On Dec 20, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > Well said, Sal, thanks. > > Being a part of TM in the 60s and 70s, and perhaps even a little > further on, meant being part of a "movement" towards greater > spirituality and positivity in the world. At some point, however, > the TMO became, if not entirely, but certainly in the greater part, > a "business" promoting its proprietary line of techniques and > products primarily for profit, still under the banner of its original > goal of spiritual regeneration, but mainly without the soul. Or so > it seems to me.
It was a great movement for a while, wasn't it? > > That is not to say that the product line is bad or bogus, though that > charge made by many may have some merit in some instances; but merely > that the primary face of the TMO reflects a business model it has > incorporated that has mostly eclipsed the original and more > spiritually oriented goals so many of us were attracted to and > adopted in our youth. And in its place we see this strange amalgam of > Indian hoodwinks and funny hats all seemingly in play so as to > generate as much income as possible to sustain its own preposterous > sense of importance. Yep, and don't forget the bagpipers, the phony degrees and calling each other Dr. this and Dr. that. I really think that the Raja stuff is almost a natural outgrowth of all the silliness that's gone on for decades, it's just more obvious now. > > Again, much of what is promoted by the TMO such as organic farming, > the meditation itself, ayurveda, yagyas, etc., I personally feel are > life-supporting and life-enriching, but in the hands of the TMO are > actually diminished, inasmuch as they seem to merely be another avenue > for the TMO to enrich itself. Avarice appears to be the primary > motivation. How strange and sad is that. That's pretty much it. Sal
