the Beatles in '68, the TM-Sidhis in '76 and '77, the Taste of Utopia gathering in '83... - Patrick Gillam ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
