[FairfieldLife] ayurveda (was Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation in India)
Hi Jason It's easy to sit in judgement many years later but like Dr. Pete said in an earlier reply, it was a different time back in that era, the early 80s, life in Fairfield was very campus-centric, the daily numbers in the domes were in the mid 1500s and up, many of us were doing 2 x 2 in the domes daily, the MIU campus was a vital, active place and very few to nearly none were in active revolt against the TM organization. Nothing about life in FF at that time indicated what was to come. My ayurvedic products business was successful at it's own level which included the Purushnicks and the Mother Diviners who were, I believe, in Puerto Rico at that time. We had made great inroads into several other spiritual organizations, particularly Yogi Bhajan's 3HO org. and had a thriving mail order business. At that time I no more thought of defying Maharishi. Knowing that the TM organization had, essentially, unlimited financial resources behind them made my partner and I realize we could not compete at the level things were going to rise to. That and the fact that back then the words, "Maharishi says.." were very meaningful to most and if he said to buy Maharishi Ayurvedic products, that's what everyone was going to do. Kenny H. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason Spock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Perhaps, telling the TM-org all details of your business was a mistake. > > Aurobindo ashram in Auroville in india is having a research centre on Organic-farming and organic- pesticides. What will the TM-org think of this.?? Rivals.?? Try to beat them out of the market.?? > > I was thinking of introducing them to TM-org, but thank God you warned me. > > It is still not too late, You can restart your business. > > ---OriginalMessage-- > From: "anonymousff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:20:06 - > Subject: [FairfieldLife] ayurveda (was Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation in India) > > We had a good relationship with the powers to be of the TM org. We maintained regular contact with the Office of the President who knew exactly what it was we were doing as we told him very explicity. > > Of course we could have continued, and in retrospect I'm sure I would have done things differently. But my parnter and I chose to stop. > > > > > > > > > > > > - > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/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/
Re: [FairfieldLife] ayurveda (was Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation in India)
--- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anonymousff > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > From '82-'88 I lived in FF, my partners and I had > Perfect Health > > Products, Inc. At that time there were only a > couple of other > > importers of ayurvedic products directly from > India. We hooked up > with > > a guy named Richard Forrest who was in Florida and > had already > created > > the channel for getting products in. We then > acquired a very highly > > though of ayurvedic doctor in India as our > advisors. This was Dr. > > Bhagwan Dass who was an advisor to the World > Health Organization. > We > > formed the Ayurveda Corporation and Dr. Vasant > Ladd was on our > Board > > and we met with him in NYC. We were importing > pre-existing > > formulations and packaging them outselves. We were > working with > > several large companies in India, we had an > investor and I was > about > > to head to India to take our business to a much > larger lever. > > > > At this point in time, the TM org had not entered > the business of > > ayurveda. > > > > We had a good relationship with the powers to be > of the TM org. We > > maintained regular contact with the Office of the > President who > knew > > exactly what it was we were doing as we told him > very explicity. > One > > day, in our little office in one of the > high-rises, we received a > > phone call from Bevan's secretary who read us a > quote which > said, "At > > this time, Maharishi has announced his intention > to get involved > with > > ayurveda and all Governors who are involved in > selling ayurvedic > > products should stop." > > > > Of course we could have continued, and in > retrospect I'm sure I > would > > have done things differently. But my parnter and I > chose to stop. > > Ha ha. > > Sucker. No, that's too cruel to say. I remember this company in Ffld at the time in the moldy high rises. They were TB's, at the time, and in those days I would argue that any Governor living in Ffld would have completely ceased working their business if MMY told them to. It is too bad though. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason Spock > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Were you in the Production side or Marketing > side of the > Ayurvedic > > business.?? May I know why the TM-org told you to > stop your > business.?? > > > > > > 'SriSri Ayurveda' by SriSri.Ravishankar seems > to be doing > well. > > It's based in Bangalore in India. 'Dabur-india' > and 'Himalaya & > co' > > are well known companies > > > > > > > ---OriginalMessage-- > > > From: "anonymousff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:35:52 - > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Was Letter from > Farrokh - Now > Situation > > in India > > > > > > >> I was in the ayurvedic business before the > TM org got > >>involved > > and, in fact, got told to stop by the TM org. > > > > > > >>Bazaar of India > (http://www.bazaarofindia.com/)of >>Berkeley, > CA > > They are known for their high quality >>raw > (powdered) herbs, all > of > > which are organically >>grown. > > > > > > >>2) Banyan Botanicals > (http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/)These > are > > both >>excellent companies. Banyan makes more > formulas than > >>Bazaar > > of India, but B of I also makes formulas in > >>addition to raw > herbs. > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites > in one click. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ~--> > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make > Yahoo! your home page > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/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
[FairfieldLife] ayurveda (was Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation in India)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From '82-'88 I lived in FF, my partners and I had Perfect Health > Products, Inc. At that time there were only a couple of other > importers of ayurvedic products directly from India. We hooked up with > a guy named Richard Forrest who was in Florida and had already created > the channel for getting products in. We then acquired a very highly > though of ayurvedic doctor in India as our advisors. This was Dr. > Bhagwan Dass who was an advisor to the World Health Organization. We > formed the Ayurveda Corporation and Dr. Vasant Ladd was on our Board > and we met with him in NYC. We were importing pre-existing > formulations and packaging them outselves. We were working with > several large companies in India, we had an investor and I was about > to head to India to take our business to a much larger lever. > > At this point in time, the TM org had not entered the business of > ayurveda. > > We had a good relationship with the powers to be of the TM org. We > maintained regular contact with the Office of the President who knew > exactly what it was we were doing as we told him very explicity. One > day, in our little office in one of the high-rises, we received a > phone call from Bevan's secretary who read us a quote which said, "At > this time, Maharishi has announced his intention to get involved with > ayurveda and all Governors who are involved in selling ayurvedic > products should stop." > > Of course we could have continued, and in retrospect I'm sure I would > have done things differently. But my parnter and I chose to stop. Ha ha. Sucker. > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason Spock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Were you in the Production side or Marketing side of the Ayurvedic > business.?? May I know why the TM-org told you to stop your business.?? > > > > 'SriSri Ayurveda' by SriSri.Ravishankar seems to be doing well. > It's based in Bangalore in India. 'Dabur-india' and 'Himalaya & co' > are well known companies > > > > ---OriginalMessage-- > > From: "anonymousff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:35:52 - > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation > in India > > > > >> I was in the ayurvedic business before the TM org got >>involved > and, in fact, got told to stop by the TM org. > > > > >>Bazaar of India (http://www.bazaarofindia.com/)of >>Berkeley, CA > They are known for their high quality >>raw (powdered) herbs, all of > which are organically >>grown. > > > > >>2) Banyan Botanicals (http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/)These are > both >>excellent companies. Banyan makes more formulas than >>Bazaar > of India, but B of I also makes formulas in >>addition to raw herbs. > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/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/
[FairfieldLife] ayurveda (was Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation in India)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 11/5/05 11:20 AM, anonymousff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > We had a good relationship with the powers to be of the TM org. We > > maintained regular contact with the Office of the President who knew > > exactly what it was we were doing as we told him very explicity. One > > day, in our little office in one of the high-rises, we received a > > phone call from Bevan's secretary who read us a quote which said, "At > > this time, Maharishi has announced his intention to get involved with > > ayurveda and all Governors who are involved in selling ayurvedic > > products should stop." > > > > Of course we could have continued, and in retrospect I'm sure I would > > have done things differently. But my parnter and I chose to stop. > > If you had chosen to continue, you would have lost your dome badges, as did > some semi-professional jyotishis. And maybe be threaten in other ways from the TMO. As one TM-Teacher in Norway who wanted to start import of Ayurvedic Products from India,outside the TMO, experienced. It seems that MMY and his nephews want to have the Monopol of selling the Products. When I first visited Triguna in New Dehli - the consultation and herb products for one year, did cost me about one Dollar. Now - I don't know - I don't use them anymore. Ingegerd > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/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/
Re: [FairfieldLife] ayurveda (was Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation in India)
on 11/5/05 11:20 AM, anonymousff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > We had a good relationship with the powers to be of the TM org. We > maintained regular contact with the Office of the President who knew > exactly what it was we were doing as we told him very explicity. One > day, in our little office in one of the high-rises, we received a > phone call from Bevan's secretary who read us a quote which said, "At > this time, Maharishi has announced his intention to get involved with > ayurveda and all Governors who are involved in selling ayurvedic > products should stop." > > Of course we could have continued, and in retrospect I'm sure I would > have done things differently. But my parnter and I chose to stop. If you had chosen to continue, you would have lost your dome badges, as did some semi-professional jyotishis. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/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/
[FairfieldLife] ayurveda (was Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation in India)
>From '82-'88 I lived in FF, my partners and I had Perfect Health Products, Inc. At that time there were only a couple of other importers of ayurvedic products directly from India. We hooked up with a guy named Richard Forrest who was in Florida and had already created the channel for getting products in. We then acquired a very highly though of ayurvedic doctor in India as our advisors. This was Dr. Bhagwan Dass who was an advisor to the World Health Organization. We formed the Ayurveda Corporation and Dr. Vasant Ladd was on our Board and we met with him in NYC. We were importing pre-existing formulations and packaging them outselves. We were working with several large companies in India, we had an investor and I was about to head to India to take our business to a much larger lever. At this point in time, the TM org had not entered the business of ayurveda. We had a good relationship with the powers to be of the TM org. We maintained regular contact with the Office of the President who knew exactly what it was we were doing as we told him very explicity. One day, in our little office in one of the high-rises, we received a phone call from Bevan's secretary who read us a quote which said, "At this time, Maharishi has announced his intention to get involved with ayurveda and all Governors who are involved in selling ayurvedic products should stop." Of course we could have continued, and in retrospect I'm sure I would have done things differently. But my parnter and I chose to stop. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason Spock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Were you in the Production side or Marketing side of the Ayurvedic business.?? May I know why the TM-org told you to stop your business.?? > > 'SriSri Ayurveda' by SriSri.Ravishankar seems to be doing well. It's based in Bangalore in India. 'Dabur-india' and 'Himalaya & co' are well known companies > > ---OriginalMessage-- > From: "anonymousff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:35:52 - > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Was Letter from Farrokh - Now Situation in India > > >> I was in the ayurvedic business before the TM org got >>involved and, in fact, got told to stop by the TM org. > > >>Bazaar of India (http://www.bazaarofindia.com/)of >>Berkeley, CA They are known for their high quality >>raw (powdered) herbs, all of which are organically >>grown. > > >>2) Banyan Botanicals (http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/)These are both >>excellent companies. Banyan makes more formulas than >>Bazaar of India, but B of I also makes formulas in >>addition to raw herbs. > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/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/
