--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 3/26/05 7:19 PM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> No it is not. It does not require any belief, or giving up other > >> religions. > > > > It requires you to believe the mantra will work--a mantra from the > > Hindu tantras. It requires you to hear a listing of a common lineage in > > Hinduism. It requires you to be present at a prana-prasthitha rite. No? > >
> These TM-in-school programs have only survived because they are off the > radar for most Christians, as is TM. If they began to become more common, > the fundies would go ballistic. Perhaps someday they will lose their clout > and TM or its equivalent will be taught in the schools. ************ The two contract schools (in Baltimore and Detriot) where TM is being used are all-black schools, and it may be that black parents are more willing, given the usually desperately bad conditions prevalent in big city black schools, to experiment with TM to see if it helps their kids. Since no white children are involved, these schools are off the radar of many fundies. 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/
