---How true! (BillyG's comment). Even if TM is considered totally separate from Hinduism; the puja is a Hindu ritual. (any way one looks at it.). It's best to accept the facts as they are and go on from there. But so what if the puja is religious? What's wrong with Dharmic religions? It's the a-Dharmic aspects to religion which are harmful, especially those aspects of Fundamentalism which a. block one's realization the Self and b. create an us vs them mentality which may lead to outright conflicts such as what's going on in the Middle East.
In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <wg...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Orme-Johnson [mailto:davi...@] > > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 2:06 PM > > To: David Orme-Johnson > > Subject: Letters on TM from religious/spiritual leaders > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > "The fact that the TM program has been derived from an ancient > tradition in India and revived by a man revered there with a spiritual > title, of course should have no bearing on the validity of the use of > the TM program. The TM program is not Hinduism, therefore, any more > than Einstein's theory of relativity is Jewish, or Genetic theory, > conceived of by Monk Gregor Mendel is considered to be Christian. The > practice of the program involves no religious beliefs but is a > mechanical and effortless technique for experiencing increasingly > refined or restful levels of mental and physiological activity enjoyed > by individuals of all religious (and non-religious) backgrounds." > > I think this observation is preposterous, as if TM existed in a vacuum! >
