--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@...> wrote: > > Yeah, that TV show exclusively about Fairfield that was done by Oprah Winfrey > recently was the final nail in its coffin.... > > > L >
Yes, well the new TM.org is needing to secularize TM to get in to schools, the VA, and the healthcare system. Even Oprah was incredibly careful with her language-ing just what those hindu pundits were chanting up in Vedic City and she was selective in gathering and editing interviews about Fairfield to tell a story she wanted to journalize. Fairfield is like an albatross around the new TM.org/DLF neck. Pundit numbers are falling and the Dome numbers are too. Everyone in Fairfield should be very interested in how the Dome numbers are doing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, a big play between them all now is for acceptance and access to > > > > > public education, healthcare and public funding. Winning any of > > > > > those would be a holy grail (an object or goal that is sought after > > > > > for its great significance.) . Along with the Buddhists it's a rough > > > > > market place that is getting sharply competitive with their > > > > > comparative science research. It's a thorough-bred horse race with > > > > > lots of jockeying going on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Iranitea, the TM movement effectively now is Bobby Roth and John > > > > Hagelin. The ineffective side of TM is over with the crowns and robes > > > > and that Prime Minister that are no longer linked to by the progressive > > > > Roth-Hagelin side of TM as it is moving forward with TM via a > > > > distinctly more secular David Lynch placement. > > > > > > > > > > Fairfield is fast becoming irrelevant to the new 'TM' as Fairfield > > > continues to show its 'vedic' pandits chanting Hindu-like mantras in mass > > > and a Fairfield community of TM.org sour old meditators who won't come to > > > the Domes to meditate. To the extent that these become distractions to > > > TM out in the market place you'll see Fairfield continue to disappear > > > from the 'new TM'. > > > > > > > Seems that Fairfield is become a TM PR pain in the rear. Nablusoss being > > close to the middle of TM evidently has his finger on this pulse too. He > > is quite right. Fairfield is becoming expendable as it gets in the way of > > the new TM.org marketing of TM more widely by Roth and Hagelin. > > Fairfield's getting Lynched as 'irrelevant' already, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > You can see, that TM targets as its main competitors Buddhist > > > > > meditations (8), and among those primarily Mindfulness (4,5). Only > > > > > >two > > > > > are Hindu based. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > Though it proly would not work for TM to broadside SSRavi > > > > > > > > Shankar as his meditation is so like TM; evidently is also > > > > > > > > 'effortless' though he uses different mantras. Can't pick the > > > > > > > > same fight over 'effortlessness' that way as with the Buddhists > > > > > > > > so evidently AOL for as large as it is, is strategically > > > > > > > > ignored. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since this is an internal paper we saw, it has probably less to do > > > > > > whom you would like to mention, or who is you enemy, but rather, > > > > > > whom you see as a serious competitor, and with whom's publicity > > > > > > strategy you will compare. From our AOL fiends on FFL e could hear > > > > > > some time ago, that while AOL is largely successful, it is mainly > > > > > > through the Indian populace in the US. Besides that, SSRS is mainly > > > > > > presented as a Guru figure, and that is maybe something they want > > > > > > to avoid. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, a big play between them all now is for acceptance and access to > > > > > public education, healthcare and public funding. Winning any of > > > > > those would be a holy grail (an object or goal that is sought after > > > > > for its great significance.) . Along with the Buddhists it's a rough > > > > > market place that is getting sharply competitive with their > > > > > comparative science research. It's a thorough-bred horse race with > > > > > lots of jockeying going on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Iranitea, the TM movement effectively now is Bobby Roth and John > > > > Hagelin. The ineffective side of TM is over with the crowns and robes > > > > and that Prime Minister that are no longer linked to by the progressive > > > > Roth-Hagelin side of TM as it is moving forward with TM via a > > > > distinctly more secular David Lynch placement. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > While I was in India in May, I saw big banners on the street of > > > > > > SSRS saying 'Meditate India' > > > > > > http://www.artofliving.org/meditateindia This was in a small > > > > > > provincial town, the main text of the advertisement display was in > > > > > > the local language, that I couldn't read (different script even). > > > > > > So it seems he may have shifted his focus a bit more towards > > > > > > spreading meditation: > > > > > > > > > > > > ABOUT #MEDITATEINDIA > > > > > > > > > > > > "Meditate India is a campaign to help people internalize meditation > > > > > > in their lifestyles to experience improved health, peace, happiness > > > > > > and become aware of their inner latent potential. It is a campaign > > > > > > to make them realize that meditation is easily doable." > > > > > > > > > > > > "On 13th May you are invited to join the Free Meditation Camps > > > > > > across India. Come and experience the power of mediation and see > > > > > > the transformation in your life! We assure you this is just the tip > > > > > > of the iceberg as there is more for us to offer and you to > > > > > > experience. Dive deep and experience your power!" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.artofliving.org/meditateindia/art-living-conduct-nation-wide-meditation-camps > > > > > > > > > > > > 'With an aim to educate people on how meditation is healthy, and > > > > > > easy to learn and practice, 1,700 centres across India will host a > > > > > > meditation initiative by the Art of Living, an official said. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Art of Living will conduct a nationwide 'Meditate India' starting > > > > > > Sunday. The initiative is aimed at raising awareness about the > > > > > > benefits of meditation and providing an opportunity for people to > > > > > > internalise meditation in their lifestyle," an official from Art of > > > > > > Living said here. > > > > > > > > > > > > Being launched Sunday, which also is the birthday of the Art of > > > > > > Living founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the initiative will educate > > > > > > people that meditation is healthy, easy to practice and results in > > > > > > good health, peace and happiness. > > > > > > > > > > > > "The campaign will see people from all walks of life coming > > > > > > together to share some moments of silence through guided > > > > > > meditations at around 1,700 centres in India. The free meditation > > > > > > camps will be conducted in residential localities, corporate > > > > > > houses, schools, colleges and parks all over India," the official > > > > > > said.' > > > > > > > > > > > > Its clear that for starters, he takes a more general approach with > > > > > > free guided meditations, which can be done without much > > > > > > preparation, lessening the initial hurdle. People, if they got a > > > > > > taste of it, can still adopt the official SSRS meditation program I > > > > > > guess. > > > > > > > > > > > > The other campaign banners I saw while I was there was his > > > > > > 'Yogathon' > > > > > > http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-09/patna/31312166_1_surya-namaskar-kendriya-vidyalaya-iit-patna > > > > > > , where he basically inspired people to do 108 Surya Namaskars. > > > > > > Indians don't really do much exercise, even though this seems to me > > > > > > very superficial, it is really necessary in India. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
