--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <fairfieldlife@> > wrote: > > > > on 2/18/06 6:26 AM, sparaig at sparaig@ wrote: > > > > > > Mmmm... Maybe not just Purusha, but I'm pretty sure there were a LOT > > > of people doing PR for Chopra. One of my ideas was sent out to > > > volunteers all over the USA and it DID have an effect on his book > > > sales -- the only way it would would be if literally hundreds of > > > people participated. > > > > Sure, in fact the TMO bought large quantities of books at the right > time to > > get them on the best seller lists, which then created a momentum. > > > > Not directly, as far as I know. The best-seller lists > monitor "institution sales," so to get around that I suggested to Carla > Linton and she passed on to Chopra who said it was the best idea he had > ever heard, to do a well-organized, piece-meal buying campaign, where > Chopra supporters would by a handful of books from each store and then > resell to their friends at exactly the same cost that they paid. > > This idea was disseminated unoficially throughout the TMO and > individual supporters of Chopra and there were well organized, non- > institutional mass-purchases of Chopra's books as they came out. This > kept the purchases off the institutional-buy radar but had the same > effect.
So a devious means to pull the wool over peoples eyes was used to promote a technique that promotes "Truth" and "Enlightenment". One amongst many such devious and deceptive ploys. Is there much doubt why it didn't work out? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/