--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, navashok <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > You get what you pay for. > > If you are dumb enough to believe it - it's a salesman slogan, nothing more, > definitely not true in the spiritual world, definitely not true in my own > experience. That you believe this shows you don't know very much.
Ah, but "paying" can be in more than just dollars and cents. I do believe you CAN get what you pay for. I see it all the time, at least in the material world. But I also know there are no 'free lunches'. My father said it all the time, and it is a cliche but it is, in fact, true. Nothing is without some sort of cost. And generally, the more you pay, whether it is in the form of effort, intention, money, time, the more you will reap. To me, it is a simple law of physics, of energy, of the way the world works. > > I have had the most extraordinary and transformative experiences in settings > that were completely free, or on donation basis. > > > That is why most people have never heard of these two meditation programs - > > No one with any name recognition has found them to be successful, so rather > > than generating interest, or even controversy, these two marginal > > techniques are relegated to the backwaters of spiritual concern. > > > > Perhaps you can amuse yourself by finding all the other free and useless > > forms of meditation available around the globe, and then please share them > > with us. > > > > That is, when you aren't sticking your finger someplace warm and stinky.:-) > > > > --- 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'... > > > > > >
