--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" jyouells@ wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > "The intent of our offer has always been to reduce the level > of > > > > > > stress among students and staff—which has been our > experience > > > > > > with this program in schools all over the country," said Bob > > > > > > Roth, vice president of the David Lynch Foundation. "We are > > > > > > disappointed to encounter such misunderstandings > > > > > > from a tiny but vocal religious minority. > > > > > > > > This is the point that it amazes me that several > > > > people here have missed, in their "one-pointedness." > > > > This quote was made by the *TM* folks, not by the > > > > critics. *They* are claiming that the resistance > > > > to the grant came from a "religious minority," > > > > when in fact it seemed to come primarily from > > > > former TMers. > > > > > > > > > > If that's true, it's very telling. Backlash, baby. You'd think that > > > small and medium size donations would dry up before that type of > > > backlash would occur. It might just be isolated though.... > > > > > > Somebody asked me about TM last night at a local church. I didn't > know > > > how to honestly explain the current course fee.... > > > > Just as MMY says: it's designed to attract elitists. > > > > It's not really designed to attract anyone these days. There is some > possibility that more people are dropping the practice than starting it. > Soon more meditators will be dropping the body than new people are > taking it up. I quess TM will be REALLY elitist then. > > JohnY >
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