TELL ME THIS IS SECULAR (This goes along with another item I just posted about TM being used in a school in San Francisco). On Transcendental Meditation According to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder and teacher of TM: ==“The goal of the Transcendental Meditation technique is the state of enlightenment. This means we experience that inner calmness, that quiet state of least excitation, even when we are dynamically busy.”== tm.org/enlightenment He also states that doing TM will leave the consciousness free in its pure value, that is, in a state that will be open to states of higher spiritual understanding per the Hindu view of the consciousness. ==We cleanse the awareness of all stresses and strains, leaving the conscious mind completely free in its pure value== TM has been declared a religious practice in at least one state:==The teaching of TM and the Science of Creative Intelligence in a New Jersey public school was stopped when a US court, in 1977, declared the movement to be religious, and ruled adoption of TM by public organisations in breach of the separation of church and state== Maharishis worldview ==His philosophy featured the concept that within everyone is an unlimited reservoir of energy, intelligence, and happiness. He emphasised the naturalness of his meditation technique as a simple way of developing this potential. Beginning in 1962, the Maharishi began to recommend the daily practice of yoga exercises or asanas to further accelerate growth. He also taught that practising Transcendental Meditation twice a day would create inner peace and that mass meditation sessions could create outer peace by reducing violence and war== en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 22:35:52 +0000
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