Plan C
By Matt Carter, Tuesday, October 14, 2008.Bookmarking Sites
Many alternatives to the Paulson rescue plan have been floated in the last few weeks, but this one has to beat them all.
John Hagelin, a self-described "world-renowned quantum physicist," says large groups of experts practicing advanced transcendental meditation techniques of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi can be mobilized in New York City and other global financial centers to defuse stress and fear.
Hagelin claims nearly 2,000 people at the "Maharishi University of Management" in Fairfield, Iowa, are already "helping to calm the nation in the midst of the global crisis."
But he advises that "a larger, more powerful group of 8,000 experts (the square root of one percent of the world's population) is needed to neutralize worldwide fears and re-establish confidence in the global markets."
The cost to establish this group on a permanent basis, Hagelin said, "would be negligible compared to what has been lost in a single hour during the current financial crisis."
My first thought was this was a complete fabrication with no basis in reality, but the Associated Press recently documented Hagelin's role in the transcendental meditation movement in the aftermath of the death of its founder, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
So if today's new plan to recapitalize banks doesn't work, I'm thinking Congress has probably already given Treasury the authority it would need to back an expansion of the Maharishi University of Management under The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
It's comforting to know we haven't tried everything yet.
Isn't it?
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Submitted by Dave Dugdale on October 14, 2008 - 7:11pm.
I love Plan C - that had me laughing! You are right, we have not tried everything yet.
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Submitted by Martin Zucker on October 15, 2008 - 10:38am.
Real smart people got us into this abyss. Maybe besides all the stress and $$$ being expended to get us out of the mess, we should try something new that might infuse the marketplace with some sorely needed wisdom, coherence, and morality, whatever the source. Otherwise the smart people will surely lead us down another greedy rut and into the same abyss.
Submitted by (Fort Worth Real Estate Guy) on October 19, 2008 - 4:21pm.
Plan C is great
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Submitted by Ki Gray on October 21, 2008 - 9:35pm.
I am totally confused. Mediation, financial crisis and water closets.
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Submitted by Anne Hensel on October 24, 2008 - 5:57am.
Donh.t they say, the market has changed, same old does not work anymore, you have to be creative. . . . . .?
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Submitted by James Boyer on October 24, 2008 - 9:58am.
No to plan C, last thing we need is more nut jobs.
Jim
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Submitted by Ken Dailey on November 19, 2008 - 2:20pm.
I feel that there are so many things that we throw money at and they don't work. Aside from the $700 billion bailout, there's the $600 million wasted on government sponsored construction contracts in Iraq just to name a few. This new technology I admit is far fetched. But there is a growing body of scientific evidence to back it up. All new things that are ground breaking and revolutionary are said to be ridiculous and impossible at their inception then years later it is accepted as common place. There is more to life than what we see on the surface. In the 21st century its time we opened our eyes to new frontiers. Disclaimer: I am a Wall Street investor and I also practice TM. www.doctorsonTM.org
Submitted by Caterina Civera on November 30, 2008 - 7:49pm.
I can see how plan C may sound a little unusual if you have never heard of it. On the other hand I have been practicing TM for a number of years, and I am well aware of the positive effects it has had on me as an individual, in promoting both my well being as well as improving my relationship with others. The Maharishi effect simply shows how these benefits can expand from an individual to a societal level. The theory is laid out quite clearly at http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/SocietalEffects/Rationale-Research/ind... . Personally I don’t see anything so unusual about it, we are all well aware how individuals can affect an entire group, think about the various influences of colleagues in the workplaces. And to me it makes a lot more sense to teach a technique can make everyone’s life better, rather than funneling several billion dollars in the hands of a few corporate moguls, who foster the system that created the mess in the first place.
Submitted by Anthony Antimuro on December 10, 2008 - 6:57pm.
Thanks, Matt, for reporting in an unbiased fashion the idea of using TM to defuse stress and fear in the global financial markets. The markets are highly susceptible to moods. The current fear and instability in the world are driving the global markets into a tailspin. Dr. Hagelin, a renowned quantum physicist, is proposing a scientifically proven technology of consciousness that removes stress in society by bringing coherence to collective consciousness. This will neutralize societal tensions and propel the markets to sustainable growth.
To hear his proposal in its entirety, go to
http://www.gfcny.net/video/
and select the October 28, 2008 press conference.