Re: Some quotes about the number of premies up to about 1990
Re: Some quotes about the number of premies up to about 1990 -- Joe	Top of thread		Forum

Posted by: Mike Finch ® 10/19/2005, 04:48:25 Author Profile Edit Alert Moderators

Hi Joe I think those figures are generally correct. In the mid 1970's we had records that there were approx 50k premies in Britain - 'premie' meaning someone who had been given Knowledge. And I think the same number goes for USA too. Since then the rate of Knowledge sessions has moved in fits and starts - there were years when hardly anyone got K, and years when lots of people did. So I would say that there have been approaching 100k people in each of USA and UK who have got Knowledge since 1970, in the sense of learning the Knowledge techniques from Maharaji or one of his appointed lieutenants. I am constantly amazed when meeting people just how many got Knowledge and are thus in these 'premie' numbers. However, most of them only practised for a very short time, a few days, if in fact at all. So if you define 'premie' as someone who is active, meaning who practises the Knowledge (ie meditates using the 4 techniques regularly), does service ('helps out') and satsang (watches M's videos or broadcasts) and sees Maharaji from time to time ('keeps in touch'), then the numbers were always much less of course. And how many are active now? Judging by the numbers who attended the recent large events in USA and UK, not that many. -- Mike Modified by Mike Finch at Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 05:04:10

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How do you know, Mike......... --- Lexy ( Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 15:34:24 ) ( 1698 bytes ) +2 Re: How do you know, Mike......... --- Mike Finch ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 01:38:06 ) ( 1052 bytes ) +2 Re: How do you know, Mike......... --- Toby ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 03:30:46 ) ( 288 bytes ) +1 Oh come on, Toby..(sick) --- 13 ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 04:10:40 ) ( 227 bytes ) +1 Re: Oh come on, Toby..(sick) --- Toby ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 04:57:51 ) ( 173 bytes ) +1 Sorry --- 13 ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 06:18:52 ) ( 113 bytes ) +1 Re: Sorry --- Toby ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 08:08:09 ) ( 115 bytes ) +1 I mean the concept that he is any kind of master is blown away --- 13 ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 08:43:33 ) ( 1257 bytes ) +4 Re: I mean the concept that he is any kind of master is blown away --- NikW ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 14:37:57 ) ( 2191 bytes ) Re: I mean the concept that he is any kind of master is blown away --- Toby ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 16:36:38 ) ( 151 bytes ) +1 Amen. (no text) --- Lexy ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 16:50:27 ) ( 0 bytes ) Yes, it's the stupidity that I notice --- Neville B ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 17:46:52 ) ( 183 bytes ) +1 Re: And the vulgarity --- paddy ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 17:23:23 ) ( 1198 bytes ) +1 Vulgarity and his predilection for speedboats --- 13 ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 17:58:34 ) ( 947 bytes ) +1 Re: Wouldn't that be from magic to clarity? (no text) --- paddy ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 19:11:18 ) ( 0 bytes ) +1 clarity? --- 13 ( Sun, Oct 23, 2005, 06:15:37 ) ( 170 bytes ) Re: Asking possibly embarassing questions --- Andries ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 14:03:37 ) ( 432 bytes ) +2 Embarassing questions --- 13 ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 18:11:47 ) ( 1226 bytes ) Re: Asking possibly embarassing questions --- devilsadvocate ( Thu, Oct 27, 2005, 11:21:50 ) ( 257 bytes ) Re: How do you know, Mike......... --- OTS ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 14:57:37 ) ( 367 bytes ) +1 Caroline Casey, right? --- Joe ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 17:27:42 ) ( 416 bytes ) link Re: witty questions Lexy! (no text) --- Andries ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 12:53:20 ) ( 0 bytes ) +1 You understood that I was teasing, Andries... --- Lexy ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 16:07:13 ) ( 1401 bytes ) Yes, I agree about the number of premies -- very small "active" group --- Joe ( Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 16:26:19 ) ( 1473 bytes ) +2 Re: "God in a Bod" --- paddy ( Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 18:44:04 ) ( 1174 bytes ) +1 EV's First Class figures confirm this, Paddy --- JHB ( Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 18:58:39 ) ( 376 bytes ) +3 Re: EV's First Class figures confirm this, Paddy --- paddy ( Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 21:28:28 ) ( 603 bytes ) +1 Numbers have been dropping since 1996, at least --- Joe ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 13:53:44 ) ( 745 bytes ) I like a graph --- Neville B ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 08:24:24 ) ( 0 bytes ) file img Lies about retirement homes in Amaroo --- Jean-Michel ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 02:44:52 ) ( 1235 bytes ) How do you know they are premies, Joe? --- Lexy ( Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 20:24:56 ) ( 1543 bytes ) +1 Re: How do you know they are premies, Joe? --- Joe ( Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 22:56:53 ) ( 767 bytes ) Question regarding numbers receiving knowledge --- Joe ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 12:10:22 ) ( 1329 bytes ) +1 Re: Question regarding numbers receiving knowledge --- Mike Finch ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 13:44:28 ) ( 722 bytes ) +1 Yeah, but how many? --- Joe ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 13:49:25 ) ( 457 bytes ) +1 Re: Yeah, but how many? --- Mike Finch ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 14:19:42 ) ( 1259 bytes ) +1 Re: Yeah, but how many? --- Joe ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 14:32:10 ) ( 2036 bytes ) +1 Re: Yeah, but how many? --- Lexy ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 16:28:20 ) ( 599 bytes ) +1 A steady trickle --- Joe ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 17:22:10 ) ( 437 bytes ) +2 This numbers game is so bizarre! --- JHB ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 17:47:27 ) ( 1321 bytes ) Re: A steady trickle --- Lexy ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 18:47:54 ) ( 1780 bytes ) img +1 Re: A steady trickle --- Joe ( Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 19:59:29 ) ( 549 bytes ) +1 Amaroo, Arti and Darshan. --- Lexy ( Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 08:16:24 ) ( 870 bytes )