Thing is, these organizations aren't secular and aren't working with established charities and the TM teacher needs a place to live other than an ashram.
And as for the billions in assets... If that exists, it is in the form of land investments and while I know the TMO has made a few good land deals over the years, it has also made some horrible ones too. Unless the real estate investments in India are really topnotch, it's not likely that the TMO has billions in assets. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.giveforyouth.org/microprojects/teach-meditation-to-40-formerly-incarcerated-youth/ > > > > 40 at a cost of $10,000 = $250 per student. > > > > 2 other projects: > > > > http://www.giveforyouth.org/microprojects/teach-meditation-to-25-domestic-abuse-survivors/ > > > > 25 at a cost of $6,250 = $250 per student. > > > > http://www.giveforyouth.org/microprojects/teach-meditation-to-18-former-child-prostitutes/ > > > > 18 at a cost of $4,500 = $250 per student. > > > > I wonder if this is a matching funds project, or if this > > is a new pricing structure for the DLF... > > > > It seems to me that $250 per student is a reasonable cost > > for TM instruction by anyone's standards. > > While I agree that this is a good sign, and FAR > more reasonable a cost for learning to meditate, > TM-style, I think your phrase "by anyone's > standards" reflects a lack of research on what > other types of meditation cost to learn. For > example, the results of 30 seconds of Googling: > > Vipassana Mediation: > > How much does the course cost? > > Each student who attends a Vipassana course is > given this gift by a previous student. There is > no charge for either the teaching, or for room > and board. All Vipassana courses worldwide are > run on a strictly voluntary donation basis. At > the end of your course, if you have benefited > from the experience, you are welcome to donate > for the coming course, according to your volition > and your means. > > Sahaja Yoga Meditation: > > Whether in the public, community, or business > sectors, Sahaja Yoga Meditation is available > without charge to the general public and to > many schools, universities, hospitals, commun- > ity centers and major corporations. > > > As far as I know, neither of these organizations > has assets in the billions of dollars. Just sayin'... >
