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285Course fee?Course fees are decided nation by nation, based on the income of the people. The TM organization worldwide does everything it can to assure that everyone who wants to learn TM and do it regularly is able to do so.What%u2019s the money used for?All the organizations that teach the TM program are nonprofit, taxexempt, educational organizations. There are costs involved in teaching the technique and in maintaining an organization so that anyone can learn%u2014renting halls and rooms, printing pamphlets and posters, advertising, maintaining websites, teachers%u2019 salaries%u2014all basic expenses which each person helps to meet when they begin the TM course.As we mentioned, the one-time course fee includes the four sessions of instruction, and unlimited checking of the TM technique, plus the optional weekly meetings and other activities online and at each center.It also includes lifetime followup and support for doing TM regularly, even years after one learns, and far away.For happiness, growing every day, it%u2019s quite reasonable, especially when compared to other ways we spend money for personal development and enjoyment in life.So that%u2019s two requirements%u2014what%u2019s number three?The third is that you refrain from any non-prescription %u201crecreational%u201d drugs for fifteen days prior to personal instruction. By non-prescription %u201crecreational%u201d drugs we mean marijuana, LSD, amphetamines, barbiturates, narcotics%u2014anything your doctor did not prescribe.Why no non-prescription drugs for fifteen days?Drugs alter perception and can damage the nervous system. It%u2019s necessary for perception to be as natural as possible so that the TM technique can be learned most easily and effectively.