I practice TM daily. And although the practice alone may not be a religion, the TMO promotes a religious worldview and a religious philosophy along with the meditation. You don't have to buy into the larger TMO picture, but it's definitely pushed, and it's fundamentally religious in nature.
There's nothing wrong with promoting a religious agenda, but it seems absurd for the TMO representatives to deny it in the face of the movement's direction during the last couple of decades. That denial, which at one time may have actually been the direction of the movement, now seems just one more example of its peculiar cult eccentricity. I have no explanation as to why the meditation, which I think is great, has nonetheless given rise to such a strange organization. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 <no_re...@...> wrote: > > and just to put the icing on the cake, those who like broken records keep > insisting that TM should be a religion DON'T DO TM. > > its ludicrous, like trying to justify an experience to small children, who > don't have the experience. > > why anyone wastes their time responding to this nonsense is beyond me. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shukra69" <shukra69@> wrote: > > > > > > He speaks very directly about the kind of issues that some people are > > > concerned about here, is TM a religion, what is the relationship with > > > Hinduism, does a TM teacher have to represent the tradition all the time > > > 24/7 etc. currently repeating often on the Maharishi Channel and you can > > > find your time on the schedule. > > > > > > www.maharishichannel.in > > > > > > > ***** > > > > King Tony spoke very well, saying TM is not Hinduism, because religion is a > > belief system, and we work from experience only, no belief required -- > > truly Vedic Science. > > >
